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    The Monday Morning Mechanic shows what can happen when you rock a car back and forth to free your stuck car: broken engine mounts, stripped wiring, and even transmission problems. Luckily, there's still plenty that you can do before you have to call AAA or a tow truck, and the Monday Morning Mechanic shows you how to free your trapped vehicle without damaging it.



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  • greenmarine5

    My wife gets stuck all the time...My first 4 years in the Marines I was in Motor T they teach you how to drive in deep sand, mud, water and snow without getting stuck.....and the prinipals are basic common sense...she pisses me off to no end every time she gets stuck....it's the same thing every winter. She's lived in Upstate NY for 43 years you would think by now it would of sunk in but NOOOOOO typical woman never learns.
    Sunday 18 December 2011 00:02:48
  • sc400575

    Not sure about the rocking; it's easy to rock in one gear, if you're stuck in snow you don't need reverse to get a rocking motion. If you live near a city take water, food and warm clothes in case you do get stuck. If you live miles from nowhere take dogfood too. Noone eats dogfood until they really really need calories. But best advice??? Going downhill on a slippy road.... brake before the bend and NEVER mid bend. You'd be amazed how few people don't know this.
    Thursday 23 December 2010 12:54:49
  • mr3ggroll

    @Refalm dont forget honda and toyota
    Saturday 11 December 2010 13:24:28
  • Niksa123456789

    @Refalm actually bmw and mercedes have bad quality now compared to 20 years ago. You can read stories online of mereced having there engines seize after 25,000 miles.
    Wednesday 21 July 2010 11:42:01
  • dieselweasel69

    Just throw your wife under there and floor it.
    Saturday 20 February 2010 19:40:01
  • z0ac0k

    lol sorry but spinning the wheels fowards and backward in snow and ice aint going to brake engine mounts, there just aint enough traction. dabing the gas pedal to attempt to get traction is more likely to do that in my opinion. what dose every one els think?
    Monday 15 February 2010 17:23:49
  • MrHossola

    or...... you could carry a couple of good old sandbags, for three reasons: 1- for weight in rear= traction, 2- you can use the sand for grip, 3- you can also drive up onto the sandbags instead of driving into the same mess you got yourself into in the first place!!!!!
    Thursday 14 January 2010 23:50:26
  • petem1989

    Another reason to drive a manual- they're more robust and you can rock the car either just on the clutch or by switching between reverse and 1st or 2nd gear
    Monday 11 January 2010 17:24:29
  • Marcel7984

    dan ben je een sukkel; wel een auto maar geen geld willen uitgeven voor onderdelen?
    Monday 21 December 2009 17:26:00
  • Unlimited035

    duwen hahah
    Monday 21 December 2009 16:35:28
  • Refalm

    You can rock your car back and forth in European cars, American cars break easily.
    Monday 21 December 2009 15:32:16
  • Livenderrr

    my tires are made of material used on the lunar cars and mars robots, so i have np
    Monday 21 December 2009 13:10:05
  • mijnnaamisaaron

    WHAT ABOUT SAND
    Monday 21 December 2009 10:58:48
  • TheGitaarAAP

    DOG POOP
    Monday 21 December 2009 09:17:34
  • TheGitaarAAP

    You need to use dog poop.
    Monday 21 December 2009 09:17:04
  • Aberrr

    You should put snow under your wheels then
    Monday 21 December 2009 07:59:19
  • Aberrr

    put snow under your wheels
    Monday 21 December 2009 07:58:56
  • isahousefan

    wat als je geen vierwielaandrijvinghebt? En geen geld voro winterbanden?
    Monday 21 December 2009 07:53:32
  • TomatoAintAFruit

    Sand doesn't provide nearly as much traction as cat litter. It's way too fine for that. The sand also starts mixing up with the snow, which partly melts it turning it into one big slippery mess. It's better then just snow, but you're way better off with cat litter. You'll also need a lot of sand -- more than cat litter -- making it very heavy, which you need to drive around.
    Monday 21 December 2009 06:43:01
  • remcopeg

    @TazRulesNY. Sand sux :P
    Monday 21 December 2009 06:34:27
  • mardybumfish

    Sand is much heavier, carrying unnecessary weight in your car all year long would be a little foolish.
    Monday 21 December 2009 04:53:50
  • blussenbrandweer

    Wij hebben geen dikke 4x4 met 400 PK die maar 120 km/u haalt en 1 op 2 rijdt...
    Monday 21 December 2009 04:13:50
  • Faithcompressor

    Ach, dit stelt niks voor met overige sneeuwfilmpjes en auto's. Er zijn echt hele maffe, waarbij iemand 4 tot 5 keer het voor elkaar krijgt om palen en auto's te rammen.
    Monday 21 December 2009 04:11:11
  • racecardriver467

    WTF is he talking about, the engine moving foward and backwards??? never seen that before....get a Toyota....you wont have that problem...
    Friday 30 October 2009 21:55:35
  • inthegroove70

    BRAAAH!
    Saturday 26 September 2009 21:39:17
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