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Here's a little eye opener, Get out and get under! |
Howard |
Mar 15 2004, 08:08 PM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None |
So my newly acquired 914-V8 has a bit of front end shake. Take it to local tire place, they balance and notice struts are leaking and clank a bit. So balanced, aligned and strutted, I'm on my way.
Out for a drive, front really gets shaky and a bunch of free play in wheel. Limp home, jack up car and take a look. Gee whiz (I think I said it differently) the steering box was not bolted to the frame. Nice holes, nice threads, no bolts. Installed bolts. Thanked powers that be, as I had just come off a curvy road with some serious drop offs. Back to tire shop, tech says 'they told me to replace struts, not check anything else'. Mutters a few other things, and realigns. Car still shakes, of course. Car sat for a long time on new tires, and they now 'guess' tread separation. Nowhere near round, of course, but hey, they did balance. Think I'll take my business elsewhere. So what have we learned, kids? I learned "Trust everyone, then double check". I had my granddaughter in the car last week. Irate old fart goes to tire store with grenade laucher: Film @ 11. |
blonde914 |
Mar 15 2004, 08:25 PM
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SHERRY Group: Members Posts: 97 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 1,630 |
Thank God that you and your Grand Daughter are OK. The car too for that matter. Something like that happened to me once, they did not tighten the lug nuts and only one was holding the tire on by the time I made it 5 miles. Kept hearing rattling, stopped at a gas station back when they had attendants. He rushed out to help me and found the problem. He fixed it, I went back to the shop and threw a hissy fit. They refunded the money I had paid for the alignment and balancing ect. and offered LIFETIME service on that car. I think they were trying to tell me something. Needless to say I never went back.
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