dropped the hoe, shattered the arm

[tybardy]

so i got the front keys installed pretty quick.... used a c-clamp and all went well...



the rear was a different story, i didnt have enough height on the jack stand so i was workin under the jack, which gave away while i was removing the final coil...

this is how she sits right now



and here is the arm.... im going in for sergery on monday or tuesday so they can screw my arm back together



well, im an idiot and let this be a lesson to anyone who thinks working without jackstands is a good idea.

unfortunatly im not done and i am trying to round up some of my buddys to finsh the project "with" me....

its gonna look sick!

 

[wmgood64]

your lucky thats it was your arm and not your head!!!Good luck in the healing process it probably make you a pretty good weatherman!!

 

[BlackDenali]

That sucks!!!! Looks Painful................I would have

 

[JennaBear]

Yikes!

 

[brndns_hoe]

you gotta wait a couple days!? that sucks, was it at least a clean break?

 

[tybardy]

yea breaking a bone at 11pm on a friday night is no good... have to wait till monday to see the specialist. it was a SOLID break... not so much clean.

when i get my truck aligned, is that going to fix the negative camber up front? if not, hw do i fix it?

 

[BlizzardX23]

that looks ******* disguisting...like a rubber arm with no bone in it at all...
Im sorry to hear that shit happened...but bro...your ******* lucky...your lucky it wasnt fatal...and your lucky you STILL have an arm/hand and the shit didnt have to come off...

losing an arm because of stupidity/ignorance/being impatient is ****** horrible...something a 5 year old could have prevented.. (not calling you stupid or ignorant) just...I can talk cuz being a wheel mechanic in the Army, I do stupid shit like that all the time...try to make do with what I got...or take short cuts...sometimes I picture the humvees falling and crushing my skull..its scary...not good at all =(

I hope it heals correctly and fast..and be more careful!!! So many people lose their lives working underneath their car

 

[Mr45]

F*Ck man! Glad you're not hurt any worse than that. Story could have had a very tragic ending.

I hope you've learned a valueable lesson though...

 

[BlizzardX23]

by the way...is that a Nor Cal sticker on your rear window??

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you did the keys...its going to put a negative camber on your front wheels...I heard something about making adjustments to the A Arm..or something of the sort? anyways, I've got some pretty bad camber right now too since I let the torsions down ALL the way lol..but its temporary till I get the spindles next week..that will take care of it

 

[tybardy]

yea.... next time drink more beer so it hurts less hahahahaha.... kidding...

****** thing of it was i KNEW i was not doing something dumb while i was doing it but said "eeehhhhh **** it, im almost done"

very stupid indeed, not a mistake i will soon forget