i fucked up today and let someone else work on my car
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i fucked up today and let someone else work on my car
I let a guy at my dad's shop do the timing belt and brakes.
I know the brakes are fucked, and it has to be the rear rotors. I told the guy about the screw adjustment in the rear. He either pressed the pistons in without backing out the screw, or forgot to reset the screw.
I basically had to time the car myself, and he overtensioned the bel.
I have to drive 3 hours tomorrow for work. Too bad my shitty vw is dead, or I'd drive it instead.
I know the brakes are fucked, and it has to be the rear rotors. I told the guy about the screw adjustment in the rear. He either pressed the pistons in without backing out the screw, or forgot to reset the screw.
I basically had to time the car myself, and he overtensioned the bel.
I have to drive 3 hours tomorrow for work. Too bad my shitty vw is dead, or I'd drive it instead.
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sucks man. I refuse to pay shop prices, so if a job gets fucked up, its my fault. I didnt know about any screw adjustment, when ive had the calipers off i just use a vice to push the piston back. Well, good luck getting to work tomorrow, hopefully you make it there safely.
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I had to do the t belt too, and did some other **** while it was at the shop. I've been working in Santa Fe since october, and had one day to take car of a week's worth personal **** before I go to OKC for another 4 months. Traveling sucks. I didn't want to do the t-belt in the parking lot of my hotel, since I don't want to risk breaking a timing belt at the track, 5 hours from home.
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You'd think that when you send your car into a shop of a family member or family friends, it'd get done right.
But no...
Our neighbor and long time family friend owns a place for brakes and oil and tune ups etc., we must've sent our cars back a good 3 times til they got done right.
If you want something done right you gotta do it yourself, and sometimes that's a pain in the ***.
I feel your pain.
But no...
Our neighbor and long time family friend owns a place for brakes and oil and tune ups etc., we must've sent our cars back a good 3 times til they got done right.
If you want something done right you gotta do it yourself, and sometimes that's a pain in the ***.
I feel your pain.
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Yeah, I just wasted 600 miles, and still have to o the work, and I'm really tired of driving the miata from dallas to okc. I'm picking up my rental when I get back. It sucks when you can't valet because the valet won't fit.
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It turns out that it was air in the lines. However, there was like a 2" long bubble of air (in the clear bleeder tube) on a couple corners. It also didn't help that the guy mixed the 15 year old brake fluid with the $15 motul. So I bought another, and everything worked out with the brakes and timing belt. It sucks ***. Thanks for the help everyone.
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