Broken Jack
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Broken Jack
So, apparently I have an enemy out there - someone drilled a drill bit into my tire - a 3/16" - about 5" long. Pretty obvious that it was not an accident. Police report has been made - I'm 99% certain I know who it is.
Anywho - at first, the low-air-pressure light kept coming on. I checked the pressure - it was at 36, I had just done my tire rotation and oil change last week with no issues - so I filled it back to 44 and even drove around town. The next day, back in the truck - sensor comes back on. So, I put the spare on. The jack sucks but we keep working it. Getting the bad tire off was easy - but the new one was not so much. And it was only at 36 psi (spare) so it wasn't even completely inflated! About 80% of the way up, the damn end of the jack bar thingy twists and breaks off! F#$@!!! Fortunately, my hubs drives an Explorer and his bar-twisty-thingy was similar to mine so we squeezed a couple more turns out of it.
The 3rd day, I head to Firestone (aftermarket tires - never liked the factory ones - and found out Firestone won the new contract and will be putting tires on the new F-150's - yaaah!) to have them fix it. The tires are 14 months old but I put about 40k on my truck in that same time. They show me the bit they pulled out. At first I just kicked myself - I work in construction, so ***** happens. And then I went out to the garage to shoot the ***** with the guys as the put on all new tires (it was about time anyway - the old ones were 50k tires so I just replaced them all) and one tech says that it looks intentional - the bit damaged tire. Police report has been filed. Just got off the phone with the suspect. He said "Who do you think *at place of work* did it?" "Umm, I never said that anyone there did it." "Oh, yah."
Idiot. I realize it is a long shot but this guy has been embezzeling company funds - 4 grand - for his personal construction company and now THIS! Except he's keeps doing just enough but not enough for there to be proof. F!!! F!!! F!!!
Plus side - my local Ford dealer - they know me as "The girl with the no-bailout truck" - hooked me up. I brought them in the broken piece and they just swapped it out. Probably a cheap piece - but still, that is Ford taking care of me.
And if it wasn't this ******* who damaged my truck - it was probably some chevy fanatic
Anywho - at first, the low-air-pressure light kept coming on. I checked the pressure - it was at 36, I had just done my tire rotation and oil change last week with no issues - so I filled it back to 44 and even drove around town. The next day, back in the truck - sensor comes back on. So, I put the spare on. The jack sucks but we keep working it. Getting the bad tire off was easy - but the new one was not so much. And it was only at 36 psi (spare) so it wasn't even completely inflated! About 80% of the way up, the damn end of the jack bar thingy twists and breaks off! F#$@!!! Fortunately, my hubs drives an Explorer and his bar-twisty-thingy was similar to mine so we squeezed a couple more turns out of it.
The 3rd day, I head to Firestone (aftermarket tires - never liked the factory ones - and found out Firestone won the new contract and will be putting tires on the new F-150's - yaaah!) to have them fix it. The tires are 14 months old but I put about 40k on my truck in that same time. They show me the bit they pulled out. At first I just kicked myself - I work in construction, so ***** happens. And then I went out to the garage to shoot the ***** with the guys as the put on all new tires (it was about time anyway - the old ones were 50k tires so I just replaced them all) and one tech says that it looks intentional - the bit damaged tire. Police report has been filed. Just got off the phone with the suspect. He said "Who do you think *at place of work* did it?" "Umm, I never said that anyone there did it." "Oh, yah."
Idiot. I realize it is a long shot but this guy has been embezzeling company funds - 4 grand - for his personal construction company and now THIS! Except he's keeps doing just enough but not enough for there to be proof. F!!! F!!! F!!!
Plus side - my local Ford dealer - they know me as "The girl with the no-bailout truck" - hooked me up. I brought them in the broken piece and they just swapped it out. Probably a cheap piece - but still, that is Ford taking care of me.
And if it wasn't this ******* who damaged my truck - it was probably some chevy fanatic
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Thanks, Tim!
And I already figured it was time to invest in a better jack. I intend to. I've got a toolbox, so I put all the parts in there, anyway. (I have two little ones - both in carseats - so it would be an absolute bitch to get the jack out on the side of the road... removing both seats to get to it... so I took the kit out and put in the toolbox long ago.) Just going to have to take my fishing stuff out to make room for a bigger jack
And I already figured it was time to invest in a better jack. I intend to. I've got a toolbox, so I put all the parts in there, anyway. (I have two little ones - both in carseats - so it would be an absolute bitch to get the jack out on the side of the road... removing both seats to get to it... so I took the kit out and put in the toolbox long ago.) Just going to have to take my fishing stuff out to make room for a bigger jack
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