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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #15 - 08. Feb 2011 at 11:52 tunnie wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 11:50: .... Run away now! While you still can! but not too fast ...... remember that you have iffy brakes!
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #16 - 08. Feb 2011 at 12:02

tunnie wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 11:50:

My advice is don't take it back, find another place, or get a member here to take a look, worth updating your profile with your location, Daz or Elite Pete might be close.

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1 of the wheel studs was catching on something so they swaped it for a shorter one from the front wheel.

As Rob mentions, the studs are all the same, so they are basically saying your front wheel has shorter studs to the rear?

Run away now! While you still can!

There was only one stud that was slightly longer, thus catching. Don't know why one was longer in the first place. It didn't catch on anything before and they siad thats because pins were wrong way round. Huh

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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #17 - 08. Feb 2011 at 12:05

v6miggy wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 12:02:

tunnie wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 11:50:

My advice is don't take it back, find another place, or get a member here to take a look, worth updating your profile with your location, Daz or Elite Pete might be close.

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1 of the wheel studs was catching on something so they swaped it for a shorter one from the front wheel.

As Rob mentions, the studs are all the same, so they are basically saying your front wheel has shorter studs to the rear?

Run away now! While you still can!

There was only one stud that was slightly longer, thus catching. Don't know why one was longer in the first place. It didn't catch on anything before and they siad thats because pins were wrong way round. Huh

With the pins inserted the correct way (from inside to out) the won't even show through the calliper mount.

If they were inserted the wrong way (outside to in) the larger part of the pin they were bashing it could have been catching.

I wonder if they were right before, and they've put them in the wrong way? Shocked

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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #18 - 08. Feb 2011 at 12:23

tunnie wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 12:05:

v6miggy wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 12:02:

tunnie wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 11:50:

My advice is don't take it back, find another place, or get a member here to take a look, worth updating your profile with your location, Daz or Elite Pete might be close.

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1 of the wheel studs was catching on something so they swaped it for a shorter one from the front wheel.

As Rob mentions, the studs are all the same, so they are basically saying your front wheel has shorter studs to the rear?

Run away now! While you still can!

There was only one stud that was slightly longer, thus catching. Don't know why one was longer in the first place. It didn't catch on anything before and they siad thats because pins were wrong way round. Huh

With the pins inserted the correct way (from inside to out) the won't even show through the calliper mount.

If they were inserted the wrong way (outside to in) the larger part of the pin they were bashing it could have been catching.

I wonder if they were right before, and they've put them in the wrong way? Shocked

That is what I am starting to think. I will clarify when it goes back.

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v6miggy Senior Member Offline Posts: 890 Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5V6 CDX	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #19 - 08. Feb 2011 at 14:04 Here is a picture of what I found in the scuttle. Not very clear as only had phone.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #20 - 08. Feb 2011 at 14:08 v6miggy wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 14:04: Here is a picture of what I found in the scuttle. Not very clear as only had phone. [img] Can't place it When you said green, I was thinking of the dye they put into the a/c aysten to help identify leaks, the green on the mystery plug is oxide (brass rust )
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #21 - 08. Feb 2011 at 14:16

Andy B wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 14:08:

v6miggy wrote on 08. Feb 2011 at 14:04:

Here is a picture of what I found in the scuttle. Not very clear as only had phone.
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Can't place it Undecided

When you said green, I was thinking of the dye they put into the a/c aysten to help identify leaks, the green on the mystery plug is oxide (brass rust Grin

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Oxidization it is. Looks like its come from a hot place Tongue

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omega2.2auto Newbie Offline Posts: 20 stirling Gender: Drives: omega2.2auto 52 plate	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #22 - 08. Feb 2011 at 20:57 i would get an aa inspection done stating what had been done by the garage,take this report back to the garage and demand tyey put it right foc,or the trding standers will be knocking there door.
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Reply #23 - 11. Feb 2011 at 13:56

Went to kwik fit today and both anti rattle springs were missing Angry

Got them fitted but still getting a clonking noise when I press foot brake. Any ideas what this is? All new brakes and one new caliper. Calliper was 2nd hand so could this be a problem? I doubt it but need to rule out the parts that I provided. Pretty sure it is down to workmanship considering he forgot the anti rattle springs.
Need to get to the bottom of the clonking noise which comes from the rear and sounds like the side that as the replacement calliper too.
Help please.

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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #24 - 11. Feb 2011 at 13:59

v6miggy wrote on 11. Feb 2011 at 13:56:

Went to kwik fit today and both anti rattle springs were missing Angry

Got them fitted but still getting a clonking noise when I press foot brake. Any ideas what this is? All new brakes and one new caliper. Calliper was 2nd hand so could this be a problem? I doubt it but need to rule out the parts that I provided. Pretty sure it is down to workmanship considering he forgot the anti rattle springs.
Need to get to the bottom of the clonking noise which comes from the rear and sounds like the side that as the replacement calliper too.
Help please.

Not your job .. take it back, and keep taking it back, until they do the job properly. Get trading Standards involved, or the AA if you are a member. You have paid to have a job done .. make them do it and stop running around after them !!

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v6miggy Senior Member Offline Posts: 890 Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5V6 CDX	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #25 - 11. Feb 2011 at 15:56 I have just discovered that I have a completely shot n/s/f TRE. Did this produce a rumbling kind of sound?
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neilr Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 439 Barnet, Herts Gender: Drives: Nocturno Blue 2.6CD & Red 2.6CD both 51 plate	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #26 - 11. Feb 2011 at 16:37 sounds like caliper is loose on mounting or pads are wrong and moving in the caliper. are you sure you got correct part.
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v6miggy Senior Member Offline Posts: 890 Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5V6 CDX	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #27 - 11. Feb 2011 at 17:06 This is the parts that I got: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350286280459&ssPageName=STR... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220309121382&ssPageName=STR... I have a 2000 2.5v6 saloon
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Re: Advice needed to give to garage
Reply #28 - 11. Feb 2011 at 17:42

Wow, just wow!

Please do something about this garage, brakes are simple, so simple in fact you dont even have to be a mechanic to change them. just a kwik fit tyre monkey.

They are feeding you bs and it sounds like they honestly are making it up as they go along.

The parts you have bought look correct to me, I would contact trading standards.

9 hours to do brakes and an abs ecu? give me a break!
The bad thing about that is they sound like they were making out like they were doing you a favour only charging for 6

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Turk Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3364 Llanelli, Wales Gender: Drives: Two tractors...a chipped manual 2.5td CD (F/Lift '00) & a Hardly-Movinson XL1200	Re: Advice needed to give to garage Reply #29 - 11. Feb 2011 at 21:45 Speak to Trading Standards.
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