FLiP Sp33d Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 so i was on my way to my cousin's house in mineola and all of a sudden, i hear a large explosion and it turns out my right front tire is blown. to make things interesting, there were about 6 other cars that pulled over b/c of a flat. it was dark so for all i know there could have been a bed of nails and i wouldnt know it. to make a long story short, the crappy jack slips, flat was already out, and the front end drops on the disc rotor! as im driving with the spare, i hear a grinding noise. my question now is, is it just the rotor being bent or will i be expecting costly damages? i am also plenty *BLEEP*ed the my brand new michelin pilot got shredded beyond repair!
SW03ES Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 This happened to my dad and I when we were changing a flat on his LS400, luckily the spare was already on. Did you have the emergency brake applied? The factory jacks are crap.
amf1932 Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 The back plate probably got bent when the car fell off the jack and it's now rubbing the disc. I don't think that doing this repair is very expensive......the cost of a new tire w/balancing and a new back plate. :(
FLiP Sp33d Posted June 22, 2003 Author Posted June 22, 2003 right on the money alan! cost was $120 for new tire and alignment. the black plate was pulled back, noise is gone, and everything's all good!
ridenalexus Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 This seems to be a common occurence with the ES...the Jack Stand that they come with sucks ! I had my car slip of the jack also and had to have the same repair done. A co-worker of mine who also has a ES300 had the same thing happen to him.
FLiP Sp33d Posted June 25, 2003 Author Posted June 25, 2003 dangs... i hope the latest lexus cars have jacks with bigger bases. i was only able to finish putting in the spare b/c a cop offered me his jack which is from a crown vic police cruiser. i dunno if domestic models have bigger jacks b/c the jack that came with my cousin's maxima is crappy too! but then again, nissan cuts costs wherever possible and a crown vic is a big car...
SW03ES Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 The jack on the LS sucks too, and its a bigger heavier car. I haven't tried mine...
SKperformance Posted June 29, 2003 Posted June 29, 2003 i have never had a problem with my jack when i did use it i guess it needs a real flat surface and to be in the perfect position as well to seat right or it will fall off
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