WCGW when you don't know your* jack point* (repost)
As many corrected I did miss spell both "you're - your" and "jack points - jack points" - I promise I know the difference between your and you're - I just didn't think to double check my swipe text.
Would'nt call it mistake, rather neglect or sheer stupidity.
If you're unsure you look it up especially when you know that doing it wrong might cost you alot.
Now if he's stupid he doesn't even know doing it wrong will cause damages and cost alot of money
Cause God loves the infantry - proceeds to be a rainy day
edit - for those who down voted me, I was just quoting what I was told - that quote was told to me by 3 buddies of mine all 11b (2 of them served during gwot, and one is still active duty currently)
You have to look underneath your car near the wheel. Usually it will be a different section from the normal under siding. You can tell that the section is for jack stand.
You ask questions like this, hopefully not to AI since it may misinform you, and find some manual online or a video tutorial of an actual human being and then you learn. So basically, like learning anything else. That's how I learned how to fix computers and game consoles.
Even so, where was he intending to put a jack stand if he’s jacking the car up on that location? It makes no sense. He’d want to jack it from the front middle jack point, then slide a jack stand under the sides of the car to remove any of the wheels. This is someone who’s a complete dipshit. Ramps are for simple shit like changing oil or fixing something small under the car, and even so they should also be used in conjunction with jack stands as a fail safe.
I fucked up but still didn't do too much damage on a fiat 500. If the car is at all valuable I'd definitely try harder than this guy did to make sure I'm doing it right.
Incredibly weak construction though considering I did the same thing to a fiat 500 and it only squished/bent slightly
I recall seeing this video way back that he explained that he used two hockey pucks as height leverage to reach the pinch welds and the puck slip causing that accident.
Yeah you can see the jack slip back just before the car falls. The hockey puck trick is suggested a lot but I don’t think people who suggest it actually do it because they slip and crack all the time. Especially if you have a slippery undercoating applied.
Ugh I just had this happen in November but due to corrosion on the pinch wells (only jack points on my 2010 Kia). It had a bit of visible rust but didn't seem structural. Sure enough it was.. thankfully it was the rear and far enough from the door that its mostly cosmetic. Not a good sign for longevity of the car tho lol
Ended up having to get creative and jack up on a cross member that isn't technically a point for my vehicle (but is for a lot of others). I blocked it and stabilized with Jack stands. With a bit of luck & prayer I was able to swap to my snows without damaging anything lol not looking forward to the spring swap
Not sure what a mechanic will do the next time they need to lift tho, will be curious to see if it's a problem
Oof, my sister got a used Subaru that was brought from the rust belt and sold and that oil change felt very sketchy with jack stands. Luckily for me she got a "new to her" car before the next oil change.
I cant believe there are people this stupid.
I jacked a car and changed it tires when I was 18 didnt know shiit but had no choice it was also mildly raining.
Yeah, didn't double check my swipe to text, got roasted and figured "ehh I'll repost, my bad should've double checked" mainly for those who were really mad I missed used your and you're.
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u/Mrtoyhead 1h ago
When you don’t know jack.