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66foot Samba Member

Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 398 Location: Pacific Grove, California
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front |
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1972 Super Beetle
What is the best place to jack the front of a 1972 Super Beetle?
I have searched Samba and found several different points of view. I have also looked at VW Trends' Super Project and at the Super Beetle Handbook.
I have shown jack points "A" "B" and "C" looking from both the front and the back. I have also shown what I believe to be the best places to put the jack stands at points "D" and "E".
What do you all think?
Pat
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oldvolksguy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Carrollton, Texas
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Jack at point B.....your place for jack stands is ok. |
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DrDarby Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 6541 Location: Northern Illinois
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Agreed. If you use jack point C you'll find out how rusty your frame head is. _________________ Midwest Autosavers, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL |
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66foot Samba Member

Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 398 Location: Pacific Grove, California
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: VW Trends Front Jack Point |
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Does anyone use a hydraulic jack on their Super Beetle at the point shown by VWTrends?
VWTrends Frame Head Support
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73BuzzBomb Samba Member

Joined: December 14, 2003 Posts: 895 Location: Baldwin/Smyrna, GA
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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DrDarby wrote: |
Agreed. If you use jack point C you'll find out how rusty your frame head is. |
You mean "A", right? "A" is the frame head.
I put the jack under "C"... |
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66foot Samba Member

Joined: November 19, 2006 Posts: 398 Location: Pacific Grove, California
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like two votes for point "B" and one vote for point "C". Not as many votes as American Idol.
The reason I am asking is that the Super Beetle Handbook, and the online version at VWTrends, show a hydraulic jack at point "A". |
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NOVA Airhead Samba Member

Joined: July 20, 2005 Posts: 5225 Location: Richmond, VA
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: |
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C looks good to me. I think this is what I have used. _________________ Ghia Owner Emeritus |
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pgalbach Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front |
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Do you still have the diagrams this thread refer to? |
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NOVA Airhead Samba Member

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pgalbach Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2020 Posts: 2 Location: Bartlett,TN
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front |
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66foot wrote: |
1972 Super Beetle
What is the best place to jack the front of a 1972 Super Beetle?
I have searched Samba and found several different points of view. I have also looked at VW Trends' Super Project and at the Super Beetle Handbook.
I have shown jack points "A" "B" and "C" looking from both the front and the back. I have also shown what I believe to be the best places to put the jack stands at points "D" and "E".
What do you all think?
Pat
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Does anyone have the original images from this post? They seem to now be missing. |
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Tim Donahoe Samba Member

Joined: December 08, 2012 Posts: 11787 Location: Redding, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front |
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Here.
_________________ Let's do the Time Warp again!
Richard O'Brien |
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mcultice Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2020 Posts: 5 Location: Camano Island, WA
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Jack and Jack Stand Points - SB Front |
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What are the best jack points for a floor/trolley jack? I see where to place the jack stands, but how do you lift the front or the rear?
Thanks, gang.
Marc |
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