Truck fell off jack stand. Damage ?
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Truck fell off jack stand. Damage ?
without getting into too much detail and of course my stupidity, I had several jackstands going and while jacking up the driver side rear the driver side front rolled off of the stand which I had under the frame. It landed on the bottom control arm or whatever that main structure is called and was resting on that bolt knuckle area. I of course panicked and immediately jacked it up and put the tire on. Could I have causes damage to anything and if so what?. everything looks ok and I haven't driven it because Im headed out to a grad party and not taking the truck. I guess Im looking for worse and best case scenario. I was not under the truck when it happened and totally clear behind it jacking up the rear and when it slightly rolled I let the jack back down but it was too late. Im thinking what happened was as I was jacking up different wheels etc it must have shifted enough during that process that the jack must have been tilted and jacking up the driver rear wheel got it going. I know, I know, I screwed up and could have gotten hurt and did things a lot different but it happened and hope I didn't mess something up. thanks
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TOTM 8/2019
without getting into too much detail and of course my stupidity, I had several jackstands going and while jacking up the driver side rear the driver side front rolled off of the stand which I had under the frame. It landed on the bottom control arm or whatever that main structure is called and was resting on that bolt knuckle area. I of course panicked and immediately jacked it up and put the tire on. Could I have causes damage to anything and if so what?. everything looks ok and I haven't driven it because Im headed out to a grad party and not taking the truck. I guess Im looking for worse and best case scenario. I was not under the truck when it happened and totally clear behind it jacking up the rear and when it slightly rolled I let the jack back down but it was too late. Im thinking what happened was as I was jacking up different wheels etc it must have shifted enough during that process that the jack must have been tilted and jacking up the driver rear wheel got it going. I know, I know, I screwed up and could have gotten hurt and did things a lot different but it happened and hope I didn't mess something up. thanks
When I was a teenager I lost the pin that holds the jack up to the higher setting, so me being a moron I found a large bolt to put in there but didn't realize it didn't have the sheer strength of the pin. Sheered that bolt in half and the truck dropped down a few inches WHILE I WAS UNDER THERE.