111000@reddthat.com to Ask Men@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoDon’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down17
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareDon’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips?111000@reddthat.com to Ask Men@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 months agoLoosen (but do not remove) lug nuts from a wheel, before jacking up the car.
minus-squarebus_factor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoHow would failing to do this kill you? I prefer to jack the car until the wheel is barely touching, then loosen the nuts while the wheel still doesn’t rotate, then jack it all the way up. Have I been risking my life somehow?
minus-squarema11en@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIf the nuts are too tight you risk rocking the car off the jack when you undo them. The least you’ll do is possibly damage your cars bodywork the worst is to injure yourself.
Loosen (but do not remove) lug nuts from a wheel, before jacking up the car.
How would failing to do this kill you?
I prefer to jack the car until the wheel is barely touching, then loosen the nuts while the wheel still doesn’t rotate, then jack it all the way up. Have I been risking my life somehow?
If the nuts are too tight you risk rocking the car off the jack when you undo them.
The least you’ll do is possibly damage your cars bodywork the worst is to injure yourself.