**real** jack points (fixing, that is)

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

every time i do a rear shock swap i jack from the center of the beam. i've never
developed rear suspension play from doing that. the rears of all of my sciroccos
have always been empty though (not 300# of stereo crapola or anything), so its
pretty light.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
To: <pbureau@attbi.com>; "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: **real** jack points (fixing, that is)


> PB-
>   I don't think the problem is so much bending an axle as putting stress on
> the pivot points that they were not designed to cope with.
> Normally all pivot stress is in a horizontal direction (fore/aft).  Lifting
> the car by the axle puts the weight of the rear half of the car on the
> pivots in a vertical direction.  May be okay, may not....
>
> Larry
>
>
> > I never used teh jack points on the prowler, but they are
> > messed (folded) like you mentioned, Since I have had the
> > car I jack the front from the mounting point of the sway
> > bar, and lift the rear axle in the back (yteah yeah I
> > know it will bend... still is perfect alignment in the
> > back since 1985... it will not change...
> >
> > --
> > ====
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau
>
>
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