Working On The Truck

6stringmason

Well I was replacing the bearing assembly on my F350 tonight and just about shat my pants.

I had the breaker bar on the nuts tightening up the bearing assembly to the steering knuckle, and to get a better angle at it, I had a buddy turn the wheel. Well I was under there looking at it while he was turning and all of a sudden BOOM!

The f***ing truck fell of the jack! And like a dumbass I didnt have it with secondary supports underneath.

Lucky for me it didnt pin my to the floor severing a leg or something. Very close call though.

Always use secondary supports!!!

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Tom Struble

glad your ok 6

tkle

If you lost your legs you could always be the layout man...

dkillianjr

Glad your ok 6string! I learned the same lesson a while back. I have an old car I was working on. I had it all jacked up, luckily I crawed out form under it and was standing next to it. The freaking thing fell off the jack. If I was under it I wouldn't be typing this! I used to always wonder why my dad would come out of the house and yell at me to get some more support under there Even know when he sees me working on my vehicles he still checks my jack and supports


On a side note an aquantance of mine was killed that way. Hes was changing out his tranny and the car fell and crushed him like a toothpaste tube, I didnt see it personally, but the people at the scene said his insides squeezed right out.


Dave

RobertCDF

I have a steep driveway so when I do work on the truck a couple of things happen.

1. I block the wheels and make sure they can hold it all by themselves. Then I put the ebrake on and put it in R (6 speed) R is the strongest gear to hold your vehicle. Of course this only helps if your working on the front.
2. Jack it up and add jack stands.
3. Push and shake the truck trying to knock it off the stands... as long as it does not fall I go to work.

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mickeyco

Don't let this one time fluke deter you from taking time saving shortcuts in the future, now that it's out of the way the odds of it happening again have been significantly reduced, making the shortcut even safer.






















Glad to hear you're your okay and have learned a valuable lesson, I worked heavy industrial for years and have personally seen the outcome of shortcuts gone bad, it ain't pretty, from missing digits to death, it ain't worth it.

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threaderman

That's an eye opener,you got lucky.Good for you.

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JonM

Happened here this weekend...car fell off the jack while the man was doing his breaks...pinned his legs under the car....

mickeyco

Did he finish the brakes?


What was he doing under the car to work on the brakes? Seems odd.






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JonM

Took the fool away in an ambulance...as for your second question...who can ever explain why or what an idiot will do?...

boman47k

Nearly lost my dad many years ago as a result of a car falling off a bumper jack. Cross member caught him across the chest. The car was raised by brute strength by whoever happened to be around and one guy that was passing by and jumped out of his car to help. The car came up when that one man added his help. They got him out and he walked about half way to the ambulance before he collapsed or agreed to get on the gurney. Broke some ribs and a collar bone. Damned close call! Nearly 50 years ago.
I will always remember him going to work with that cast holding his arms way out. People didn't miss work back then like they do now. That being said, I should add he was paid for not only for his labor but also for what he knew.

These things happen in the blink of an eye. Lets all be careful.

theworx

I hope the F-350 is OK?? Just joking!! You are right with what you said in your OP. You're a dumbass for not using jack stands!! I'm glad you're Ok. I've done a lot of work on my vehicles myself and even with jack stands I feel nervous being under the truck! I've known a few people that got killed from the same thing you experienced.

6stringmason

HA!! Actually it landed right on the ball joint and at 60k miles I had greasables put in since it didnt come with greaseables from the factory. Well, lets just say that it once again, is no longer a greasable. Pushed that grease point right up into the ball joint.

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mickeyco

Zerk.










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[quote=mickeyco;633447]Zerk.



who you calling a Zerk

tgeb

Good to hear you did not get hurt 6.

I work on all our trucks and equipment, always use stands or heavy blocking when any part of one of them is off the ground.

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IHI

Glad to hear ya did'nt have to learn a terrible lesson, near death or serious dismemberment avoided...you got lucky.

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