lift cable broke!, and this lift was regularly serviced!!!! |
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lift cable broke!, and this lift was regularly serviced!!!! |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 16 2018, 10:05 AM
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The cable broke on our outdoor pressure washing lift, two months after a complete inspection of all of our lifts! One never knows, accidents happen. Car fortunately has minimal damage. Will post pictures of the lifting and repair later
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GeorgeRud |
Mar 24 2018, 09:46 AM
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somd914 |
Mar 25 2018, 02:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The lift failure on the Elise was due to the ignorance of the shop and the ignorance of the owner to allow an unknowledgeable shop touch such a car. For a floor jack when inserting a jack stand, there is marked lift spot not far back from the door. However, a two post lift requires removing the engine cover pan to locate the proper aft jack spots. The result is not much different if you did the same on a 911 given their after weight distribution. As for the 914 lift failure, sorry, I'd never put my car on that lift, or even leave it for service in a shop that looks so ill-maintained. My lift would not fail in this manner due to a cable breakage or even a hydraulic ram failure. Lifts are inexpensive equipment in the big picture of a shop. Our fab techs spend more on their Snap On toolboxes than what a decent lift costs... Yes, things happen, but from my experience more frequently from the lack of maintenance, lack of planning, lack of concern, lack of attention to detail, etc. Sorry to be harsh, but I don't see the point of this post with simply blaming it on the maintenance company. |
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