Important! : problems with a garage

  1. L-plater Joined: Dec 2008 Oswestry Posts: 70 saxo 1.1i forte posedient blue. want a 1.4
    #1
    HELP...Bit of a problem. Had to take the saxo in to have the ns wheel bearing and have the bottom arm replaced to Chirk Service Station on Oak St in Oswestry today. Cost me £300!? I normally fix the car myself but didn't have the time and i needed the car for tonight.

    Anyway, driving the car home and the car started pulling to the left really badly... thinking it was perhaps the brakes? got it up off the drive to discover masses amounts of play in the wheel! i have asked a mate who is a mechanic to have a quick look and he thinks the bearing has been put in wrong or just a faulty bearing. Is the wheel bearing under warrenty?

    thanks
  2. Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno
    #2
    take the car back to the garage and explain the issue, i work as a mechanic and have experienced brand new wheel bearing with catastrophic play in them, but have never let a car leave like it, i just press out the new (faulty) one and get the parts company to send us another free of charge, customer is none the wiser. The garage cant (shouldnt) turn you away, or charge you twice as the problem hasnt been solved
  3. Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Farnham Surrey Posts: 1542 AX GT 16v turbo 6 speed with NOS 205 gti6 E 320
    #3
    i put money they have put in a bearing for a taperd shaft and yous isnt taperd
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2008 milton keynes Posts: 334 saxo mk1 vtr in posssiiiii blue
    #4
    yea wrong bearing or just lazy lol take it back and get em to sort it out FREE of charge as they have made the mistake
  5. Established Member Joined: May 2008 Kent Posts: 1127 BMW X5 4.4 PETROL
    #5
    that well bad....tell them the car left them dangerous, they have a duty of car to every car thats leaves their garage....100% road legal and safe
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #6
    Its the garages duty to rectify the problem free of charge or just mention to them trading standards if you have problems with the garage.

    Steve.
  7. L-plater Joined: Dec 2008 Oswestry Posts: 70 saxo 1.1i forte posedient blue. want a 1.4
    #7
    ok nice one! i'll take it back in this morning. cheers
  8. Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 norwich Posts: 941 Citroen Saxo Westcoast MK1
    #8
    they prob didnt realise it would have been fine when put in then generated play due to being the wrong bearing type. they sort it on parts warranty do not let them charge you for it.
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 164 Clio 172 Exclusive
    #9
    yup, they are supposed to fix it, take it back and they will fix
  10. L-plater Joined: Dec 2008 Oswestry Posts: 70 saxo 1.1i forte posedient blue. want a 1.4
    #10
    Just got it back. Wasn't charged, however it still isn't fixed! No sooner drove up the road and the car started pulling left worse than before. Got it up on the jack at home and it's just the same. I don't think they even so much as looked at the bearing! I recently replaced the shaft and he said it was a bur on the shaft. I'm a qualified mechanical engineer and there was no F-ing bur on the shaft when I put it in! So I rang him and said if he doesn't do it properly tomorrow morning I am contacting trading standards.

    F-ing crook!