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Tire rod supposedly "fixed," still has problems


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rsherid
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Apr 23, 2010, 12:41 PM

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Two days ago I took my '01 Hyundai, which is admittedly on its last legs, into Monro (U.S. brake shop chain). I was in desperate need of a new tire rod because I could hear squealing, squeaking, and grinding coming from that area. Well, they not only had to install a new tire rod end, but also a Link Pin-Bil, an alignment, and a Control Arm. The total came to almost $700. Since it was so expensive, I told them to just do the minimum needed for my safety so they did everything BUT the Wheel Bearing.

Well, today -- two days later -- I'm going about 60 MPH on the highway and all the sounds that occurred before the repairs happened again. I kept driving until the grinding sound got so bad that I pulled over in fear of the tires flying off. I managed to make it into a local dealership where I left it for them to look at and await their phone call tomorrow.

So my question is: Why didn't those repairs -- tire rod, pin-bil, and control arm -- do anything? The car drove as if nothing had been done to fix the front end. Was the wheel bearing that important? If so, what should I do? I feel that if today's driving caused more damage, Monro, who supposedly gave me the fix, should be liable.


nickwarner
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Apr 23, 2010, 1:00 PM

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the wheel bearing is at the very center of your safety. Glad you aren't driving it. A bearing that bad will do all the things that are happening. Being the wheel didn't come off, no further damage should result from running it. But if they found play in the other parts they replaced they needed to go. But how they could align it with a shot bearing is beyond me.


chickenhouse
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Apr 24, 2010, 6:52 PM

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There also comes a point when you have to decide if the repair justifies continued ownership. The bearing is goung to cost $$, it will need an alignment-again. $700.00 down, how much to go?


bob1
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May 5, 2010, 11:22 AM

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sounds like they didn't actually fix the problem it's not a good idea to tell a repair shop what you want replaced, it should be their job to figure that out. Sometimes struts will grind when turning the wheel,rubber bushings can sometimes get noisy, Are there any bent tie rods? when did the noise occur? while turning, hitting the brakes? or at a certain speed etc.?


Loren Champlain Sr
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May 5, 2010, 5:06 PM

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rsherid; >>squealing, squeaking, and grinding coming from that area<<
I've heard dry tie rods cause a 'squeak' when turning, but none of the other descriptions. ?? The noises you describe point to a wheel bearing. Not sure what a Link Pin-Bil is? Control arm? I suppose, if you had a bad lower ball joint, it may require replacement of the control arm. It's too late now, but I'd reconsider taking my car back to Monro. You may want to question the manager, there, when you get back from your trip. Just my personal thoughts. On the other hand, if you went in and asked them to replace the tie rod, without diagnostics, then you are probably stuck with some needed work that didn't correct the initial problem.
Agree with the others; Would be pretty tough to acurately align if the bearing was that bad. Maybe a refund for the alignment is in order? Again, just my personal thought.
Loren
SW Washington






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