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Sounds all honest to me!
"toller" > wrote in message ... > 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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