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Not a machining oops, but you'll appreciate.
Working late one night on the car- years ago as a 20-something- for some reason, needed to loosen rear axle from the leaf springs. Jacked up car, put stands under the axle, got underneath on my back, went to work on the u-bolts with a 3/4" ratchet.
There was no moment when the car was falling... it was up, then it was down, BANG!
Of course, the jack stands were holding the axle up just fine, but not the car once it and the under-slung leaf springs were loose from the axle.
My right arm (wrist actually) was directly under the falling leaf spring. But the spring stopped and came to a rest on top of the ratchet, whose socket was still pointing straight up. The whole car resting on that Craftsman socket... and JUST enough clearance to leave me with no more than a pink slap mark on my wrist.
Working late one night on the car- years ago as a 20-something- for some reason, needed to loosen rear axle from the leaf springs. Jacked up car, put stands under the axle, got underneath on my back, went to work on the u-bolts with a 3/4" ratchet.
There was no moment when the car was falling... it was up, then it was down, BANG!
Of course, the jack stands were holding the axle up just fine, but not the car once it and the under-slung leaf springs were loose from the axle.
My right arm (wrist actually) was directly under the falling leaf spring. But the spring stopped and came to a rest on top of the ratchet, whose socket was still pointing straight up. The whole car resting on that Craftsman socket... and JUST enough clearance to leave me with no more than a pink slap mark on my wrist.