New springs, gears
02-20-2012, 06:02 PM
#21
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: mississippi
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Ok took it back to the shop. I told them about the whine and the mechanic said well let's take it out and see. At first he said it wasn't that bad.said you could drag race it like this and it would be fine. Then he said the noise was because of the backlash,which would loosen up with more driving. I wasn't willing to accept that and he said he could adjust it today but it would be basically after hours on his own time because he was booked up. Other than that it would have to be Wednesday. So I went outside to make a call to get a ride and when I came back this is what he and the owner had to say. This is a major F-up and we are just going to replace the gears under warranty at no cost to you. So they are going to replace the gears this afternoon/this evening. Hopefully it will be right this time. I will let you all know.
02-20-2012, 07:32 PM
#22
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2
I would definately take it back again. I know gas isnt cheap, but if youre not feeling comfartable youre better off taking it back and being over cautious than having something break and them telling you you should have brought it in. A good mechanic will understand your concern and want to make it right. My mechanic is great and listens to all my concerns, regardless of how many times I ask the same question. Keep going in until your happy and if that doesnt happen, its time to move on.
02-20-2012, 07:37 PM
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 2,758
Ok took it back to the shop. I told them about the whine and the mechanic said well let's take it out and see. At first he said it wasn't that bad.said you could drag race it like this and it would be fine. Then he said the noise was because of the backlash,which would loosen up with more driving. I wasn't willing to accept that and he said he could adjust it today but it would be basically after hours on his own time because he was booked up. Other than that it would have to be Wednesday. So I went outside to make a call to get a ride and when I came back this is what he and the owner had to say. This is a major F-up and we are just going to replace the gears under warranty at no cost to you. So they are going to replace the gears this afternoon/this evening. Hopefully it will be right this time. I will let you all know.
Did they say what they screwed up?
02-20-2012, 07:46 PM
#25
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Washington
Posts: 30
They didn't specifically say, mainly they said the backlash was off but that was just based on hearing it and not tearing it apart. Before they even started working on it they decided to just replace the whole set of gears. So it's unclear if they are saying it is the backlash or the gears. They have the car now so hopefully they will be more meticulous this time. He said te backlash was set at 9 and the specs say it should be between 8 and 12
02-20-2012, 11:16 PM
#27
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Washington
Posts: 30
Ok well picked the car up tonight. They stayed till 730 working on it. I drove it back home and tonight and there is almost no noise at all. It is very quiet and unless you listen for it you really can't hear a thing. It is easily 10 times better than it was. So I am gonna be extremely careful during the break in period to hopefully keep it noise free. I would say to anyone who is having hear noise, make the installer fix it. I was hesitant about taking the car back but I am glad I did.
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