Kenosha Warrior Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I had been adjusting my brakes, and when I slammed them the 3rd time, I heard a bad grind, so I stopped. Tonite I came home and jacked the MJ up without blocking the wheels, I thought.. oh its only one side, my ebrake is on... mistake, I couldn't get my drum off, so I went, threw it into 4th and popped the ebrake. you all know what happens here, just a jack and no jackstand and no wheel blocks. :chillin: a 1/2" groove in my driveway and my mj on the ground with nothing but the drum holding it up. :mad: I got it all back up on stands, blocked away and such, then yanked my drums off.. 17 year old hardware = both my adjusters are sheared in half, wheels worn right down, siezed, ect. In the process, I dropped vice grips on my knuckles, cut a slice outta my arm, dropped my tire on my foot. so much for a merry christmas :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 that really sucks man, but you will remember next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 ouch.... my brother's hilift has dropped his XJ (on 35s) from 3 1/2' in the air to nada twice now... thank god for rubicon express coilsprings... nothing got hurt. he oils it regularly after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 that really sucks man, but you will remember next time I'm' not goin'a forget that in a looong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Same thing happened to a friend of mine in NAXJA -- except he happened to be under the vehicle when it started rolling down the hill. Fortunately for him, it had on large tires that were aired down and he was on moderately soft dirt rather than pavement. Miraculously, nothing broken but several bruises (aside from the one to his ego!). Note to self: parking brakes don't help when wheels are off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I know this has been preacched a million times, jack stands are not 100% and niether is a hydralic jack. ALWAYS CHUCH AT LEAST ONE TIRE FRONT AND REAR. As for dropping something with a hi-lift. Those things are extremely dangerous. we had a guy in the club drop a YJ using a hi-lift and he broke his leg in 2 places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 I know this has been preacched a million times, jack stands are not 100% and niether is a hydralic jack. ALWAYS CHUCH AT LEAST ONE TIRE FRONT AND REAR. As for dropping something with a hi-lift. Those things are extremely dangerous. we had a guy in the club drop a YJ using a hi-lift and he broke his leg in 2 places only time jackstands are 100% is when they're stuffed under the front wheels to block them :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 As for dropping something with a hi-lift. Those things are extremely dangerous. we had a guy in the club drop a YJ using a hi-lift and he broke his leg in 2 places A guy in one of the other clubs around here was killed by his hi-lift. The ratchet slipped as he was jacking the vehicle up, the handle flew up and hit him square in the face. Busted up the facial bones and did enough brain damage that he died in the hospital. What was it somebody wrote earlier in this thread about keeping the hi-lift oiled? Good advice! Also, always be absolutely, 110% certain that you are NEVER within range of the hi-lift handle when there's any load on the jack. NEVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Hi-lifts are a lot like the old bumper jacks when I started driving. Should not be in use. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Hi-lifts are a lot like the old bumper jacks when I started driving. Should not be in use. Charles You're dating yourself, Mate. I thought I was the only one here old enough to remember those jacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 25, 2006 Author Share Posted December 25, 2006 Hi-lifts are a lot like the old bumper jacks when I started driving. Should not be in use. Charles You're dating yourself, Mate. I thought I was the only one here old enough to remember those jacks. taht means nothing, I'm 17 and I know and remember bumper jacks :P we tore ours apart and used them for other projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Well, Lets just say that my first 3 cars had bumper jacks, were about 9-14 years old and all were 69 or older ;) Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STROKERMJ Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Same thing happened to a friend of mine in NAXJA -- except he happened to be under the vehicle when it started rolling down the hill. Fortunately for him, it had on large tires that were aired down and he was on moderately soft dirt rather than pavement. Miraculously, nothing broken but several bruises (aside from the one to his ego!). Note to self: parking brakes don't help when wheels are off the ground. Hey Eagle how r ya. If you're talking about me then it was a little more than bruising. In fact I tore 80% of the ligaments in my left ankle and broke a bone in my wrist, put me out for awhile. STROKERMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 yea, the main problem with his hilift is that it gets hung up and won't change, then funny things start to happen.. they ket is to keep it clean, and make sure to do it properly, and keep it nice and loose. ILL KEEP THOSE STORIES IN MIND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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