He may have taken it off to check the brakes (make sure there's enough
material on the pads) or maybe the lug didn't quite sit like the others
and he wanted to find out why.
My NY inspection took 30 minutes. The mechanic was intrigued by the
QuickD intake, wanted to know if it was stock (I smell problems when I
have to get sniffed). He seemed to be bitter that the shop had to do
inspections (realistically, you can't run a garage and not do
inspections, people might wonder about it) as they charge $45/hour for
labor, but can only charge $10 for the NYS inspection.
Terry Herrin wrote:
>
> "mike d." <miggitymike@juno.com> wrote:
> >15 minutes later, I pull it in to the bay and he gets to inspecting it...
> >it fails.... why?
> >reason #1- one of the lug nuts was cross threaded and wouldn't come off
> >(thanks a f*ckin' lot Midas!!!)...
>
> Why they heck was he taking off the wheels? Sure, a lug nut should
> not be cross threaded, but still, removing the wheels? How long does
> an inspection in Virginia take, an hour? How much does it cost?
> Sheesh, remind me not to move. I never realized how lucky I am to
> live here. Check signals, parking brake, horn, slap on sticker.
>
> Terry Herrin
> 99 FR CC R/T
> 14.769 @ 91.43
> Wilmington, NC
> http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
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