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Audi/VW widowmaker.
Posted by dmz789qqq [Email] (more from dmz789qqq) on Sat, 8 Nov 2014 11:20:15
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I was replacing an outer tie rod on my wife's 9-5 when my old trusty Audi jack just disintegrated and collapsed - with me half way in the wheel well. I never trust a jack alone and had a wheel put under the subframe - so the car only dropped about 1 inch. But it was a scary experience nevertheless.
I quick check online revealed that my experience is not unique. The Audi crowd has an appropriate name for these jacks - the "widowmaker". I liked the design and quality of the jack (picked it up at a local self-serve junk yard years ago) and was particularly impressed that they used plastic for some components. Turns out I should not have been impressed by that at all.
Here is my disintegrated jack:
and here are some appropriate image3 from internet.
Google for "vw widowmaker" for some horrifying stories.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Audi/VW widowmaker., dmz789qqq, Sat, 8 Nov 2014 11:20:15 <-- Viewing This Message
- Dont worry, auto makers have resolved this, JustinHiFi
, Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:27:47 - Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Tom G
, Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:27:21 - Good thing the tire & wheel were there..., Noel, Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:47:59
- How does it work?, AdamSAAB2kAero
, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 20:57:42 - Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., andym, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 16:18:12
- ''03 9-3 jack, soccersaab, Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:43:55
- Any jack can roll ..., dmz789qqq, Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:52:16
- I had a car roll off a scissors jack once, MI-Roger
, Mon, 10 Nov 2014 04:31:21 - Volvo 242/244 had the best Jack, EAnderson, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 19:25:10
- Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Bill Homer
, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 07:20:11 - Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., nateh89spg
, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 06:43:17 - Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Slug
, Sun, 9 Nov 2014 06:04:06 - Dude., Justin VanAbrahams
, Sat, 8 Nov 2014 16:23:30 - Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Craig, Sat, 8 Nov 2014 13:37:41
- Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Name Left Blank, Sat, 8 Nov 2014 11:56:54
- Re: Audi/VW widowmaker., Name Left Blank, Sat, 8 Nov 2014 11:53:39
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