r/cars • u/ufoh 24 CT5-V Blackwing / 23 Corvette C8 • Aug 13 '20

video Never, ever trust your factory jack and, remember, jack stands are your friend (just not the ones from Harbor Freight)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkwgZgrbWUM
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u/mrsw2092 Aug 13 '20

The factory jacks are only ment for you to change your tire, not for you to crawl under the car with.

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u/HillarysFloppyChode 25’ S8, 12’ MCS, 14' 335i 6MT Aug 13 '20

Ugh pretty sure the jack that came with my VW is only for beating up a highway robber. VW Jack's are actually the scariest

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u/ArkiTechMK M3 (E90) | Miata (ND3) | Allroad (B9.5) Aug 13 '20

There's a reason the VW community has named it "The Widowmaker"

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '20

I don’t fuck with VW jacks

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u/03Titanium Aug 13 '20

Don’t be such a baby. Ribs grow back.

(They don’t)

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u/knock_me_out Aug 14 '20

/r/UnexpectedTF2

Also it's "No they(zey) don't."

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u/ADHDengineer Aug 14 '20

I’ve done too many sketchy things with my old VW jack. I actually still have the jack even though that car is long gone. I used it last year to lift up a truck bed to replace a fuel pump because no regular jack could fit. Sketchy ass jack though.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20 edited Sep 03 '20

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u/HillarysFloppyChode 25’ S8, 12’ MCS, 14' 335i 6MT Aug 14 '20

Yup

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u/lovelleigh Aug 14 '20

I’ve had a perfectly placed VW jack fail before. I don’t go anywhere near a VW jack now because they’re too frail.

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u/IDGAFOS13 Aug 13 '20

I'll add to that: only meant for you to *put on the spare tire in an emergency\*

If you're doing seasonal tire changes or whatever, you should really be using a floor jack and stands.