OMG I am so lucky!!!!!
08-13-11, 11:55 AM
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like others have said jackstands should not fail like that. i just use jackstands and have never had an issue. that being said, everytime i jack up my car. before i crawl under it or take the wheels off i kick it and push it and try to knock it off the stands. because if its going to fall, its going to fall then, while im not under it.
08-13-11, 10:18 PM
#28
love the braaaap
Talk about bringing a thread back from the dead lol.
While I'm here, I had one experience where my old 82 GSL fell off the jackstands. I had the front up on the stands already, then as I was lifting the rear, the front stands just kinda slowly fell over. I was using a large floor jack, 3 1/2 ton I think. The jack needed to be able to roll, and it couldn't. Tilted the front stands just enough to tip them over. Fortunately I wasn't under the car at the time.
While I'm here, I had one experience where my old 82 GSL fell off the jackstands. I had the front up on the stands already, then as I was lifting the rear, the front stands just kinda slowly fell over. I was using a large floor jack, 3 1/2 ton I think. The jack needed to be able to roll, and it couldn't. Tilted the front stands just enough to tip them over. Fortunately I wasn't under the car at the time.
08-13-11, 10:30 PM
#29
Glad you are ok too...I use jack stands all day at work to work on 10k plus vehicles, and I always think what if...then I get a chill up my back and keep it moving. Level ground is key...placement is also very important. Scissor jacks are completely unacceptable and I cant understand why you don't hear about more accidents with them. Invest is a decent floor jack and stands, it will be the best money you ever spent. If the ground is not level, some 3/4 in plywood squares under the jackstands would do the trick.
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