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> Car feel off jack onto jackstand, fell about 5"
DNHunt
post Jan 11 2004, 01:52 PM
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Got careless jacking the car. Now I have a long with a big dent. Thank goodness I wasn't under the car. Hard to explain but the car move, it came off the jack the jackstand fell over and the car landed on the base of the jackstand

Here's the damage


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post Jan 11 2004, 01:53 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ouch! thank god you wreent under it!
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post Jan 11 2004, 01:54 PM
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Door gap is OK so I think I'll touch up the bare metal and leave it alone

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post Jan 11 2004, 01:54 PM
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Thank God you were not injured!

Sorry about that, I don't trust jack stands, I have had my cars jump off the factory jacks a few times also..

Good to 'see' you!


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post Jan 11 2004, 02:02 PM
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I hate jack stands. Someday I'm going to make new "inserts" for the bases that have a male donut that will fit perfectly and hold solidly. Every time I try to line up the jack stand with the donut I get really nervous. There's no great way to do it.
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post Jan 11 2004, 02:05 PM
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Be careful Dave! Glad everything (and everyone) is OK.

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Someday I'm going to make new "inserts" for the bases that have a male donut that will fit perfectly and hold solidly.


I'm not touchin that. Miles?
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post Jan 11 2004, 02:06 PM
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what the hell. the LAST thing i did (IN july) was swap the drivers seat. placed the one i took out on the wood stove. i turned away and it fell off scraping the paint off the door in a 8" stripe. it's always something. be careful!!!

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post Jan 11 2004, 02:10 PM
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God must protect dumb sh*ts. I was just headed under it to adjust one of the collars on the shocks.

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post Jan 11 2004, 02:10 PM
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Ouch. Good thing you werent under it. Where the tires off? Normally when I jack up the car I put those wheel thingamabobs (the one's your suposed to drive the car up on.. not good for low cars..), I feel safe under that.. If it will hold a truck itt'l hold the 914..
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post Jan 11 2004, 02:12 PM
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I feel your pain... glad you're ok

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post Jan 11 2004, 02:18 PM
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i'm going to email a link of this to betsy. i bet you spotted your jockeys. why was the jack stand 5" below where it should have been? don't make me come over there.

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post Jan 11 2004, 02:41 PM
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The stand fell on its side, causing the car to fall 5"..

Took me the second time reading it as well..

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post Jan 11 2004, 03:24 PM
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scaaaary. very glad you made it out unscathed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

this is how i've been doing it lately. bought the jack plates off ebay -- it feels safer putting a jack stand under a metal bar rather than trying to seat it just perfectly under the donut (pucker factor). this jack's reciever fits the donut perfectly, but it's there only as a back-up (the load is fully on the jack stand). i have the same thing on the other side of the car, only with a larger floor jack. it feel pretty safe, but i still get mildly sketched out crawling underneath... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)


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post Jan 11 2004, 03:48 PM
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Thank god your ok. I hate using jack stands that is why I got this lift, only $1000 shipped, best $1k I have spent.
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post Jan 11 2004, 04:05 PM
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how much for that rust-free roller?

looks good and straight (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

nice lift, n
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post Jan 11 2004, 04:13 PM
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Since the jack points are one of the rust out locations I really don't trust anything that goes in there either.
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post Jan 11 2004, 07:09 PM
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I would not trust a car supported by the jack points. Jack by the jack points and support by the donuts or some other strong underbody structural point.
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post Jan 11 2004, 07:22 PM
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with no rust, why not support from jack points?

just wondering why, i'm always looking to be more safe. thanks,

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post Jan 11 2004, 07:43 PM
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The jack points were made for changing a flat tire. not for supporting the weight of the car for extended periods of time. I had a jack point fail on my three year old 73 car. The jack point just ripped off the long and caused major damage when the jack dug a hole in the side of the fender. There was no rust involved. That's when I threw the factory jack away. I jack only from the rear of the motor or the donuts, and jackstand under the donuts or motor mount bar.
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post Jan 11 2004, 07:48 PM
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