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Old 05-24-2014, 09:01 AM   #31
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That's exactly what I thought as well.

These types of jacks can be very dangerous if extended too high.

The jack in the pic was extended too high. The damage to the screw happened when the car moved or fell over. No way that screw shaft bent from any kind of normal use.



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Originally Posted by Foobar View Post
Looks like it was raised too high and then the car pushed against it sideways. Not sure how it did that with three other tires on the car.
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