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bluec10 · 06-11-2003, 06:56 PM

Here is a textbook accident:

I needed to change the rear transmission seal on my '76 GMC so I backed it on to the ramps, set the parking brake, and got at it. It's just a little job, so I wasn't careful enough. The second I removed the driveshaft the truck rolled off the ramps, as my driveway has an incline. The rear axle caught the back of my head, giving my neck a vicious twist. In trying to stop the truck I did a real muscle-twisting number on my left arm.

I must have slowed down the truck by holding it because I managed to get my head under the rear axle and free. The truck then rolled off the ramps and down the driveway and I was left lying there.

To make a long story short - neighbors called the ambulance and the x-rays checked out OK, but the pain over the next 3 weeks was intense. Physio and massage therapy have helped the torn/strained muscles in my neck and arm a lot and I'm finally getting better.

I CAN'T EMPHASIZE SAFETY ENOUGH!! BLOCK YOUR WHEELS, MAKE SURE YOUR PARKING BRAKE WORKS, DON'T WORK ON AN INCLINE, AND MAKE SURE OTHERS ARE AROUND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING UNDER A VEHICLE.

God bless.

06-11-2003, 06:56 PM	#1
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	The Truck Almost Killed Me Here is a textbook accident: I needed to change the rear transmission seal on my '76 GMC so I backed it on to the ramps, set the parking brake, and got at it. It's just a little job, so I wasn't careful enough. The second I removed the driveshaft the truck rolled off the ramps, as my driveway has an incline. The rear axle caught the back of my head, giving my neck a vicious twist. In trying to stop the truck I did a real muscle-twisting number on my left arm. I must have slowed down the truck by holding it because I managed to get my head under the rear axle and free. The truck then rolled off the ramps and down the driveway and I was left lying there. To make a long story short - neighbors called the ambulance and the x-rays checked out OK, but the pain over the next 3 weeks was intense. Physio and massage therapy have helped the torn/strained muscles in my neck and arm a lot and I'm finally getting better. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE SAFETY ENOUGH!! BLOCK YOUR WHEELS, MAKE SURE YOUR PARKING BRAKE WORKS, DON'T WORK ON AN INCLINE, AND MAKE SURE OTHERS ARE AROUND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING UNDER A VEHICLE. God bless. __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said. Last edited by bluec10; 06-11-2003 at 08:45 PM.



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