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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Angry Well, got my car back from the dealership



got the tranny bellhousing replaced. things they fucked up.

1. My wheels around the lugnuts all the black paint is chipped off. ******* shoulda been careful.

2. Clutch goes to the floor with no effort, much like the ss/tc.

3. Looks like they left a bolt out of the bellhousing to motor.

this was a 5 minute peek just now after i picked it up, with a dying flashlight.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Take Da Bitch Back!!!
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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monday there shall be hell to pay
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:29 PM
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i hope they have an umbrella..THERES A STORM COMIN!


lol sorry im in woowoo land right now..
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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as for the bolt they left out, is it the oil pan to tranny??? cause i noticed today on mine that there are 3 holes but only 2 get bolts.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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nope. up high kinda straight down from oil filter.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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I think your talking about the bolt that is behind the starter. It gets put in from the other direction. There is also a hole near there to inspect the clutch that doesn't get a bolt. In total there are 6 bolts that hold the tranny.
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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I'd talk with them either way
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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oh it gets better. there is orange permatex on my wheel lip. moved the car back a foot to look for leaks and low and behold a 50 cent piece sized spot of tranny fluid. there will be hell to pay tomorrow
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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That sucks.What dealership was it?
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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oh it gets better. there is orange permatex on my wheel lip. moved the car back a foot to look for leaks and low and behold a 50 cent piece sized spot of tranny fluid. there will be hell to pay tomorrow
Give the owner a shout ..
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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Sometimes when you bleed the system the fluid will run down the hydraulic line into the bellhousing and slowly drip out.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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well, axle shaft seal is the leak. Service manager claims the compressed air of the impact blew the paint off my wheels. lul ******* lulz. im a lil pissed
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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then they shouldnt have used an impact. thats why they make torque wrenchs
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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yeah. no ****. i just called the dealer and gave them American Racings number so he can get pwnt from them about air blowing off paint.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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nioce

with GM shutting down dealerships that are no longer usefull to them you would think these guys would step it up a notch. I know at my dealership ***** gone crazy with rules and regs.

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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Some dealerships are just idiots. I got my tires replaced yesterday and today I was washing it and I saw ungodly amounts of chips and dings in my rims...Seriously, I know the gunmetal rims chip but they were just careless when it came to putting my new tires on. The same dealership also tried to put regular oil in my car instead of synthetic!! WTF?!

Sorry to somewhat hijack your thread. I feel your pain though. I hate dealerships.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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here is my "compressed air damage"









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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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You told the guy he was an idiot when he told you compressed air did that right? Either way they screwed it up, they have to fix it.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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oh. we had some words. i told the service manager that we both know its bullshit so why lie.

i will give him a few days to come up with something then i will go talk to the owner.

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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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i would be like "gimme new rims or ill burn this place down" WTF...i cant believe they did that much damage
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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That is stupid if they really think that compressed air can do that.... I would have told him he was an idiot...

I feel your pain man, sorry to hear.. I have had dealers have to repaint my car for scratches from there car wash brushes...

GIVE THEM HELL!!!
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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oh. we had some words. i told the service manager that we both know its bullshit so why lie.

i will give him a few days to come up with something then i will go talk to the owner.
See the problem Im having here is that they gave it back to you hoping you wouldnt notice the damage. Just threaten them with a lawyer. Trust me it works.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Walk in with a couple of your Rick!
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Dang man. That's worse than I thought. Seriously, how could someone be so careless...Shop techies act like people will never notice anything they ef up.
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