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Originally Posted by nynor
i think i almost died today.
i had the wife's subaru jacked up to change the brake pads. the jack slipped out just after i pulled my head out of the wheel well. the car was caught by the wheel ramp i had under the body rail, but the jack when careening into the wheel well area. at the very least, i would have been seriously hurt. it scared the **** out me.
then, i did the other side. this time, i put it up in the air, put the wheel ramp under the rail with a chunk of two by four. no sooner do i have the wheel off and THAT side falls onto the ramp.
i've been thinking, lately, due to some really close experiences, that maybe i missed something at church.
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Back when I was 18 and knew everything I scared the crap out of myself when the car moved and partially fell while on a jack. After that I will not put any body part under the mass of the car unless it is on solid jack stands. NO exceptions. I will change a flat tire using just my floor jack but I don’t put my fingers under the tire.
I am glad you are OK. I expect a beer out of you in 22 months
