Jacks and Jack Stand

[woliver]

Hey-
I have a 1973 Super, and I think it's time to get going on those brakes. I just (like, hours ago) had the stock jack finally break on me, so I ran out and got one of those 2.5 ton floor jacks and a pair of jack stands. Then I got home a realized that I have no idea where to put the pressure of a floor jack to get it off the ground!

I would love to know if anyone has some good structurally sound jack points, preferably one in the front and one in the back. I assume that the beetle is jsut like any other car, and I can just stick the two stands under the axle once I get it up there?

Here is a link to a similar jack to the one I just bought, if anyone needs to look at it: http://shop.oreillyauto.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Mfr...yCode=3397



where would I jack the beetle up with this?

thanks!!!

[Glenn]

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[redrum71]

i've jacked my 72 up in th rear off the lower shock mount and put the stands on the torsion housing tubes, the front, I put it unber the frame head, and same for the stands
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[jamesdagg]

Glenn has posted that pic tirelessly for years! I keep a copy in my trunk for the mechanic when I get tires changed etc.

jim
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[Glenn]

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[woliver]

hahaha, thanks all, especially quagmire over there

[66foot]

REAR

ALTERNATIVE TO JACK STANDS IF YOU ONLY NEED AN EXTRA 3-4 INCHES

Pat (66foot)
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[unknown force]

thats where i jack up the rear as well, except that my stupid jack keeps breaking my pieces of wood dumbster diving is failing me
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[mikepickard]

[askinsb]

I'd also like to see a picture of where to put the floor jack in the front, but for a 69 Ghia.

[vw_hank]

And for A super, The back is the same. I also yous my floor jack under the stock jacking point just go back as far on it as you can (if you do it at the end it well bend )... And for the front, If I'm just changing A wheel/tire I go to the front sway bar mount, I have also put the floor jack under the "A pillar" in front of the door, if your going to be putting it on jack stands then I'd jack it up on the pan head, and place the jack stands under the sway bar mounts..

[66foot]

mikepickard -

For the front see Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front

Pat (66foot)
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[Molly1973]

Great post here! I haven't been doing this correctly...but will for sure now!

[RedBug99]

[GArBa]

for the rear axle I used a trolley jack under the end torsion tube castings (there is a flat spot at the bottom) to lift each side of the car and then placed the stands under the tubes where shown in the picture.

for the front axle I used a chock of wood and lifted it from the center with the trolley jack , then placed the stands at its ends like shown in the picture
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[Longmont1302]

I'd like to make sure I've interpreted Glenn's image correctly before I relax the jack on our 71 Super. If I'm reading the following chart correctly I've placed the jack stands under the track control arms: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/663882.jpg

Once the weight is off the axle these arms drop down and it's tough to get the jack stand out very far from the center of the car.

Here's where I have the jack and have placed the jack stands:

...and a second view:

It just doesn't feel right, but this looks to me like where the red Xs are in Glenn's diagram. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

[Glenn]

You have a Super Beetle and the diagram is for a Standard Beetle with torsion bar beam.

Don't put them there.
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[Longmont1302]

Thanks, Glenn. I feel silly for missing "on Standard Beetle" written in large letters, but feel a little better that it somehow didn't feel right and I didn't release the jack.

Anyone have a suggestion of where I should put the jack and stands on the 71 Super?

Scott