Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
So I take in my van to get inspected and of course they call me back telling me something is broke.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:
A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense
I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
Last edited by inolen; Jun 11, 2009 at 03:55 PM.
NealFoReal
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
So I take in my van to get inspected and of course they call me back telling me something is broke.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:
A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense
I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
My pops is in the cab business and has a ton of shops that work with him. Just shoot me a text reminding me later in case I forgot. Oh also what year make and model is the van. On newer vehicles theres certain things that you cant get around coz the vehicle is hooked up to a computer. Things like emissions but dont know what else - nothing with bearings tho that **********. He coulda passed you if everything else was good 
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NealFoReal
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
could be part of it. but if you went for an inspection and failed i wouldnt just go to another shop coz most likely it'll be the same thing. I got an inspection for Jimmy - he had to drive to 3 different shops but he got it when he shouldnt have.
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
So I take in my van to get inspected and of course they call me back telling me something is broke.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:
A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
I go in, he is moving my tie rod assembly telling me how it's not supposed to move at all.
I ask him what exactly is wrong, he tells me it's my bearings.
He then points to where the bearings are says "see, there is nothing there but grease." Well, clearly the two parts were moving fluidly (i.e. there were bearings) so I ask him what he meant. He just again said "see, there is nothing there but grease." I told him it seemed like the bearings were there as the parts were moving well. He agreed and then I asked well, what else should be there besides bearings and grease to which he just ignored my question and told me I'd need a brand new tie rod assembly (which he said was $600)
Maybe the bearings are bad, maybe there was too much free play or something, but his explanation just didn't make any sense
I guess I'll try to take it to another shop sometime this week. Does anybody have any recommendations for a shop that will:A. Tell me if anything really is fucked.
B. Pass me regardless.
Last edited by *trix*; Jun 11, 2009 at 04:23 PM.
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
a bad tie rod and wheel bearing are easily noticable things if you have bad tie rods the bushings would be all torn up on the linkage and if your bearings were bad it would screach whether or not you had lube on it, I personally think he was just trying to **** you
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
This piece I think:
He said it should not move at all (which doesn't make any sense).
Last edited by inolen; Jun 11, 2009 at 04:35 PM.
NealFoReal
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Re: Calling aLL NY stunters and stunteresses
Just spoke to my pops and he said when you wanna go just lemme know and he'll call the guy for you. did you get a printout showing what needed to be fixed though - like a NYS Inspection printout? He said that could cause a problem coz if you did it'd be in the system and the next person inspecting would have to look at that. He still doesnt think it should be a problem. He did say if your tie rod assembly is all fucked up you should probably get it fixed coz you could lose control of the van to which I replied I dont think its fucked and that the guy was trying to get money. My pops deals with Fords all the time and he said the tie rods are $50 each so it definitely shouldnt cost $600 if it were a real problem. Difference w these guys, if they're not gonna pass you they wont hook ur van up just to take $40 from you - they'll let you know ahead of time but as long as its not something like emissions or whatever else they see when hooking the van to the computer, they'll pass you.
