>
> I think that may have been the problem (or at least part of it)...
> Here's what happened:
>
> (A little history first: When they put the new tires on, they gave
> me the truck back and one of the lug nuts in the rear left tire wasn't
> all the way in! I went back in and told them about it. The manager
> had them pull the truck back in, fix the lug, and check all four tires.)
>
> After driving a little bit today, I stopped and got out of the truck.
> When I did, I noticed a "burning rubber" kind of smell. I checked all 4
> tires, and the smell was coming from the left rear tire. The left brake
> drum was *really* hot, and the vibration was much more noticeable.
>
> I took it back to the tire place, and they checked it out. I watched
> them as they were working on it, and they had a really hard time getting
> one lug out of the left rear tire. The diagnosis of the overheating/smell
> problem was that the emergency brake cable was stuck on. I have no
> idea if that is something they could have caused, but they fixed it for
> free, at any rate. I asked the manager if they had some trouble with
> one of the lugs. He said yes, it was stripped pretty bad (along with
> the post.) He said they would fix it for free. They knocked out the
> post and replaced it. They didn't have a lug nut in stock so they
> ordered one from a dealer and they'll be putting it on Wednesday. (all
> free)
>
> I'm positive that it was them who stripped the post and the lug in
> the first place; fortunately they're owning up to it and fixing it for no
> additional cost. (Stupid airguns)
>
> -Jon-
>
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> I do not speak for the SUNY College at Fredonia; any opinions are my own.
>
Well they may be incompetent, but at least they own up to their
incompetance, which is very rare, especially with some of the shopsaround
here, I'm just glad I have an uncle who has his own shop, because I know
of some people who've had some very bad experiences with some of the local
shops, I'm glad I don't have to deal with any of them...
Bruce
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