most service centers are harping on multipoint inspections now. It’s a big thing at the dealership I work at they want the techs to look over everything on every car we bring in to try and find additional required work. The arguements for and against it have been made, either which way thats probably why they put it on a rack.
Also Mike the guy could have just stuck a small prybar in between the caliper, pad and rotor and partially returned the caliper to make sure it wasn’t fucked before writing it up for brakes. Still a dumbass for not pumping them, but I don’t believe that would qualify as disassembly.
When I worked at Lia, my old mk3 Jetta lost it’s muffler on central. The tech’s at lia don’t weld, so I dropped it at Midas. They tried to charge me $600 to weld the same muffler back up. I told them to fuck off, and they called me back 3 times that day with “discounted” prices.
Firestone did that to me when I went for an alignment on my truck (Ive got the lifetime alignment). They told me I needed rear brakes, which I actually did but they wanted almost $600 to do them. I told them Id do them myself and they kept calling me back and saying I really should get it done and theyd work on the price and all. They even sent me a letter in the mail.
I replaced the rear pads and rotors myself for less than $100.
Dude I love you! LOL Thats sig worthy, no better yet that’s put on the front desk at my shop worthy! I know you wanted to put “Are” in there I am just bustin your balls man! :rofl
Car came in to bay for battery. Tech noticed “un-even tire wear”, friend agree’d to free alignment check. Battery went in, car was moved to alignment rack. Car was removed from alignment rack, and put on lift. Car went up, owner said GTFO with the brake job give me my car back, car went down, tech drove through door like an idiot.
For all we know his foot could have slipped off the clutch, or he stopped near the door, thought he put it in neutral to get out and open the door, and dumped the clutch in gear as he went to step out.
Good point you are very right, they could have pry’d it in to check… but still. That doesn’t need to be done. Look at rotor for deep grooving, damage or out of spec wear. Look parallel to the rotor surface and see if there is pad material left. Inspection over.
Policed report says the tech was coasting through the garage and failed to stop the vehicle causing damage to the front of the car and the overhead door. Doesnt say shit for details, which is good. So its left up to the judge to ask the tech how come it didnt stop. Very simple case IMO.
Also as a responsible, intelligent and quick thinking person… Why not pull the hand brake when you apparently cant stop when COASTING towards a solid object??? If I were the judge I would beat this tech and the company to a pulp with common sense and logical thinking. CASE CLOSED!
DARRYL CARL! lol Its not Albany SPEED shop for nothing! At his house he has a garbage can full of redbull cans, from about 2 months time. DC you are the man!