El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,035 Member For: 9y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 01/06/20 01:13 PM Share Posted 01/06/20 01:13 PM I always figure you should never get under a car without a plan B. If the wheels are off, slip them in an appropriate spot in case a stand tips or fails. If wheels are on, chuck a piece of wood under each tyre to give you room to survive if the car drops.I know what you mean - had the Kluger on stands yesterday. Even though they are rated way higher than they need to be it still feels sketchy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/06/20 01:37 PM Share Posted 01/06/20 01:37 PM Leave the jacks in place. Or better, buy a hoist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,012 Member For: 16y 7m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/06/20 01:38 PM Share Posted 01/06/20 01:38 PM hoist locking pins fail more than floor jack stands. 2 hours ago, Rab said: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/browse-all-recalls?f[0]=field_accc_psa_product_category%3A5035 of course there's some defective products in the field, but there's heaps of these products that aren't on the list. Also, surely we'd see a lot more news articles of either near misses or people being crushed under their cars, but basically everybody who works on their own car uses jack stands. From my experience, there's more articles of cars falling off hoists than cars falling off jack stands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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