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wheel alignment
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:25 pm
by polo gangsta
just been to the garage today to get my wheel alignment done butt the nut on the ball joint wont budge at all so then they said u have to heat it up and then undo it n also said it is a 4 - 5 hour job which i know for a fact its not but what do u lot think
Re: wheel alignment
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:03 pm
by Ian_R
polo gangsta wrote:just been to the garage today to get my wheel alignment done butt the nut on the ball joint wont budge at all so then they said u have to heat it up and then undo it n also said it is a 4 - 5 hour job which i know for a fact its not but what do u lot think
Doing a four wheel alignment properly can take up to an hour, as for heating up[ the nut on the ball joint, 4-5 hours ha ha ha, what are they using to heat it up, a box of matches? in all reality it take about 5 mins to heat up, also have they though about grinding the bolt of! but i can assure you it dont take 4-5 hours, i can change discs and pads, in 30 mins buddy, and managed to change a drive shaft on or around half hour!
The reason they will be telling you this is £££££££££££££££££££ they no doubt charge silly labour prices, go to a god indapendant garage and they'll give you an honest answer!
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:34 pm
by NOZ
They just want to bend you over frankly!
Heating it would only take 2-5mins each which I had done by kwik-fit and we know how lairy they can be with prices and knowledge.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:41 pm
by polo gangsta
yhh i knew they were chattin s*** as soon as they said it, but didnt really wana laugh and tell em that it doesnt take that long, but i was thinkin of goin to kwik fit but didnt have enough time but how much did they charge you to loosen the nuts of the ball joint
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:44 pm
by NOZ
Altogether I think around £40ish. Kwik-fit ain't too good themselves and charge too much so I recommend just going to a well known tyre garage, a big named place if can. Cos you don't want one that'l mess you about anymore.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:48 pm
by polo gangsta
waaa did u pay 40 just for them to loosen the nuts or for everything including wheel alignment
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:48 am
by NOZ
alignment too. hardly gonna charge me for heating something when they know if they don't then they'r not making any £££ off my ass cos won't get alignment done. So word of wisdom, bargain on it
