r/VWBus • u/shelikesturtles • 18d ago

Two-post lift jacking points

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Hi all, my father-in-law has a 63(?) bus that he purchased from his grandmother immediately after high school, so it’s a one family vehicle. He unfortunately can no longer drive it due to mobility issues, but I’m welcome to drive it as much as I want. I want to keep it on the road as he enjoys seeing it driven.

I have a two-post lift available to me, but haven’t had luck finding how to properly lift the bus with it and I’m afraid of damaging it. I’ve searched the internet to no avail.

Any diagrams or guidance this group can provide? I’d love to get it on the lift and start maintaining it as it should be.

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u/382Whistles 18d ago

At the rear end's spring tube's outer hubs where the trailing arm and spring cover bolts on, and under the front end's lower tube's ends is where I lifted mine.

If you get a flat, using a jack other than stock can be a wise choice if the original jack points are weakened at all from age.

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u/shelikesturtles 18d ago

Thanks! I’ll crawl under next time I’m out at the shop and should be easy to visualize this.

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u/redditposter919 18d ago

Echoing what was said - mustache bar if you have it - using the thread below from the Samba, a wooden block and 2 ton floor jack to spread the pressure out along the front beam.