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Vang · 04-09-2010, 12:22 AM

Ok, I just got my new Konig feathers and was installing them on my car using the OEM jack, and while doing the last tire, front driver side, the jack slid off and my car was resting on the brake rotors.. i paniced but with some quick thinking i safely got it back up with some help and placed the wheel on. looks like the rotor shield is bent up, but i bent it back in place. took it out for a test drive and seems like nothing is wrong with it, but im gonna take it to the dealer for inspection just in case.
im guessing the jack slid off because i was being an idiot and only chocked the rear wheels and not the front as well + was in the dirt.. the jack was stuck under the car and i had to lift it up to get it lol.. hard lesson learned but im still worried.

cliffs -
changing on new tires
car fell off jack and rested on rotors + jack

sex · 04-09-2010, 12:32 AM

same thing happened to me when i tried to change a flat. promptly called the roommate to bring the 2-ton hydraulic floor jack. spare changed in 2 minutes. factory scissor jack is useless. if they only designed the spare well off-center then there would be room for a floor jack

kustom play · 04-09-2010, 01:21 AM

back when I had an XB, one of my friends jacked up my car to pull a wheel off. I was around the side having a smoke when i hear thud and come out to find my front passenger side was resting on the brake rotors.

it didnt cause any damage though so he was lucky...

Betrivent · 04-09-2010, 03:17 AM

My stock jack is bent sideways ish. Might've been from previous owners. It doesn't LOOK bent when it's completely retracted, but it can't lift the car worth crap. if I ever go on an extended road trip, I'm taking a hydraulic with me

SilverBack · 04-09-2010, 03:28 AM

Almost had this happen to me once while changing a flat. The OEM scissor jack moved while lifting and twisted slightly (like it was gonna buckle and give-out). Lucky for me I got the job done without anything bad happening. Since then I keep a small floor-jack in the car.

Also ditched the crappy OEM lugwrench for an old-school 4-way for better leverage.

MadMax · 04-09-2010, 08:15 AM

I dropped my Jeep on one of the brake rotors when installing a lift kit, didn't phase it a bit...

Vang · 04-09-2010, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverBack

Almost had this happen to me once while changing a flat. The OEM scissor jack moved while lifting and twisted slightly (like it was gonna buckle and give-out). Lucky for me I got the job done without anything bad happening. Since then I keep a small floor-jack in the car.

Also ditched the crappy OEM lugwrench for an old-school 4-way for better leverage.

yes this is what im doing from now on.. the oem supplied ones suck, but problem is now the better jack and lugwrench i have rattles in the trunk

Kimmy · 04-09-2010, 09:42 AM

ouch sorry to hear that! hope everything goes ok

Vang · 04-09-2010, 04:06 PM

just got back from and everything checked out alright, just the rotor shield bent and beat up but no safety issues. thanks.

thebarber · 04-09-2010, 04:15 PM

time for a real jack and stands...

ddongbap · 04-09-2010, 04:23 PM

SHould be ok right? I mean, that brake rotor is supposed to take tons of heat, so it must be built. Right?

Vang · 04-09-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ddongbap

SHould be ok right? I mean, that brake rotor is supposed to take tons of heat, so it must be built. Right?

yeah its alright but the whole car was resting on it lol

SilverBack · 04-09-2010, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vang

yes this is what im doing from now on.. the oem supplied ones suck, but problem is now the better jack and lugwrench i have rattles in the trunk

Mine does too, but the constant rattling is nothing compared to smashing a rotor against the asphalt at the worse possible time.

Cosmonaut · 04-13-2010, 03:09 AM

What ive seen the WRC guys do if they need to change a tire is put the spare under the frame while changing the tire.... i think they do it for safety reasons but it works the same. Ive been doing it like that since ive seen them do it.

04-09-2010, 12:22 AM	#1
Vang Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CA Posts: 158	FML!! I don't even... Ok, I just got my new Konig feathers and was installing them on my car using the OEM jack, and while doing the last tire, front driver side, the jack slid off and my car was resting on the brake rotors.. i paniced but with some quick thinking i safely got it back up with some help and placed the wheel on. looks like the rotor shield is bent up, but i bent it back in place. took it out for a test drive and seems like nothing is wrong with it, but im gonna take it to the dealer for inspection just in case. im guessing the jack slid off because i was being an idiot and only chocked the rear wheels and not the front as well + was in the dirt.. the jack was stuck under the car and i had to lift it up to get it lol.. hard lesson learned but im still worried. cliffs - changing on new tires car fell off jack and rested on rotors + jack

04-09-2010, 01:21 AM	#3
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	back when I had an XB, one of my friends jacked up my car to pull a wheel off. I was around the side having a smoke when i hear thud and come out to find my front passenger side was resting on the brake rotors. it didnt cause any damage though so he was lucky... __________________ http://www.4055design.com

04-09-2010, 03:28 AM	#5
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Almost had this happen to me once while changing a flat. The OEM scissor jack moved while lifting and twisted slightly (like it was gonna buckle and give-out). Lucky for me I got the job done without anything bad happening. Since then I keep a small floor-jack in the car. Also ditched the crappy OEM lugwrench for an old-school 4-way for better leverage. __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

04-09-2010, 08:15 AM	#6
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	I dropped my Jeep on one of the brake rotors when installing a lift kit, didn't phase it a bit... __________________

04-09-2010, 09:42 AM	#8
Kimmy Loves to travel Drives: 2008 toyota yaris Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 321	ouch sorry to hear that! hope everything goes ok __________________

04-09-2010, 12:32 AM	#2
sex View User's Garage Drives: 09 5DR Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY Posts: 310	same thing happened to me when i tried to change a flat. promptly called the roommate to bring the 2-ton hydraulic floor jack. spare changed in 2 minutes. factory scissor jack is useless. if they only designed the spare well off-center then there would be room for a floor jack

04-09-2010, 03:17 AM	#4
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	My stock jack is bent sideways ish. Might've been from previous owners. It doesn't LOOK bent when it's completely retracted, but it can't lift the car worth crap. if I ever go on an extended road trip, I'm taking a hydraulic with me

04-09-2010, 04:06 PM	#9
Vang Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: CA Posts: 158	just got back from and everything checked out alright, just the rotor shield bent and beat up but no safety issues. thanks.

04-09-2010, 04:15 PM	#10
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	time for a real jack and stands... __________________

04-09-2010, 04:23 PM	#11
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	SHould be ok right? I mean, that brake rotor is supposed to take tons of heat, so it must be built. Right?

04-13-2010, 03:09 AM	#14
Cosmonaut The Last Baron View User's Garage Drives: 09 Polar White HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sanentoneyow, Tecksis Posts: 280	What ive seen the WRC guys do if they need to change a tire is put the spare under the frame while changing the tire.... i think they do it for safety reasons but it works the same. Ive been doing it like that since ive seen them do it. __________________ Sanction this outbreak, a Virus conspires. Single sparks are Spectral Fires! \| UR 19mm sway \|

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