So im preparing my car for the lift buy removing the rear shocks. The 1st side went ok but man they were on ther tight. Put some lube and backed them on and off frequently so i didnt bust everything. So im on the 1st bolt on the passenger side when my 2 10 inch extensions and my torque wrench (dont ask) slip off the bolt sending the torque wrench smashing full force against my temple, then the lights went out.

 

I came too sprawled halfway under guido hunched over the tire with aching teeth and head. I dont know how long was i out but no one noticed. It was not a productive day.

Edited March 29, 201016 yr by The Dude Abides

Damn, Ive never knocked myself out working on a car, thats a new one for sure! Luckily you are still here, some cars just love to put up a fight...

 

-Bill

Man . . .that's really something. I've nailed myself in the face doing some of the oddest things. Never while working on a car though. Did you have a sense or strange feeling something was about to happen just seconds before?

Oh wow...thats one impressive case of idiot forehead for ya right there

 

But in all seriousness, hope you're alright! Did you go get checked out or anything?

Wow man, that is HARSH beyond words. Made my head ache just thinking about it.

I had thought about going in but im doing ok. I was always warned not to get hit in the temple because it could end you. Ive never been knocked out before so it sure was something. Yea im doin ok except for the right side of my head hirting.

I had thought about going in but im doing ok. I was always warned not to get hit in the temple because it could end you. Ive never been knocked out before so it sure was something. Yea im doin ok except for the right side of my head hirting.

 

I dunno, loss of consciousness is nothing to mess with... I hope you feel better, that really is a crazy thing.

Damn dude, that sucks.

As was said by others, never done it to myself, but it had to hurt.

Gotten a concussion and that sucks enough, but never hard enough to lose

consciousness...

 

Twitch

 

PS: Just be glad it wasn't carb cleaner induced

Guido 1

Ben 0

 

Just read this thread and I have been chatting with you not knowing this had happened.

Hope you are gonna be okay. Guido, well, you will get back at him, he is probably telling you dont mess with me or i mess with you.

Guido is mad at the sawzall

Yea thanks mick, now because of you and your (mud) tires i get to look forward to this thing trying to kill me all the time.

 

Ben

When I was lifting my 82' wagon, I was under the car putting in the lift blocks and did almost the same thing, but I didn't knock myself out. Instead, I nailed the same spot on my head with the wrench, my 1/2" drive spud with the breaker bar on it, about four times. I kept moving around but when the bolts were breaking loose, that was my head to pad the wrench. The back went in fine though.

i was knocked out once when the hatch on my CRX was open, I was standing in there digging around in the back, and when it came down, the latch part shaped like a "U" nailed me in the back of my head, and knocked me out too.

 

hit me in the center of the rear of my head.

never been quite right before or after.