Alright got a crappy situation here. A few weeks ago my friend was jacking up my car(i know first mistake), but hes in school to be a mechanic and there was a popping sound. Lowered the car and it just slightly popped up the undercarriage so it was no big deal. Well the other day I was cleaning out my car and noticed in the back seat on the drivers side the floor is raised! This is causing the carpet to be all popped out from where it goes up the front of the back seats and it just looks bad.

Problem is, how the hel do i pop that back down. I tried with all the force I had and its not working at all. Any suggestions would be great...

 

I have the same problem. ill let you know if i get it fixed and how.

 

Hammer?

 

guess your friend hasnt learned to jack up the car from jack points yet.

 

thats what i was thinking..pull the carpet back and beat it down???..GL

 

Stomp on it?
Rubber mallet?
Small piece of wood+hammer?

 

Well think about it like this, the weight of the car is what caused it as the jack was just a prop, so simply hammering it or whatever may not work. You may need professional help. You probably cant generate a few thousand lbs of force like the weight of the car on the jack did. Thats weird. Gotta jack it up at the right spot, boss.

 

^ well said. Even if the area is heated with a heat gun and you stomp on it with all your weight it still might not be sufficient to bent it back to shape.

 

Get your dumbass friend to pay for it. And maybe you could show him where the jack points are next time.

 

bet the frame is bent or something... wow he doesnt know how to jack up a car? use jack points... what kind of school is he in elementry?

 

School for the not so gifted and talented, LOL!!!

 

Use a hammer and start from the outer side then slowly move to the inner side.

 

im gonna bet that a 10lb sledge hammer will take care of it.

 

Beating it with a hammer will potentially do more damage.

A body shop would secure your car on a rack or a floor system....weld a eyebolt to the underside of the floor.....then they'd hook a come-along (ratchet) cable between the rack and the eyebolt. They would then pull the raised floor down to where it should be.

Modeling what the body shop would do would be a better solution.

 

What he said. Beating on it with a hammer is only going to make things worse. Bring it to a pro and let him fix it then get your "buddy" to pay for it or split it with you.

Download the Factory Service Manual - it tells you how to properly jack the car up.