God must have a great sense of humor, because he allows this backyard carnage and we don't somehow suddenly die.
Rev. Don List Spiritual Adviser On 8/11/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > OK Don wrote: > > > > Yup - in the same category as my punching the hole in the bottom of > > the pan and bending the center tie rod, etc. trying to lower the SDL > > after routine maintenance. > > This morning, as the temperature rose from quite decent to oppressive > heat, I was swapping wheels on the 190D, which had brand new tires two > weeks before it was totaled, and the 190E, which had worn out, weather > checked tires of three different brands mounted on Japanese 5 spoke > wheels. I raised a back wheel on the 190D with a floor jack, and then > went around the two cars with the 190E's jack swapping tires, intending > to finish up by putting the last tire from the 190E in place of the > first tire I removed from the 190D. While jacking up the left front > of the 190D, the car rolled forward off the jacks, tipping my floor > jack over in the sandy dirt, and allowing the right rear brake disk > to hit the dirt. The floor jack is in a position that blocks access > to the jack tube on that corner. I'll have to go back there tomorrow > with a shovel, find another place to put a floor jack, dig a hole > to fit the jack under the car, and raise it up. I hope I didn't > bend my floor jack out of shape. > > The really stupid part: The 190D had settled into the field several > inches, so that I could not move it. If I put it in gear and hit the > throttle, both back wheels would spin but the car went nowhere. As > I switched wheels, I filled in the holes under the wheels. As soon > as I raised the last wheel, the car was then able to roll downhill. > I had chocked the wheels on the 190E, but not the 190D, because the > 190D had been immobile until I filled in the holes the wheels were > previously stuck in. I guess there's worse things than dropping a > parts car off a jack, even if it takes me a couple of hours to get > it back off the ground high enough to mount the fourth wheel. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
