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Earlier today I was working on the car and I jacked it up by the diff and put it in reverse and thought nothing more...

Now though I can't help but think how it worked...as I'm used to fwd cars this is why I put it in reverse when raising the rear but now I'm thinking as it's rwd surly the front wheels arnt secure when jacking it up at the back and simply putting it In reverse gear? The thing is though when I jacked it up it didn't roll forward or anything it was secure as anything so how does it work? I had the hand brake on btw and bricks in front of wheels once jacked up.

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i think you kinda answered your own questions there. putting into reverse when jacking the rear will do ermmm jack all! as will having the handbrake on.... the chocks under the wheels (as said by andeep) was the thing keeping the car from moving.
 
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Nah I know that lol it's just I only put them there after I jacked it up...think it was because I didn't jack it up that high and praps the weight on top of the jack must have kept it there..Ive learnt my lesson though I won't forget I have rwd next time haha
 

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Always chock the wheels on the ground regardless if it is the front or rear. Safety first. Remember you don't want to try and bench press a car.
 

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you were quite lucky it didnt move and fall off the jack by the sounds of it. at least it didnt though and now you will know for next time.
 

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Jack up + bricks (as chocks) + spare rims under the skirts/sills... that's how I always worked on my car.


Stagea would be even more of a worry... could probs bench press an S-body but 1600+ kgs for my new beast... yarrrrr mmm..... :wack: :D
 
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to be honest, if you have to ask that kind of a question you should'nt be doing anything under the car! its all good fun playing with your pride and joy but theres alot of things that can go wrong hurting or even killing you or others. if you dont have the knowledge and compitence to do the job,,,,,,,,,,,, pay someone who does. sorry if that sounds harsh dude but im a mechanic and i see some shocking things that people have tryed doing themself, and tbh they should of died from some of them, thank goodness they didnt. i would say, lesson learnt though.
 

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On the other hand, if you don't try you dont learn. It baffles me when people pay silly money for the most simple of jobs such as brake pads/disks when you can buy them cheap off the internet and fit them in a hour or so with the help of a workshop manual.

I taught myself pretty much everything I know about cars by messing around with them in my spare time over the last 7 years and feel that I cound do any job now. But do agree about the safety first aspect of it - that needs to be mastered before anything else!
 
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to be honest, if you have to ask that kind of a question you should'nt be doing anything under the car! its all good fun playing with your pride and joy but theres alot of things that can go wrong hurting or even killing you or others. if you dont have the knowledge and compitence to do the job,,,,,,,,,,,, pay someone who does. sorry if that sounds harsh dude but im a mechanic and i see some shocking things that people have tryed doing themself, and tbh they should of died from some of them, thank goodness they didnt. i would say, lesson learnt though.
I can assure you I do have the knowledge and compitence to do a lot of jobs on cars, I agree with Craig the best way is to learn yourself..I remember back in the day when me and my friend did an engine swap on a corsa, at first I was scared and thought there is no way its going to go back together, but as you do things hands on you begin to see its not that hard and you learn massive amounts while doing it...it was actualy a brief moment where I forgot what drivetrain my car had as I am so used to using the gears on fwd cars when jacking it up at the rear, (id still use supports btw on the front wheels) but yeh Its not like I jacked it up miles, and as soon as it was up I put supports in front of the wheels, its just after when it came to me how lucky I was that my car didnt roll forward and park itself in my garage that I realised wtf I did lol...Ive also heard many horror stories about cars falling on people which is why I make sure it wont happen to me if I ever go under!
 

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Just some common sense like if you're not sure ask a mate who does know/has experience and take it from there...


Yeah I also started not knowing a lot, never did an oil change blah blah and worked with mates who could teach me *including the one and only Mr Craig*... and more recently I've been confident enough to get the mallet out smash the hell outta something that's not coming off (joke)!! :D

I'm kinda going the other way now... it's too cold and wet to be freezing my arse off swapping brake pads for my missus' Beemer (of which I have no interest - it's just a car dammit) so off she goes next week to new found specialist BWM garage that I found out is within walking distance from me house haha :thumbs: :cool:
 
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Yes things can go wrong even when experts are working. I know I had both my leg's crushed by a 1968 mustang in2007, driven by a man with over 30 years experience in the trade. A total freak accident but I was very lucky to live never mind still walk. Be careful chap.
 
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