Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:57:44 -0700 From: "Christopher A. Nowell" <c_a_nowellnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: mechanic mistakes?
Sorry, I was writting in Canadian Dollars. The clutch is slipping. "eka" <> wrote in message news:87fb09$epk$1nopsam.kolumbus.fi... > The headlight wiper is conected to the pivoting axle by a rifling, the nut > at the > end only tightens the two parts to eachother. Owertightening may cause > crackes as mentioned but the need of tightening might werywell be a sign > of a damaged rifling. Do you mean USD, wich would be totally out of range. > ( This is a scandinavian opinion ). Sounds like a bunch of real specialist > in > ripping people of their money. Is your clutch slipping or numb. > Christopher A. Nowell <c_a_nowellnopsamail.com> wrote in message > news:87dgig$jf22nopsamune.online.uleth.ca... > > I am starting to see a trend of what I believe to be negligence on the > part > > of the mechanic who works on my '87 Saab 900 in a shop that specializes in > > Saab repair. > > > > The first time, I asked them about my passenger-side headlight wiper, the > > guy changed the Y connector for the windshield wiper fluid and charged me > > for it. I noticed him also tightening the nut on the headlight wiper > before > > it worked again. It has started to fail again (less than 4 months after > > the "repairs"), I looked at it myself, and noticed that it is cracked > around > > the nut. It's therefore pivoting on an angle making too much resistance > and > > allowing the bolt to slip around. Could this have been overlooked? Or a > > coincidence? > > > > Next time, he replaced a headlight bulb that I hadn't noticed was burned > > out. I mentioned that I hadn't noticed it. I have the replaced bulb in > > front of me, and I fail to see any broken connections in the filament or > > signs of burn out. > > > > I recently paid around $1800 because my brakes failed. They said that > all > > the brake and clutch cylinders as well as some other brake components > needed > > to be replaced. This did make my brakes *work*. I noticed shortly after > > that the brake was sinking a bit with the "new" cylinders. Now, my > clutch > > is failing and the brake goes to the ground after stopping. Could it have > > been simply the clutch (they share fluids)? > > > > What do you guys think? > > -Chris > > cc: c_a_nowellnopsamail.com > > > > > >
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