[Vwdiesel] HELP - WHEEL FELL OFF !!!

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I say again, get a lawyer to fix it, and to get your $800 back.  I find 
reading your posts painful.

Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rolf Pechukas" <rbp at 4u2bu.org>
To: <ev_update at yahoogroups.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] HELP - WHEEL FELL OFF !!!


> UPDATE - 2006.11.14
>
> well, here I am, back in the shop again
> Tuesday evening
> drove 400 miles over the weekend - listening to the tranny
> brought it back to change tranny oil and repair the weld
>
> welder tried to repair his weld, but apparently it still leaks, and
> maybe worse than before
> guys are waiting now for their second epoxy fix to harden so they can
> fill tranny case again
>
> meanwhile, they replaced 2 of the failed ball joint boots with larger
> aftermarket universal boots that they filled with grease
> no idea if this is a good idea
> the upper BJ on the passenger's side is lifting up, too
> they said they'll fix that one too, but they can't keep 'giving me
> stuff - this has to be the end of it'
> meanwhile,
> - the repair of the hole in the tranny, which happened b/c they
> didn't check stubby on initial repair, leaks; they are fixing it with
> glue (!)
> - the brand new ball joints, which they had to take in and out twice
> now b/c they didn't do initial repair right, have ripped boots -
> their repairs of the boots may or not be kosher
> - the tranny is definitely whining in a way I never heard before, and
> I am getting nervous it'll fail, or fail after the 30 day warranty
> they are supposedly giving me
> - I have no confidence in the tranny, the BJs, or even the stubby w/
> new clip they put in
> I am out $800 in labor alone
> these guys say this is the 'end of it'
> but all the potential issues I am facing are entirely a result of
> their botched initial repair
>
> let this be one final lesson to me, yet again:
> NEVER let anyone work on your rig, EVER, except for you
>
>
> end transmission (so to speak)
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