service club bent my car when jacking it up
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service club bent my car when jacking it up
Hi,
Got a flat rear left tire and didn't have my jack on me, so called AAA. They send down a guy who doesn't know his rear from his front. He jacks up my 99 cherokee XJ, I tell him not to put the jack under the door since its not a jackpoint, but he knows better, guess what he does, he lifts it from under the door. Now he can't get it the jeep hi enough but ripped off the old tire since it was flat, but brainless didn't think about how to get the new tire on.
So now he takes the mini spare puts it under the brake drum and drops the car on it and lifts it up at the proper place. So 2 questions:
1) Did he damage anything by dropping it on the drum which he put the spare under (the rim on it)
2) Is the damage in the pics serious, is it frame damage or nothing? Its but it pushed not only the thin stip up but the whole metal piece that its atached to up as well
Got a flat rear left tire and didn't have my jack on me, so called AAA. They send down a guy who doesn't know his rear from his front. He jacks up my 99 cherokee XJ, I tell him not to put the jack under the door since its not a jackpoint, but he knows better, guess what he does, he lifts it from under the door. Now he can't get it the jeep hi enough but ripped off the old tire since it was flat, but brainless didn't think about how to get the new tire on.
So now he takes the mini spare puts it under the brake drum and drops the car on it and lifts it up at the proper place. So 2 questions:
1) Did he damage anything by dropping it on the drum which he put the spare under (the rim on it)
2) Is the damage in the pics serious, is it frame damage or nothing? Its but it pushed not only the thin stip up but the whole metal piece that its atached to up as well
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I would contact AAA and let them know what happened. Hopefully you remember the tow company that came out. That is unacceptable and you need to have either AAA or the tow company repair that dent.
Did brakes feel any different?
Moral of the story also is if you feel something is being done wrong to your property, stand up for yourself and refuse to have that idiot jack it up! I would've sent him away.
Did brakes feel any different?
Moral of the story also is if you feel something is being done wrong to your property, stand up for yourself and refuse to have that idiot jack it up! I would've sent him away.
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AAA will know who they sent. Make a formal complaint.
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I took a 3 pound sledge hammer to that entire seam. Your Jeep is fine.
But, he never would have put the jack there on my junk.
But, he never would have put the jack there on my junk.
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He needs to read BimmerJeeper's thread on how to jack up a Jeep Cherokee.
Why the hell didn't he put the jack under the axle?
Here ya go. Shoot him this link.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/wh...r-crap-157782/
Why the hell didn't he put the jack under the axle?
Here ya go. Shoot him this link.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/wh...r-crap-157782/
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If your rear brakes aren't making noise or pulsating after the adventure don't be too worried about damage. While driving just pull up on the E-brake a bit and feel what happens.
This tow guy needs to find a new line of work. With a lot of insurance.
If your rear brakes aren't making noise or pulsating after the adventure don't be too worried about damage. While driving just pull up on the E-brake a bit and feel what happens.
This tow guy needs to find a new line of work. With a lot of insurance.
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