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I've used my SVX jack several times without incident... WITH chocks and jack stands. Judging from its looks, it had never been out of the car before. dcb |
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Why exactly does no one use jack stands?
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Also, I have NEVER seen an OEM jack for any car I would trust. But if they are used properly (read what the manual says about their use), one should not have a problem. The absolute key is to chock the wheels (so the car will not move on the jack!) and be sure you are on level ground and the jack is vertical. Jacks are dangerous period - almost two tons hanging in the air(?). Harry
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When I bought my car the jack was sitting in the trunk looking exactly like the one in the first picture. twisted to heck. It is a bad design, and does not work well. A scissor jack would have been much safer and more appropriate in a 35$k car. Oh, and yeah... never be under a car with only the jack to support it... that = not so smart. My buddies uncle was killed because he did that and was crushed. Now everytime we work on a car he has like 4 jackstands and the jack all in place. makes me feel better about wrenching on something while I'm under the car if i know it is completely solid.
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Don't bet on it. When I had my 99 300m, the OEM scissor jack also folded when the car shifted while I was jacking it up. My own fault due to forgetting to set the parking brake. I've used the SVX jack many times to rotate tires and have never had a problem with it, but I have always remembered to set the brakes and use jack stands whenever I've had to be under the car.
I suspect that most of the people who have had jack failures either failed to properly immobilize the car, or used a jack which had been previously damaged. Also, it does not take an engineer to learn to set the brake and use the supplied wheel chocks, although forgetfulness and laziness sometimes coaxes us into making poor decisions. Some common sense is also extremely useful. I've done changes on inclined surfaces and simply planned ahead by positioning the jack so that as the car goes up and shifts position, the jack is still in the near ideal supporting position. KuoH Quote:
Last edited by kuoh; 04-30-2006 at 12:12 AM. |
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