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Always use Axle Stands

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A tragic accident locally last night where a man was working underneath his van when the jack collapsed and the van crushed and killed him. Don't ever be silly enough to think that a jack on its own is safe enough while you work under a car. ALWAYS use axle stands. They're cheap enough.

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Sorry to hear Billy, may he rest in peace
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Billy wrote:A tragic accident locally last night where a man was working underneath his van when the jack collapsed and the van crushed and killed him. Don't ever be silly enough to think that a jack on its own is safe enough while you work under a car. ALWAYS use axle stands. They're cheap enough.

Billy
second that, and make damn sure they are on solid ground... axle stands on gravel are no good at all.
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Thats realy sad news
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Very sorry to hear that.
Same thing happened to a 17 year old couple of miles away a few years ago
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That is sad to hear. Its the one thing I hate doing and it is working under the car. Only a few weeks ago I was servicing the Astra. I used axle stands as I never trust the jack and just as well too when I was finished and was letting down the jack, the jack collapsed. To think that is where my head was a few minutes earlier.
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