Why are all auto shops completely inept?!
#11
I agree with that move 100%.
This B$ was so avoidable, all these A holes needed to use was a M8-1.25 bolt to "lock" the steering box (FIRST STEP!). Nothing fancy and pretty F'in basic!
Just Lazy Bastards!!!!!!!
#12
#14
Got my money back.
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#15
Our local shop
I am somewhat spoiled. I live in a town of 300 people. We have a little shop here that charges 35 bucks an hour and he prefers it if you bring your own parts. I am capable of doing about anything but for 35 an hour I don't get greasy
The guy is 80 and grumpy as hell but I have never questioned his work
The guy is 80 and grumpy as hell but I have never questioned his work
#16
Apparently you got the solution you asked for and still want to rant. No reason to bad mouth all the shops and workers as if you've never never made a mistake or done some questionable maintenance yourself. Spend some time reading and you'll find many here have done their own D2 alignments without any special tooling with excellent results.
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Not a single time have I ever brought a vehicle to a shop and been 100% satisfied. New battery? Terminals didn't get tightened down. Oil change? Drain bolt over tightened and stripped the aluminum pan. Tire rotation? WHEEL NEARLY FELL OFF. Will add this to the list, right behind the time I took a bike in to have the brakes pressure bled and right in front if my eyes the guy scrapes the paint off both sides of my swing arm ( and gouged the aluminum) with the paddock stand.
#17
Not a single time have I ever brought a vehicle to a shop and been 100% satisfied
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#18
My bad. I don't have much experience working with shops. I'm the same way.. I absolutely hate the thought of anyone doing anything to my truck because I *know* they'll do something wrong. When I had top hats installed, the machinist didn't put the o-rings in, so I took them back to have them put in. I'll never know if they are actually in there. I still have nightmares about it. I went as far as researching options to have a 3rd party ultrasonically check for the rubber. Yeah...I know
I've rebuild my rover top to bottom and the only shop help I've had is
- tires mounted on new rims
- bushings pressed into radius arms
- flanged cylinder sleeves installed, valve job, etc
- alignment. It's nice to have the print out (especially after putting in castor corrected arms), but in hindsight, the only thing they can adjust is the toe. A lot of shops offer free alignment checks. i.e. no charge if you are within spec
- bumper welded
Most of those jobs are pretty black and white but I still agonized over them and insisted I watch them do the work.
I've rebuild my rover top to bottom and the only shop help I've had is
- tires mounted on new rims
- bushings pressed into radius arms
- flanged cylinder sleeves installed, valve job, etc
- alignment. It's nice to have the print out (especially after putting in castor corrected arms), but in hindsight, the only thing they can adjust is the toe. A lot of shops offer free alignment checks. i.e. no charge if you are within spec
- bumper welded
Most of those jobs are pretty black and white but I still agonized over them and insisted I watch them do the work.
#19
My bad. I don't have much experience working with shops. I'm the same way.. I absolutely hate the thought of anyone doing anything to my truck because I *know* they'll do something wrong. When I had top hats installed, the machinist didn't put the o-rings in, so I took them back to have them put in. I'll never know if they are actually in there. I still have nightmares about it. I went as far as researching options to have a 3rd party ultrasonically check for the rubber. Yeah...I know
I've rebuild my rover top to bottom and the only shop help I've had is
- tires mounted on new rims
- bushings pressed into radius arms
- flanged cylinder sleeves installed, valve job, etc
- alignment. It's nice to have the print out (especially after putting in castor corrected arms), but in hindsight, the only thing they can adjust is the toe. A lot of shops offer free alignment checks. i.e. no charge if you are within spec
- bumper welded
Most of those jobs are pretty black and white but I still agonized over them and insisted I watch them do the work.
I've rebuild my rover top to bottom and the only shop help I've had is
- tires mounted on new rims
- bushings pressed into radius arms
- flanged cylinder sleeves installed, valve job, etc
- alignment. It's nice to have the print out (especially after putting in castor corrected arms), but in hindsight, the only thing they can adjust is the toe. A lot of shops offer free alignment checks. i.e. no charge if you are within spec
- bumper welded
Most of those jobs are pretty black and white but I still agonized over them and insisted I watch them do the work.
For tracking I have used these in motorsport and my own cars and they work. Lazer's are great if the morons know how to use them correctly.
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