What in thee f*ck is this?
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I agree, Dave is half mechanic whether he likes it or not. I understand he was suggesting a small light weight scissor type jack with a sturdy base. He is not wrong, there are options...all have weaknesses. I am not arguing with any idea... just putting a few more thoughts into the mix.
Pete
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Besides all that, that wagon in the pictures is half as long as it should be?
Yep... IDK how you would even get your head in that door... really Ruined as COMMANDO1 said
It really wasn't dangerous cuz we all KNEW that it was gonna fall. Just had to hurry up & get a couple lug nuts on & get out the way.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Alright pick just about any scissoring jack, but a lot of the skinny ones seem spindly and never fold down flat, and any with more than the pivots at the screw points is just asking for a failure with a heavy load. Most hydraulic bottle jacks will not fit under control arms and lugging around a floor jack is just overkill.
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I used the bumper jack on my Imperial to change out a flat and it worked flawlessly and fast. I see no reason to carry additional hardware in my trunk. It's a dangerous proposition no matter what and if I'm faced with a situation where I wasn't comfortable with a bumper jack I probably would feel the same about using a scissor or hydraulic jack and I'd just call my insurance company.
commando1
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The way it used to be done and which I stupidly neglected to do was to chock the wheels or roll one tire into a curb to keep the car stable.
CanCritter
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you lot remember all that's holding up those hydraulic jacks is a little rubber O ring most likely made in china...play safe..use jackstands!!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Just had to repair the two hydraulic cylinders on my car lift.
O-rings ruptured.
Only 9 years old...
O-rings ruptured.
Only 9 years old...
Just had to repair the two hydraulic cylinders on my car lift.
O-rings ruptured.
Only 9 years old...
I would love to pretend that's uncommon, but it isn't. At least above ground you see the leaks... in ground lifts get a little low on fluid and "jump" the last few inches at the top.
Worked in a dealer where that happened to the one I was assigned. Repair contractor came and topped it off the next day. Day after it started to "jump" again. My dumbass manager wouldn't address it, like I was wrong or something. I told him I would be back when there was a safe lift in my bay. A few hours later some dumbass tried using it and damn near dropped a car... by then it jumped almost a foot.
I took 4 days off until they had it replaced with an above ground... when I stopped in the manager we called TJ (Tennessee Jackass) gave me the old "gee, I guess you were right".
That's why women live longer than men. We think of that **** after the fact.
My intent was a sarcastic "well done" comment.
You all can think what you want so go back to your shitty job while Ross and I enjoy our fine Cuban seed cigars...
I'm having flashbacks of being in Communist East Berlin bars during the Cold War smoking real Cuban cigars and drinking real Russian Vodka.....
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Wait. You were in EAST BERLIN?
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
This is what I roll with....problem solved. One set in each car.
My trunk would be over half full with that in there.
Dats da fact Jack!!! Boomchugalugga boomchugalugga Boom!
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