Here! Here!! Your description of events is exactly the reason I do as much work for myself that I can (99%).
>If they did such mess in front i can only imagine what is hiding inside >bell housing... >Over 20 years ago i took my 64 Bug to replace clutch. 3 months later throw >out bearing >fork broke 30 miles from home. Took Bug back but they were very happy to >tell me 90 day >warranty expired.This time i decided to do it myself... >Sure enough their "new" clutch was not new at all and i ended installing >new clutch kit myself. >This and couple of other "professional jobs" provided plenty of motivation >to become my own mechanic. >Contrary to some people believe the higher bill doesn't reflect higher >quality. Bad mechanics are very consistent in how they "fix" things...
Chris Mills in TN |
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