Q45 falls off car jack?!

[wushuhp]

well me nd my friend are changing the brakes on my q45......nd the car starts to lean.....so i pull my head out of the wheel well because we are trying to get the other brake in on the other side behind the rotor......soooo i realize my car starts to lean and call my friend to take a look....right when he pulls his head out the car falls off the jack.....we take a look at the front tires....(because we jacked the rear wheel) andddddd to my suprise we forgot to clamp the ****ing tires.....:-( oohh mannnnnnn but yea nothing happened to the car....just a bent rotor gaurd thingie......nothing a pair of pleirs can't handle.....................

btw i'm thinking about putting 2 12's in my trunk.....i need more then BOSE....any one know where i can get a box for SUPPPER CHEAP? not made of particle board?......THANX!

[sijoko]

Why are you working on the car without jackstands? They can be bought real cheap at any auto parts store or even Walmart.

Play it safe. Thirty dollars for jackstands is a lot cheaper than an ambulance ride. It's also a lot cheaper than a fancy wood casket that someone else would have to pay for.

[elwesso]

Yep...... For everything non related to wheels, or stuff that needs the wheels off, I use a home made ramp...... Othewise, use jackstands.....

I saw a thing in sears that came with 2 stands and a jack for like 50....... not bad......

[wushuhp]

yeaaaaa money is a HUGE issue right now, spent 200 on rotors because my dad refused to resurface them.....now they are beyond the point of resurfacing.....then i have to get the installed....another 100-200....ARG but thanx for the HELP!!!

does any one know where i can get a Sub box? for 2 12"s?

[elwesso]

Ive seen pre-fabed ones at places like HHgregg, circuit city, etc.........

[eQlipse]

Why are you working on the car without jackstands? They can be bought real cheap at any auto parts store or even Walmart.

Play it safe. Thirty dollars for jackstands is a lot cheaper than an ambulance ride. It's also a lot cheaper than a fancy wood casket that someone else would have to pay for.

I agree! But I had the same problem changing a flat on my '97. I won't trust the OEM jack ever again on this car. BTW, it occurred while changing a rear wheel.

[AZhitman]

You're gonna spend $$ on a subwoofer box when you don't even have a set of JACKSTANDS?

Dude, priorities are severely out of order there.

And where did you find rotors that cost $200? You could have had drilled slotted rotors for a little more than half of that.

[eQlipse]

You're gonna spend $$ on a subwoofer box when you don't even have a set of JACKSTANDS?

Stereo sounds better whilst sitting on rotors!

[elwesso]

If your really that cheap, at least get some 6x6s or something....... Just dont work on a car supported by a jack only (unless its an emergency fix flat)

[slaughtermimms]

If you haaaave too work without jack-stands how about doing us favor, PUT THE TIRES UNDER THE CAR. That's better then losing your legs, arms, head, and or life, then your Q will go to someone that does not care.

DO YOU WANT YOU BABY IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HANDS?????????

BE SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ylsuper

[wushuhp]

haha yeaaaaaa that is truee love mah car too much to let it fall into some one elses hands....like my DADs....ARG.....but yea i'm getting my rotors installed for $75 per rotor....think i may put off on putting them woofers in my car.......may be till like nex month! thanx guys!

[SOCAL91Q45a]

http://www.harborfreight.com

Prices are for a PAIR!

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...38847

[Rex]

http://www.sears.com/sr/produc...=null

[SOCAL91Q45a]

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...38846

$18 a pair? homey already has a floor jack :-)

[Rex]

Sorry, I thought he was using the cars jack out of the trunk.

[AZhitman]

LOL - That's the FIRST thing you chuck in the box labeled, "stuff to give to the Q's NEXT owner."

[elwesso]

You'd give away your jack stands to the next owner of your car!!!

Oh yeah, I wouldnt work on anything other than my Q because Id drive it till it dies........!

[SOCAL91Q45a]

"Sorry, I thought he was using the cars jack out of the trunk."

OMG - Rex sorry - the thought of someone jacking a q using one of these devices never even crossed my mind even for a moment!

[Dano]

sears had a 2 3/4 ton floor jack plus (2) 2 3/4 jackstands for $29 i picked up, i see it on sale all the time. good thing u pulled ure head out, ure friend too!

-Dan

[SmithSR]

I saw a guy get his arm crushed by a falling car. The man is small, very agile, and very quick. If it was any other man that couldn't move as quickly, it would have been a lot more than his arm. He was in a hurry, was laying lengthwise in relation to the car, and had about half his body under the car. The jack starts to creek a bit, he senses/hears this(over the regular shop noise) and moves quickly to sit up and reposition the jack. If he had ignored the creeking jack, i don't know if he'd be alive. As he was getting his body out from under the side of the car, the jack gave way and dropped the car on his arm. Luckily, most of his body was out of the way. Anyways, he got lucky and it only trapped his arm from the elbow down... still not a pretty sight.

Don't let this happen to you. Even 'industrial' jacks can fail, and kill you or injure you.

[wushuhp]

oh man that is scary!yeaaa was kinda lucky me dn my friend pulled my head outttttt close one.......btw i am using the jack outta my trunk which didn't come w/ a ny toools.........HHRRRMMM......weird huh?

[szh]

When I do use the OEM jack (cannot carry the jack stands along for that odd tire flat on the road, right?), I always use the Infiniti tire chucks to hold the opposite side tires. Put them on the rear wheels and make sure that the foot brake is on as hard as possible (still leaves the front wheels free, of course).

Z

[maxnix]

I always use the Infiniti tire chucks to hold the opposite side tires. Z

Pray tell, what are these? I don't think I have these in any Q45 I own. Maybe I need to look in the jack well.

What about the Infiniti nunchucks?

[eQlipse]

Pray tell, what are these? I odn't think I have these in any Q45 I own.

What about the Infiniti nunchucks?

They came in my '90 Q45!

[elwesso]

So its OK to use the OEM jack to prop up an entire end (like the whole front end???)

[szh]

Pray tell, what are these? I don't think I have these in any Q45 I own. Maybe I need to look in the jack well.

What about the Infiniti nunchucks?

There are two bright yellow/orange folding gizmos that are intended to prevent the wheel and car from rolling. Of course, they will not hold on a steep slope, but for most tire-changing applications when out on the road and far from a jack stand, they are kinda essential.

They were included in both my Q's. Came stored along with the "minimalist tool kit" in a small compartment behind the left rear tire area (under the mat ... not where the jack is stored.)

Z

[szh]

So its OK to use the OEM jack to prop up an entire end (like the whole front end???)

Nope! Just one wheel only, when used on reasonably level ground, with the chucks on opposite side wheel properly in place.

Z

[wushuhp]

yea was changing my oil todai....i can't get under the car......any suggestions?

[slaughtermimms]

yea was changing my oil todai....i can't get under the car......any suggestions?

Just a thought.....jack-up the car one tire at a time, put a 8"X8"X12" block of wood under the tire and then do the other side. BEFORE YOU START!!!!!!!!!!!!!SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHUCK THE BACK TIRES. It may be tight, but you will be able to get done.:thinker

[AZhitman]

Take it to WalMart and pay them $15.