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Amazing prices.. :/ (rant)
So I've got a bit of popping when taking off or going into
reverse. It's not drive train but rather the control arms just need the bolts retorqued. Been there done that about every three to four years depending on how hard I drive the Jeep. The only problem is it's difficult to put 130ft.lbs on the lower arms without air tools or having the Jeep lifted and I do _not_ like working under a vehicle on jacks especially when horking on bolts. To do it right I need a real lift. Anyhoo, back to the story. Called the Jeep dealership to ask how much they would charge to hit up eight bolts. They tell me it will be a 41$ charge to "examine the problem" and probably an hour of time $91 to fix it. 91$/hour! That's flatly insane. It must be due to the war in Iraq and oil prices driving up the cost of the imported booze the addleminded dealership owner swills down. ..... Well, it costs about 4-5$/hr to rent lift space at the auto-hobby shop on base. So it looks like I'll be there later next week. It will probably take me an hour but that includes bs time and a few sodapop breaks since the rack is outside. ..... -- DougW |
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