Re: jack slipped

[Ed Kellock <edkellock@juno.com>]

Chocking is good, but what about anticipating some give and leaning
the jack in the appropriate direction before lifting?  While lifting,
observation
of the amount of give in relation of the amount of lean employed and
subsequent
readjustment (if necessary) is appropriate.  I think this can also be
characterized
as "common sense".

Ed

On Sat, 18 Dec 1999 22:04:45 -0500 Kneale Brownson
<knotnook@traverse.com> writes:
> Absolutely essential during use of the Audi-style jack is that you
block
> the wheels on the other side of the car.  I have four pieces of 2 X 4
about
> eight inches long in the trunk so that I can tap them into place
against
> the tires on the opposite side from where I'm jacking.  I have a
regular
> garage-style hydraulic jack for use at home, but the car's jack will
work
> OK in a roadside emergency if you prevent the car from rolling by
chocking
> the wheels that'll remain on the ground.  I also carry a 6" square 
piece of
> 1/4 inch steel plate to place under the jack if I need to use it in a
> setting with soft ground.
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