"We Do It Right!" . . .I beg to differ.
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"We Do It Right!" . . .I beg to differ.
I wonder who was the tech on this brake job, the Bear or the Alligator??
http://home.stx.rr.com/aguilarj/wtfbrake.jpg
Notice something 'hanging around'??
Sheesh, I had to go tell the poor guy in their waiting room about this..he pitched a holy fit!!
http://home.stx.rr.com/aguilarj/wtfbrake.jpg
Notice something 'hanging around'??
Sheesh, I had to go tell the poor guy in their waiting room about this..he pitched a holy fit!!
Last edited by Beast12; Dec 27, 2005 at 07:17 PM.
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While I think the hanging parts are most definetely wrong, the Peveto family doesn't condon shoddy work. I know these folks on a personal level. Unfortunately, they get to hire the same yo-yos that the dealerships hire and despite the corporate training, things like this still happen. The manager should have had his backside chewed on for letting this happen and really should have replaced the brake hoses at the cost of the tech working on the truck. I'm not sure that these shops are nation wide yet so some folks won't know about the gator or bear.
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Could someone explain this one to me? I dont see anything wrong. It looks to me like the job is in progress about halfway done, just that no one is giving it any particular attention to the truck right now.
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When I first read this, last night, I looked at the picture, expecting to see chunks of some dead animal carcus, hanging down, into a brake. WTH is the gator and bear reference?
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Ah, the Bear and the Alligator are the 'mascots' for that particular company. Their motto is "We Do it Right."
I went to their website and put in a comment with a link to the pic, I wonder if I'll get a response.
I went to their website and put in a comment with a link to the pic, I wonder if I'll get a response.
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Originally Posted by andym
Considering that most brake shops let the calipers hang by the hoses, and it basically never causes a problem, they will probably get a good laugh of it and move on.
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Originally Posted by 99 4X4
And thats the reason my car and truck have never been to a shop.
Brakes are fine. Everything checks out. Cool, right?
Wrong. I was adjusting the brakes that they didn't bother to, and decided to take a look in there myself because something didn't feel right. Opened it up, and both wheel cylinders are leaking fluid. One side is completely frozen.
Thank you, Firestone.
