I'm sure some of them or some of the mechanics within them are good, unfortunately, its not tattooed on their forehead.
EXACTLY why I never take my cars (or motorcycles) to a shop, be it a dealer or an independent.
The other week, I had the front wheels off my girlfriends car to check out a noise coming from the front end when driving over speed bumps. Likely the sway bar links as has always been my past experience and the mileage was right.
What got me was that the left front wheel was dragging while trying to spin the wheel. I always check that aspect for sticking pins and caliper piston.
The brake pads were recently replaced since they were almost new. There might have been 10% or 15% wear, if that. Some clown at the dealer simply installed a set of brake pads without doing a full service; that means removing the pins, cleaning them, cleaning the cavities the pins slide into in the caliper mount, and greasing them. It took quite a while to remove one of the seized pins.
Sheesh, when I do a brake service on my daily driver that sees use every day, my brake jobs are good for 4 to 5 years of trouble free service; that is about the time I replace my pads and discs. My last daily driver car is now in the hands of a Porsche friend and itll be 20 years old this fall. The same trouble-free calipers are still on it and the pistons slide freely.
Ya gots to know what you are doing!
EXACTLY why I never take my cars (or motorcycles) to a shop, be it a dealer or an independent.
The other week, I had the front wheels off my girlfriends car to check out a noise coming from the front end when driving over speed bumps. Likely the sway bar links as has always been my past experience and the mileage was right.
What got me was that the left front wheel was dragging while trying to spin the wheel. I always check that aspect for sticking pins and caliper piston.
The brake pads were recently replaced since they were almost new. There might have been 10% or 15% wear, if that. Some clown at the dealer simply installed a set of brake pads without doing a full service; that means removing the pins, cleaning them, cleaning the cavities the pins slide into in the caliper mount, and greasing them. It took quite a while to remove one of the seized pins.
Sheesh, when I do a brake service on my daily driver that sees use every day, my brake jobs are good for 4 to 5 years of trouble free service; that is about the time I replace my pads and discs. My last daily driver car is now in the hands of a Porsche friend and itll be 20 years old this fall. The same trouble-free calipers are still on it and the pistons slide freely.
Ya gots to know what you are doing!