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Old June 14th 05, 02:56 AM
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Sounds all honest to me!

"toller" > wrote in message
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> Concerning a 2000 golf with 70,000 miles
>
> 1) I took my car in for #2 below the mechanic said I had a small hole in
> an inner CV boot. He figured it would probably take a few thousand miles
> to leak to the point of being a problem, and it was fine to replace it
> then.
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> 2) Last Friday I started having an intermittent rubbing/grinding noise
> from the right front wheel. On Saturday it got so loud, for about 30
> seconds, that my 11 year old was concerned. It seemed to stop when I
> touched the brakes.
> The mechanic found a right REAR brake pad had worn at a decided angle, and
> was worn to the metal on one side and damaged the rotor. The other three
> pads were worn, but had plenty of miles left in them.
> He did not know why it was like that; as the brakes seemed to work fine.
> He thought that whatever the problem was, taking it apart had freed it up.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> He recommended replacing all the pads and rotors. The pads come in sets
> of 4 and have to all be replaced at the same time. The rotors could be
> turned, but he thought it was false economy to save $50.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> The noise is gone; but my son and I were sure it was the front wheel, not
> the rear.
>
> Are noises like that deceptive enough to fool us, or was it unrelated
> to the brake pad?
>
> Thanks; just wanting to ascertain how good a shop I am using.
>



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