Jacking up all four NOW: Audi jack A JOKE

[Brett Goetz]

The first thing I did when bought my wife's Audi was to throw away the 
jack it came with.  I have never used a such a dangerous jack in my 
life!!  I'm just glad I took it out to try it.  I never did get the car 
safely off the ground.  I'm surprised Audi never was handed a lawsuit or 
recall on this one.  I went to WalMart and bought a hydraulic jack with 
a black molded case.  I velcro'd the case to the trunk floor.  I think I 
got it on close-out for ~12.00. Problem solved.
> 
>>>Its a JOKE.....its DANGEROUS imho...........its a modified version of the mid
>>>80's jack for the 4000/ 5000...its got a metal groove catch that pivots
>>>now....not the plastic groover of the past.
>>>This one is a shade too narrow for the groove and chips ALL the paint in the
>>>process.
> 
> 
> Best jack I've seen is the Volvo jack; the jack points are bars, and 
> the jack has a sort of c-shaped head that slips onto the bar, almost 
> like a wrench.  That said, I've watched a Volvo fall off a jack(guy 
> hit the same pothole I did, was also changing his tire) and land on 
> the brake rotor...ouch.
> 
> 
>>>The car will walk the jack over in "Park" so cinch up the E-brake.
>>>Get all the bolts off and prepare to FIGHT the rust around the hub centric
>>>holder and the alloy wheel.
> 
> 
> For our readers- don't forget you break the lugs with the car ON THE 
> GROUND, never jacked.  Lot of people get this one part wrong, which 
> is why so many cars fall off jacks.  Also, don't forget that handy 
> plastic widget you put in place of one of the lugs to keep the 
> rotor+hub aligned and make getting the wheel on a little easier.
> 
> 
>>>All bolts out, kick with feet, foot, feet, one then the
>>>other...........NOTHING.
>>>Take out the dough nut spare.....use it like a hammer....spook all the
>>>passing motorists.........  Hold like a discuss and whack the alloy 
>>>dead center or
>>>risk denting the fender.  WHACK whack WHACK...all day long...... lower car on
>>>jack then raise again whack whack whack......  Lower car on jack, raise
>>>again............
>>>15 minutes exhausted.......................
>>>Put car up higher on jack, place auto in Neutral and rotate the tire 180
>>>degrees:
>>>WHACK:  and it comes off...........
> 
> 
> Here's a tip that might help...next time, just loosen the lug nuts, 
> put the car back on the ground, put it in gear, get it rolling at a 
> walking pace or faster, and then slam on the brakes as hard as you 
> can.  May have to do it 2-3 times.  The wheel's not going anywhere, 
> but there will be plenty of play to break the corrosion.
> 
> This was the only thing that worked to get my wheels off after the 
> car sat in the driveway for several months.  A gear puller will also 
> work; block of VERY strong wood and hook the arms of the puller in 
> the spokes(only really works with the BBS mesh wheels).
> 
> B
> -- "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/ ------------------------------





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