Cautionary Tale

This is the place for posts that don't fit into any other category.

Moderator: RichardW

Post Reply
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24562
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Cautionary Tale

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

First time in 40 odd years of DIY-ing with cars, and I know full well never just to rely on a jack when working on a car. I had shoved the front wheel under the car body as I usually do, went to get an axle stand, and the jack conspired to collapse/topple over. The jack was on uneven ground and to add to that, quite literally a wheel had come off the trolley jack.

We all know it, I know it, but its all too easy to be caught out.

Shoving the road wheel under the car body, at least meant that I could get another jack under and get it on the axle stand, but it could well have been a life-saver should I have been foolish enough to rely on that jack alone to do the job.

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
User avatar
NewcastleFalcon
Posts: 24562
Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
Location:
My Cars:
x 6866

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by NewcastleFalcon »

.and the job?.....in pictures

Front hub, inc bearing and ABS Sensor
Front hub, inc bearing and ABS Sensor
ABS sensor looks OK, but you get a new one with the replacement bearing/hub. Loads of white crusty galvanic corrosion though probably causing the ABS light to come on.

Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
Richard_C
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 535
Joined: 15 Oct 2011, 17:31
Location: Cambridge, England
My Cars: C4 Picasso 1.6 Blue Hdi 120 Manual Excl+ 2016
C3 1.2 Puretech 110 Auto Flair 2017
x 99

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by Richard_C »

Wise and effective.

When I was very young .... the person who taught me to drive showed how to put the spare under the sill, jack the car, put removed wheel under sill then fit the spare. Also the bit about slackening the wheel nuts before you lift it and final tightening once its back on the ground. I am astonished that very few people do it that way any more - should be on the national curriculum for primary schools.
Richard_C

Current: , C4 Picasso 120 BlueHdi, C3 1.2 Auto
Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk 1, Maxi, VW Type 2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini
User avatar
van ordinaire
(Donor 2017)
Posts: 2537
Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by van ordinaire »

Never liked wheels under sills, too worried about damage to the sill!

I always remove all but 2 nuts before jacking up AND lower it as soon as 2 nuts are finger tight - to minimise time car is up in the air, sans wheel.

No need, now, to teach this sort of stuff at school - nobody ever changes a wheel any more, assuming, of course, they even have a spare!
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
User avatar
CitroJim
A very naughty boy
Posts: 49526
Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
Location: Paggers
My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
x 6160
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by CitroJim »

van ordinaire wrote: 06 Nov 2018, 20:03 No need, now, to teach this sort of stuff at school - nobody ever changes a wheel any more, assuming, of course, they even have a spare!


Shocked that cars no longer seem to carry a spare wheel as a standard fitment these days...

It is a sad situation that youngsters today are often quite incapable of doing the simplest of repairs... Not taught as considered not necessary in today's disposable 'single use' climate...

My girls are the exception - I suppose growing up and seeing me fixing and extending the life of all sorts of things helped their attitudes...

One big exception - every cyclist knows how to fix punctures :)
Jim

Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Gibbo2286
(Donor 2020)
Posts: 7171
Joined: 08 Jun 2011, 18:04
Location: GL15***
My Cars: 2006 C5 2.0 Litre HDI VTR Automatic Estate.(now sold on)
Currently Renault Zoe 2014 ZE
x 2500

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by Gibbo2286 »

CitroJim wrote: 07 Nov 2018, 06:23
van ordinaire wrote: 06 Nov 2018, 20:03 No need, now, to teach this sort of stuff at school - nobody ever changes a wheel any more, assuming, of course, they even have a spare!


Shocked that cars no longer seem to carry a spare wheel as a standard fitment these days...

It is a sad situation that youngsters today are often quite incapable of doing the simplest of repairs... Not taught as considered not necessary in today's disposable 'single use' climate...

My girls are the exception - I suppose growing up and seeing me fixing and extending the life of all sorts of things helped their attitudes...

One big exception - every cyclist knows how to fix punctures :)



https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=th ... FORM=VIRE
Man is, by nature, a lazy beast, he does not need twice encouraging to do nothing.
User avatar
van ordinaire
(Donor 2017)
Posts: 2537
Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by van ordinaire »

My son has expressed regret that, having been brought up to keep everything (or, at least, anything that might come in handy) he doesn't have the requisite skills to put much of it to any use.
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
User avatar
CitroJim
A very naughty boy
Posts: 49526
Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
Location: Paggers
My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
x 6160
Contact:

Re: Cautionary Tale

Post by CitroJim »



:lol: The Big Bang Theory is always god for a giggle and not far off the truth either....
Jim

Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Post Reply