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Originally Posted by Growler
Tribangle,
please DO NOT put your stands in that position again.
there are FUEL LINES that are inside that member. it can EASILY be crushed.
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I guess this is a matter of opinion, but Im going to say dont worry about it.
I have been jacking VWs up at that point since the late 80s, and never managed to even DING a frame rail, much less bend it or crush it.
If you jack it by the floor pan, yah, you are going to screw up the pan. But the frame rails are like 3 times as thick and its a peice of channel. It is actually pretty sturdy.
It couldnt hurt to use the block of wood, unless the wood splits and spits out... But I dont think its necessary or even worth the hassle of trying to hold in place while easing the jack down.
Jacking up by the control arms is a bad idea! It is a peice of sheet metal pinned on each end. If you put the jack right at the end with the ball joint you will be ok, but thats really not possible. Put the jack in the middle of the arm and you can bend the arm.
On old american cars with the spring centered in the middle of the arm thats fine, but this is a different situation.