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Fix That Flat: Common Sense Tips for Using a Tire Jack
When you need to jack your car up to change a tire, it may not always be under ideal conditions. Regardless of whether you're on the side of a highway or in the relative comfort of your own garage, the process of lifting a vehicle weighing thousands of pounds entails some risk. By following a few simple procedures, you can minimize any hazards to yourself and your vehicle.
Know Your Jack
Most vehicles come equipped with a small scissor jack. This jack will be functional enough for an emergency tire-change on the roadside. Before you’re in an emergency situation, familiarize yourself with your specific jack and how it works.
Secure the Area
When possible, ensure that vehicle is parked on a level surface. Make sure that the car is secure. The emergency brake should be firmly set. Vehicles with automatic transmissions should be in “park,” while ones with manual transmissions should be left in gear. Wedge bricks or blocks to the front and back of the tire on a diagonal from the tire to be lifted.
Pick Your Battleground
Determine an appropriate place to set the jack. A common novice mistake is to set the jack under a bumper or body panel. These areas aren't designed to hold the weight of the entire car; they can break under the strain and allow the car to fall. The jack must go under the vehicle's frame, otherwise known as the chassis. Most cars are designed with a specific location for jack placement. When in doubt, check your owner's manual.
Keep it Steady
Make sure that the jack is placed on a stable, even surface. If the ground is rough or covered with gravel, place a broad, sturdy board underneath the jack. This is especially important with small, factory-provided tire jacks, which may very have narrow bases.
Proceed with Caution
Crank the jack up slowly. Although you may be in a hurry, take your time. Be careful to not have any part of your body underneath the car, so as not to be injured if the vehicle should fall. Once the car is lifted enough for the tire to clear the ground, push on it a bit to verify its stability on the jack.
Lower the Vehicle
Now that the tire has been changed, bring the car back down just as you jacked it up: slowly and with care. Once again, no part of your body (or anyone else's) should be underneath the vehicle. If there are other people present or assisting, have them step back away from the car and out of the way. Finally, remove the blocks from the chocked wheel.
By working at an even pace and using common sense, you should be able to raise a vehicle, change its tire, and lower it again safely. Keep in mind that these instructions only apply to lift a car to change a tire, not to any kind of repair work that requires you to get underneath the car; for that, further precautions will be necessary.
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WHAT’S WITH THE NAME “JACK”
If there is one name which seems to come up a lot in movies and series these days, it’s the name “Jack”.
- TITANIC – 1997: Jack Dawson played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The highest grossing movie of all time – so far - earned Leo a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama. Jack had a fatal end.
- 24 – 2001-…: Jack Bauer played by Kiefer Sutherland. The second longest-running espionage series in television earned Kiefer 8 Emmy Nominations and 2 Wins and 4 Golden Globe Nominations and 1 Win. Its 8th season, probably its last, is scheduled for 2010 and will make it the longest-running espionage series by episode and longevity. – Everybody is after the first spot. – Kiefer, who is also one of the show’s executive producers, has expressed multiple time is wish for Jack Bauer to die at the end.
- ALIAS - 2001-2006: Jack Bristow played by Victor Garber. Victor got three Emmy nominations. Another espionage television series. Unlike 24, this one seemed not to be able to keep up with the competition and its creator/executive producer, J. J. Abrams got another project – See below -. Since he couldn’t handle them both at the same time, it was canceled. But not until Jack suffered a fatal “accident”.
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Trilogy – 2003, 2006, 2007: Jack Sparrow played by Johnny Depp. Pirate movies don’t do so well and are usually box office flop; but POTC beat the odds. Johnny received an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the first two movies. None for the third one. Too bad. We did have to say goodbye to Jack Sparrow – Captain Jack Sparrow – at the end of the second installment, The Dead Man’s Chest. Luckily, POTC is a fantasy and they were able to “get” him back in the third one, At World’s End.
- LOST – 2004-…: Jack Shepherd played by Matthew Fox. Another J.J. Abrams creation/production. The series will end in 2010 and will finally get to know the fate of Dr. Jack Shepherd and the other survivors. Rumor circulating is that Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing in Friends) will appear in the season finale. Great way to attract viewer and for Matthew Perry gets to realize his dream of appearing in the series.
There are many other movies/series with main actors’ names are Jack like Watch Over me (Jack Porter played by Todd Cahoon) and Brokeback Mountain (Jack Twist played by Jake Gyllenhaal, Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominee). Harrison Ford has played three characters named Jack:
1- Jack Trainer in Working Girl (1988)
2- Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992), Clear And Present Danger (1994)
3- Jack Stanfield in Firewall (2006)
Just like watching/hearing the same story over and over again can get boring and can make the plot predictable, the same applies with names. There are so many to choose from. How about Jason for a change? “Jack”, another form of John, means “God is gracious”. It’s kind of hard to find His grace thru these characters.
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