Vw Beetle Jack Points

Jacking up your 2001 volkswagen beetle is can be dangerous if done incorrectly.

Vw beetle jack points. A small square hole in which a factory jack can be inserted to change a tire. If you really have to like you get a flat and can t get. I pretty much always place jack stands at points a b c and d so that they cradle that cross member. Most volkswagen jack kits include the jack a jack handle and a lug nut wrench.

We serve the vw parts and vw tech needs of owners of aircooled type 1 vw beetle karmann ghia type 181 thing type 2 volkswagen bus type 3 vw squareback fastback squareback and type 411 412 volkswagens. Beetle 1958 1967 view topic jack points two post lift hello. To be clear point 1 is the very center of the round transmission mount when the trans is installed. 03 17 2013 05 51 pm 2.

Beginning mechanics are shown how to chock wheels where to jack up the car and where to place the jack stands. The video above shows you where the jack and jack kit is located in your beetle how to assemble the components of the jack kit and safety precautions to take when using your jack. At the rear of the van i place the floor jack at point 1 front of the van gets point 3. This is conservative but being that the jacking point is probably the 1 area for rust formation often from the inside so you wouldn t know it is weakened its a bad idea.

Jacking up your 2013 volkswagen beetle is can be dangerous if done incorrectly. Ever lift the car anywhere under the heater channels including the factory jacking points. Is that if you are using a floor jack with a pad lift it will damage bend the pinch welds under your car at the factory jack points that s the whole idea behind the ecs jack pad inserts they remove any form of harm you can do. The video above shows you where the jack and jack kit is located in your beetle how to assemble the components of the jack kit and safety precautions to take when using your jack.

This is demonstrated on a 2004 volkswagen v.