Why would you not use them?
If you have 4 floor jacks… (1 Viewer)
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Using four floor jacks like this usually means there is no torque wrench to be found in the shop and all of your lugs get extremely overtightened.
I'd be concerned too that the front jacks pull the car off the rear or vice versa
A dude came into the ER by way of helicopter when I was working yesterday. He was working under a semi truck on a jack and no jackstands.....
He was lucky when the truck came down the axle pinned his right shoulder and chest. Luckily his coworkers got him out right after he turned blue and passed out. I guess he revived quickly after they got him out.
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Please use jack stands
He was lucky when the truck came down the axle pinned his right shoulder and chest. Luckily his coworkers got him out right after he turned blue and passed out. I guess he revived quickly after they got him out.
Man in Iron County injured, airlifted after car jack collapses during axle repair
CEDAR CITY — A man who was working on a vehicle was seriously injured in what was reported as an industrial accident north of Cedar City on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on private property near 6400 North and Lund Highway. Iron County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff...
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NeverFinis
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A common way for some tire chains to change tires. They never go underneath the vehicle, and the one I use does torque the lug nuts. They also request that you to come back after 100 miles for a retorque but I check the torque myself.
alia176
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Discount tire in my town uses this method for tire swapping when they can't put vehicles on their inground lift system. Totally safe for this type of work, but not for other types of work as we all know.
Someone I know got crushed under his RV even with a jack stand, from what I've heard third hand. What a terrible way to go and a terrible loss for the family.
Someone I know got crushed under his RV even with a jack stand, from what I've heard third hand. What a terrible way to go and a terrible loss for the family.
You're telling me I can get a helicopter ride if I don't use jack stands? Sign me the F up.A dude came into the ER by way of helicopter when I was working yesterday. He was working under a semi truck on a jack and no jackstands.....
He was lucky when the truck came down the axle pinned his right shoulder and chest. Luckily his coworkers got him out right after he turned blue and passed out. I guess he revived quickly after they got him out.
Man in Iron County injured, airlifted after car jack collapses during axle repair
CEDAR CITY — A man who was working on a vehicle was seriously injured in what was reported as an industrial accident north of Cedar City on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. on private property near 6400 North and Lund Highway. Iron County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff...
Please use jack stands
OK method if you trust hydraulic seals more than solid objects. Murphy hangs around too much for me to try this.
Looks pretty normal for a tire shop. If I were rotating tires at home it would look about the same but only one side at a time (more stable). I'm not going underneath for anything without jack stands, even a loose socket.
As for the torque part its pretty easy to zip the lugs down with an impact wrench (not full torque), lower the jack until the tire touches the ground (not full weight, just enough to not spin), and finish the job with a torque wrench. Drive to the store to pick up a 6 pack, and then double check the torque of all lug nuts when you get home before putting away the wrench.
As for the torque part its pretty easy to zip the lugs down with an impact wrench (not full torque), lower the jack until the tire touches the ground (not full weight, just enough to not spin), and finish the job with a torque wrench. Drive to the store to pick up a 6 pack, and then double check the torque of all lug nuts when you get home before putting away the wrench.
Personally I start with the 6 pack.
Correct, this is actually in the FSM
Oh weird just saw that now....
You must have a pirated copy of the FSM. The genuine FSM calls for Sapporo, or Asahi
