Did shop break my hub or ??? (pic)
03-24-06, 01:14 PM
#26
That looks broken
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so after i pressed the bushing back out (still in good shape!) and had a look inside the bore, i've decided to go talk to the guy again and see what he has to say about it. New pic, the area inside the yellow square isn't dark black because of lighting issues. . .
TORCH FOR TEH WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TORCH FOR TEH WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-24-06, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Noel Caraballo
where can you get replacement bushings for that same spot that broke, when i took that bolt off my car the factory bushing just crumbled out
I believe thats the DTSS bushing and you can get eliminator bushings for like $40 for the pair from RacingBeat and mazdatrix or you can get the factory bushings from mazda for about the same I would think, but problly much more I don't know that for sure tho.
03-25-06, 11:51 PM
#30
The mystery of the prize.
Definitely heated with a torch. The first in-focus photo shows it clearly, the area around the crack where the outer skin appears to have been 'collapsed' like the skin turned into fabric and was draping in is a dead give away.
Anyone who has welded aluminum can tell you this in a instant just glancing at the photo.
The shop owes you the cost of a new hub and should also give you more for the lies and time wasted.
Anyone who has welded aluminum can tell you this in a instant just glancing at the photo.
The shop owes you the cost of a new hub and should also give you more for the lies and time wasted.
04-23-06, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Karack
whoever told you that? first i have heard of it. you have something in your hand you have to pay for it, if you feel you were wronged you either call the police or go to court. if you call and cancel a payment that is called "theft", bout the same league as what the shop owner did but much easier to prove.
there is a law that when using a credit card for goods and I'm sure services within a specific distance and the goods where not satisfactory then you can call your credit card company and dispute the charges. they in turn will cause the payment to the vendor to be reversed. so the vendor get no money.
you do have to in good faith first try to resolve the problem with the vendor though. without doing that there is nothing they can or will do.
it isn't theft
04-23-06, 02:26 PM
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That looks broken
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what's up bro?!? haven't heard from you in a while. yeah it sucks but it's water under the bridge now. Full time job + school = no time for fucktard shops. i ended up doing the other side my self with a ghetto press. I saw you were looking a a blue FD, good luck bro!
04-23-06, 03:00 PM
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Heating and rapidly cooling aluminum can cause cracks. Maybe he doused it with water? Possibly he heated the area and the outside cooled faster than the metal bushing inside? Doesn't really seem to matter how exactly they managed it. Stupidity knows no bounds.
04-23-06, 03:08 PM
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they had the shop bitch that gets paid 8 bucks an hour do it and he fucked it up, now they dont want to pay because they do crappy work, everyone probably knows this, but they charge cheap prices for half done work, **** the guys, i post flyers all over town with the shadyness of this establishment, call my credit card company and get my money back, report them to the city, report them to the BBB automotive department, and flatten all they're tires, lol
**** those guys
**** those guys
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