yeash!! that adds up quick...

 

I just found out that they waaaaaay overcharged me for the bearing, over twice what I could get it for at the parts store, so I'm going to raise hell with them tomorrow.

 

well what happened to your 97?

 

Well, Friday I went through the front end (ball joints, shocks, tie rods, idler arm, sway bar bushings) since the kid will start driving it here soon. Took it in yesterday for an alignment, and when the wife and kid picked it up, the bearing failed in the parking lot of the alignment place. So, I figured, instead of towing it home, I'd have them do it. I normally don't let people do this kind of work for me. But, since I'm working 6-12's right now, and really don't have the time, I figured I'd let these guys do it. I've bought all of my tires, for all of my trucks, boats, trailers from them. I'm going to give them hell for charging me over 250% for the bearing. If they dont' make it good, I'll let them know I'm done with them, and I'll tell everyone I work with (at the electric utility) what they did. We'll see, they'll probably do nothing, and I'll be done with them.

 

thats the best way to handle it.

 

howdy all,
damn pat i would too. hell i could have done it cheaper myself. les swabb tried to do that to erin when she had the tires on the ranger rotated. they told her 800$ for brakes. and i just looked at them before i left and they were fine. i had her take it up to the tranny shop for the axle seal and clay only charged me 85$. he's pretty cool guy. so i just told erin to take it up there for what ever the truck or my car needs. after all i did buy the shadow from his mom.

 

Howdy Jack. Normally, I would have done it, and I was planning on it, next payday. But, I was kind of stuck and didn't want to tow it. It was Jensen Tire, out in Elkhorn.

 

yeah i hear ya so you had no choice. i hate when that happens. sometimes i think its planned by them. like i said i just checked the ranger out before i left and it was fine the only thing was the axle seal leak. and clay fixed that. normally i do all the repair work on my cars and my truck but its hard to do when your 1700 miles away.

 

its also hard to do when youre busy with work. i had my exploder serviced by a mechanic for the first time since i became its full fledged owner back in november. im kinda glad they did it cause it still had the original fuel filter and it took em almost an hour to break it loose and change it.

 

Yeah, these hours and only one day off make it hell to get anything done.

 

Hey Jack, you are doing some travelling. Not to mention side trips to Maine!
How is your wife doing? And how is she putting up with your circumstance?

 

gmornin bsers! lol.

 

Good morning and have a good Monday BS crew and the other m new England state of Maine.

 

wazzup jim?

 

Good morning wandering BS crew, and our Maine hosts!