I pulled my Silverado into the garage today to install new Chevy mudflaps on the rear wheel wells. Naturally, this gave me the chance to get acquainted with the jack system of the new truck.
I could not believe how totally dangerous, stupid, and poorly thought out the Chevy jack is. Anyone who has to change a rear tire out on the road, like where it usually must be done, off on a soft shoulder, or slight incline, etc etc., is surely taking a chance with their life. First, the jack needs to be fully extended straight up before it gets anywhere close to the axle, and in compliance with the directions diagram. Next, the top of the jack has no contact with a flat surface, it must contact the round axle! If you get that far without the thing slipping off guess what, you've extended the jack to its limit but the tire is barely half an inch off the ground.
I wouldn't use this jack on a concrete garage floor without first inserting some protection, like jack stands, underneath. What bleepin' morons!!
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I could not believe how totally dangerous, stupid, and poorly thought out the Chevy jack is. Anyone who has to change a rear tire out on the road, like where it usually must be done, off on a soft shoulder, or slight incline, etc etc., is surely taking a chance with their life. First, the jack needs to be fully extended straight up before it gets anywhere close to the axle, and in compliance with the directions diagram. Next, the top of the jack has no contact with a flat surface, it must contact the round axle! If you get that far without the thing slipping off guess what, you've extended the jack to its limit but the tire is barely half an inch off the ground.
I wouldn't use this jack on a concrete garage floor without first inserting some protection, like jack stands, underneath. What bleepin' morons!!
