J_C
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- July 30, 2009
- Messages
- 6,076
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- City, State
- Florence, KY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 XLT 4WD 4.0L SOHC
I was doing what I considered a routine thing. I jacked the vehicle on the "approved" jack point on the front of the left lower control arm.
Once up, jack stands on the cross-beam between that LCA and the right LCA. All good, so I thought.
I swapped out an axle hub, did brakes on both sides, and then the test drive...
My windshield is cracked. There's a crack starting at the roofline about 8" to the right of the mirror mount, extending down towards and just above the mirror mount, and going straight a few inches after it.
Granted, I did do some washing of vehicles this morning, but not the windshield on the explorer. There might've been slight overspray, but I am wondering more about whether jacking it caused some stress that cracked the windshield? Is the windshield adhesive strong enough to cause that?
I'm baffled in that there is nothing I did differently today, than I've done many times over the many years, and yet now, windshield crack.
Is rust causing decay enough that the frame shifted and caused the cab, then windshield to crack? I'm not noticing the frame falling apart or anything, this was a surprise.
I'd almost think it was more likely overspray from washing the hood on an adjacent vehicle but I've washed vehicles plenty of times without this happening. Plus it wasn't all that hot outside "yet" being the morning, and the explorer hadn't been driven so it was gradually acclimating to the temperature, not a case of cold inside and hot out.
??? If it were much younger, I'd think maybe a flaw in the glass, but it's now 22 y/o.
Once up, jack stands on the cross-beam between that LCA and the right LCA. All good, so I thought.
I swapped out an axle hub, did brakes on both sides, and then the test drive...
My windshield is cracked. There's a crack starting at the roofline about 8" to the right of the mirror mount, extending down towards and just above the mirror mount, and going straight a few inches after it.
Granted, I did do some washing of vehicles this morning, but not the windshield on the explorer. There might've been slight overspray, but I am wondering more about whether jacking it caused some stress that cracked the windshield? Is the windshield adhesive strong enough to cause that?
I'm baffled in that there is nothing I did differently today, than I've done many times over the many years, and yet now, windshield crack.
Is rust causing decay enough that the frame shifted and caused the cab, then windshield to crack? I'm not noticing the frame falling apart or anything, this was a surprise.
I'd almost think it was more likely overspray from washing the hood on an adjacent vehicle but I've washed vehicles plenty of times without this happening. Plus it wasn't all that hot outside "yet" being the morning, and the explorer hadn't been driven so it was gradually acclimating to the temperature, not a case of cold inside and hot out.
??? If it were much younger, I'd think maybe a flaw in the glass, but it's now 22 y/o.