stillettoDSM

I went to see my Doc, he said it doesn't look too bad, but if the Swelling doesn't go down by the end of the week, then I need to go get an X-Ray.

keiblerfan69

I did something like that once too. I was trying to fix the e-brake in my truck and had it in gear so I figured it wouldn't roll. WRONG! I pull the cable and I was sitting on the ground and well the truck rolled right over my left foot. Good thing my dads car was close to my truck and stopped it from rolling anymore. One of only dumb moments in life. Remember use stands or wheel chalks.

jct

fixed

captainlaziness

Guess you won't be wearing stillettos any time soon.

Domo

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^^LOL thats mean

kuo34

You're lucky. I had a call at the end of my shift where a dude's pickup truck rolled over him when the jack he was using failed (slipped? broke? doesn't matter). Glad it's just a bruised foot and a lesson learned.

Oh to be able to recover like a 21 year old again!

captainlaziness

We just went through the same thing last weekend.

jct

tC curse??? wOOOOOOooooOOOOOOooooOOOO spooky

the jacks your using must be a friday build quality special... i always make sure my stuff is manufactured on a monday or a tuesday... on wednesday build qualities start to go down..

kuo34

Ouch. Jack failure?

rosedaleny806

wow man hope ur ok, sh*tt i cant imagine a brake rotor falling on my foot

stillettoDSM

Haha', I haven't read this Thread in a bit, but I'm glad to say that my foot's doing great.
It's actually a little bit darker where the car fell, and I can't really feel the top of it that much anymore, maybe a little nerve damage? Not a big deal.

Jan06xB

Guys for less than $100 you can get a decent floor jack that can lift the entire end of the car up from the center and with the wheels it can move without falling off the jack AND then use some jack stands or big blocks of wood that can't colapse.

Make sure you drink lots of water to flush out that wound internally.

stillettoDSM

^This was a while ago, haha', but yeah.. I healed it the cheap way.. took a lot of pain pills.

Jan06xB

Yeah this new SL format is a little lacking in the date and reading areas. I have to scroll up a whole screen to even see the first message.

XPRESSCION

I've done some pretty much stupid things with only a floorjack.....

Oil changes, rotate tires.

Nothing beats the first ever time me doing a rotation. "Oh I'll do it in front of the house at 5:30 am. Dog tired thats making me not thinking clearly.." Jack the car up on a uphill with only the floorjack. So I quickly slip on the first tire; theres not even enough height to slip it on. I quickly ran to the trunk and pulled out the trusty scissor jack. Lift it up at the fender and got enough clearance to put the tire on. Thought out the whole time, I just thought this was unclearly planned out thought.

Won't do that again. Probably safer to borrow a forklift with extended forks at work. FYI: I'm forklift operator. (Yes thats possible: I personally wont recommend using propane tank lifts. They weigh only 5,000-ish. While battery powered trucks weigh 13-15,000 pounds so you would have alot of center weight to safely lift a 4,000 pound tC.

Back to topic LOL

What is the proper underbody points to place the jacks?

Jan06xB

Usually there is a cross member under the engine or just in front of it that is pretty good to pick up the entire front end. DON'T lift by the radiator! For a single wheel the spot is usually under the coil spring and shock/strut mounting points where ever the spring is pushing downwards.

the_professor

wow, I hope you're doing ok... can't imagine the pain.

captainlaziness

?? What the heck do you keep in your car?

Coolwaterz

at harbor freight i bought aluminum jack stands for like $35 out the door. their super light. want to buy another set but 2 is enough.

caliban

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ouch.. i hope you are ok..