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 vwombat
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 03:39 PM |
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A Close Shave... or "How my Jack tried to kill me".
So, I had some work to do on the Bay today (removing a sheared fan retaining bolt), and I get out my "TOTAL OVERKILL 4 ton stands", whack out the
Jack and start twirling.
The Bay is airborn, so I crawl under to adjust the stand. I get the stand about halfway up to the jack height, then get out from under the car to do
the final adjustment before lowering the car.
Snap bang! The jack breaks, sending a ton and a half of metal plummeting downwards. Eeek, I think. That would have hurt!
Anyone have a similar experience with a stock Dub jack? Or was mine made from the melted down pieces of Stephen King's Christine?
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 03:43 PM |
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that was lucky that you made it :duh
ive only used mine a couple of times but ive never had any problems 
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vwombat
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:00 PM |
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I think I'll get that life insurance after all!
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:00 PM |
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I see a lot of squashed wombats, you were a lucky f@#%&G B(%^@$D, axel stands are must, bee safe dude..
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:02 PM |
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get a trolley jack, even a cheap one, much more stable!!!
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:04 PM |
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The wisest advice I was ever given..... "always make sure you put something under the car..just in case.." Now I always shove the spare under...
Just..in...case (theory being it will at least allow some leverage for the ambo's to pull me out!) :jesus |
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vwombat
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:13 PM |
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| Quote: | get a trolley jack,
even a cheap one, much more stable!!!
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| Quote: | axel stands are
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I'll guess I found out the hard way (which could've been a lot harder!).
Anyway, I've been using my axel stands the whole time. I only used the jack for lifting and lowering. Won't be doing that any more R.I.P. What
jack's do you guys take out on the road then (for flats etc).
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:13 PM |
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Just goes to show why you shouldn't get under a vehicle being held up by a jack (or bricks, or bits of wood, etc).
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:35 PM |
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i use a little nissan bottle jack for the bug......u can get bigger ones and they work great much safer than a stocker.
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:49 PM |
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I'd like to know how the jack broke on that angle? Did it slip out sideways somehow?
And yeah what do people use to hold the car in the air for backyard jobs?
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 04:56 PM |
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wooohhhh, scary sh#t man, cant imagine the world without a looney year 1 teacher, good thing you lived through it.........
everything dies baby, thats a fact..
maybe everything that dies one day comes back..
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 05:08 PM |
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eek! gives me somethin to think about. Ive never had a probl;em with one, but a scarey thought indeed!
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 05:11 PM |
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For back yard jobs I use a 1700kg trolley jack and make sure no part of me is under the car before the axle stands are in. In the car I carry a
bottle jack from Auto barn, but I wouldn't get under the car with just this holding it up.
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vwombat
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 05:26 PM |
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| Quote: | I'd like to know
how the jack broke on that angle? Did it slip out sideways somehow?
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Nope, Kombi Jacks slip into lovely reinforced holes on the Bod. It went in straight (I am very careful about this), the Bay went up, the Bay came down
again. That is a fracture under normal working conditions. Though who knows what has happened to a Jack in its 30 years on Earth. Maybe that was just
the last straw?
Looks like I'll be spending more money again! DOH!
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 05:39 PM |
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My Jack tried to kill me too!
He grabbed me by the bottom lip and jammed two fingers up my nose!
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vwombat
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 05:43 PM |
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What did he score up there? Was he searching for Brain and just got Booger?
That'd be right!
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 06:11 PM |
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Matt sits on his brains and I wont' let Jack anywhere near that area. |
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 06:39 PM |
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id go out and buy a lottery ticket mate cause you are damn lucky
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 08:13 PM |
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Had my kombi jack break years ago, but the truck never got off the ground.
Now I got ramps, stands & a 5 ton (& that is spelt right) mechanical trolley jack. I got an assortment of hydraulic jacks, but I won't get
under a car if that's the only thing holding it.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 08:21 PM |
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i do 99% of the jackin on my car with a nissan hydro jack. i figure it lifts my ols mans pathfinder no worries so a type 3 is a walk in the park.
i have the one you snapped. used it a few times but never had trouble
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 posted on August 25th, 2004 at 08:23 PM |
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jack
you are so lucky you was not under the kombi i think i will buy a bottle jack for bay camper no way i will trust the oringal jack not after seeing
what can happen
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| posted on August 25th, 2004 at 09:18 PM |
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I like to play it safe. I always use ramps unless I need to take the wheels off.
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