My car rolled off the jack
didnt read all but i change my wheels/tires myself for summer,winter and I allways use jack stands along with my jack..... Just encase.. takes an extra 2 seconds to set one up.
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When changing tires you should do all the above if you can.
When changing one on the side of the road set the e-brake and put the spare under the car while you take the flat off, and then put the flat under the car and put the spare on. That way if the car falls it won't fall to the ground. BTW, be careful with jackstands on asphalt when it's hot, they will sink in.
If you are going under the car it's ramps and chocks or jackstands, nothing less.
When changing one on the side of the road set the e-brake and put the spare under the car while you take the flat off, and then put the flat under the car and put the spare on. That way if the car falls it won't fall to the ground. BTW, be careful with jackstands on asphalt when it's hot, they will sink in.
If you are going under the car it's ramps and chocks or jackstands, nothing less.
That's a good point about putting the wheels under the car.
Wait, if it fell on the rotor, where was the jackstand after it fell? I mean did the jackstand fly out and was not under the car OR did the car fall ONTO the jackstand (jackstand stuck under the car while car sits on the rotor)
I ask because the whole weight of the car ontop of the jackstand with the jackstand stuck underneath could have effed up multiple other things under the car. Bent things, broke things, anything could have happend depending on where the jackstand was when the car fell on it
I ask because the whole weight of the car ontop of the jackstand with the jackstand stuck underneath could have effed up multiple other things under the car. Bent things, broke things, anything could have happend depending on where the jackstand was when the car fell on it
That happened to me once. I was young and I had a celica that I was jacking up in the grass. Didn't have a real garage. I think it was an auto and I forgot to chock the wheel. Didn't do any damage but I learned my lesson. At least mine fell in the soft dirt.
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Was changing my rims last night. Forgot to put on the e-brake. While changing my front left wheel, the entire car rolled back about a foot and off the jack. The car landed on the disc brake. So the car was on 3 wheels and the front left disc. I'm thankful I wasn't hurt. I managed to get the car back up and put the wheel on. Drove around, doesn't seem to have any damage or anything. Should I be looking for anything? ***puts no flame suit***
Not just the ebrake, but have you ever head of a chock block??? Even in the car manual it tell you to use a chock block.
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I got a little worried doing my rear sway bar. I had it up on blocks though, it was going nowhere. In first gear and the ebrake was on tight, front wheels chocked and all 4 wheels still supporting the car. Still freaky though.
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Two things I'm SUPER cautious while doing is working on a jacked up car (even if I'm not actually under the car) and ANY kind of electrical work (no matter how small it is). Those two things just really freak me out and I make sure I take every safety measure possible before doing any work.
Next behind those two is working with fuel becaue of both the safety and environmental reasons.
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Two things I'm SUPER cautious while doing is working on a jacked up car (even if I'm not actually under the car) and ANY kind of electrical work (no matter how small it is). Those two things just really freak me out and I make sure I take every safety measure possible before doing any work.
Next behind those two is working with fuel becaue of both the safety and environmental reasons.
Next behind those two is working with fuel becaue of both the safety and environmental reasons.
Now there's two electrical things that scare me in the house, microwaves and CRT TVs. Both have one or more very high voltage capacitors that can hold a charge for quite some time. I think roughly 5000 volts in a microwave and 20,000-30,000 volts in a TV. Microwave is more dangerous, it holds more current than the TV. They are also freaky because unlike everything else, they are still dangerous after being unplugged.
Wow this is OT
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yeah you ARE pretty lucky...atleast you use a stand, my dumba$$ just puts the part of the car i need up of the jack...only did it for the UD pulley mod but still i probably should get myself a stand. and nice rims by the way! they look pretty sweet, get some pics up
