6 Ways to Stay Safe in Your Garage ?

A busted knuckle is a badge of honor, and real injuries are easily prevented. Here's the right way to wrench -- without getting hurt.

Let's say it's time to replace the shocks. The job really isn't that tough or inherently dangerous. But it does involve getting your car up in the air so you can work underneath it. And that's where things can get troublesome--quickly.

Your nifty new floor jack makes short work of putting another foot of daylight between the bottom of the car and your driveway. And two short stacks of stout cement blocks will be amply strong to hold it there.

The car will be plenty stable, because those blocks have a wide footprint. Right?

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