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 Post subject: How NOT to jack up a car.
PostPosted: Fri 10-13-2006 4:48PM 
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I only thought people did this in movies and or television. But nope, right in my apartment complex...

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I hope no one got under that...


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My Galaxie has one of those jacks. I was stranded and it was my only option to change a flat...I got the car jacked up halfway and the jack ripped right through the rusted bumper, bringing the car down. I wasn't anywhere near the wheels though, because I suspected it would happen; I was more or less making sure the jack would be useless before I called for someone to bring another jack. Those jacks are terrible.


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I hope no one got under that...


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My Galaxie has one of those jacks. I was stranded and it was my only option to change a flat...I got the car jacked up halfway and the jack ripped right through the rusted bumper, bringing the car down. I wasn't anywhere near the wheels though, because I suspected it would happen; I was more or less making sure the jack would be useless before I called for someone to bring another jack. Those jacks are terrible.



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You may not realize, but your're not supposed to use a "bumper jack" to jack a car up by just any part of the bumper. You line it up with the frame so the frame is what takes the load. . .

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You may not realize, but your're not supposed to use a "bumper jack" to jack a car up by just any part of the bumper. You line it up with the frame so the frame is what takes the load. . .

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My bumper had slots in it for the bumper jack. They lined up with the frame. But when your entire bumper is ready to fall off, it's gonna break through anyway.


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You may not realize, but your're not supposed to use a "bumper jack" to jack a car up by just any part of the bumper. You line it up with the frame so the frame is what takes the load. . .

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You may not realize, but they discontinued bumper jacks for a reason.

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Cost too much to make, and they were getting harder to hide in the interior?

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Cost too much to make, and they were getting harder to hide in the interior?


Or they realized that bumpers rust and the car comes down on people. (I know 2 people that had the car come down when it was placed correctly. Luckily they were not under it.)

I am not sure how you think they are getting "harder to hide." Its not like the jacks are growing so much or the cars are shrinking so much that there is no room for them anymore.

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jthxv wrote:
Cost too much to make, and they were getting harder to hide in the interior?


Or they realized that bumpers rust and the car comes down on people. (I know 2 people that had the car come down when it was placed correctly. Luckily they were not under it.)

I am not sure how you think they are getting "harder to hide." Its not like the jacks are growing so much or the cars are shrinking so much that there is no room for them anymore.


I thought jthxv was being sarcastic.


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