Thursday, December 20, 2007

Jack Up a Car

I went to visit my friend in Parit Buntar during Hari Raya Haji. When i was on my way to Parit Buntar, i found that my car tire was punctured. Luckily i was not alone at that time, as my husband accompanied me to Parit Buntar. Those shops all closed for public holiday, so we have to change the tires ourselves. But before we managed to change, we have to jack up our car, so how to jack up a car?

1. For safety issue, place a brick behind the wheel diagonally opposite one being jacked up. After that, place the jack under the car's frame nearest the wheel to be jacked up.

2. Secondly, insert the handle and ratchet the handle to make the jack rise.

3. Raise the jack high enough to replace a flat tire, and lastly, lower the jack when you're finished.

Anyway, it is better to jack up a car using a jack together with jack stands. But due to my car is only have jack, so we raise the jack without jack stands.

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