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whorl1quote
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Jun 27, 2010, 1:32 PM
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My Mini cooper is making such big noises that I can't continue to ignore so I took it to the shop. I was told the front wheel bearing needs to
get replaced. The whole noise started when I took the car for repairs and tire alignment six month ago. My car is 2004 model and only has 60K
miles on it. What i am trying to figure out is that if the previous repairs can possibly cause the bearing to go bad. This is what happened:
1) The front lower control arm bushings were replaced
2) The previous shop called to say that they discover some noises and noticed that the ball joints need to be replaced so they went ahead to
replace that
3) I then took the car to get tire alignment right the next day
4) I started noticing noises the next day after tire alignment
5) The noises get louder and louder over the six month period
6) the new shop told me the front wheel bearing needs to be replaced
Can any car expert give me opinion is it possible the previous shop or the tire alignment actually made the bearing to go bad? I am pretty sure it has to one of them since the noise started right the same time. The car also only has 60K miles for the bearing to go bad this early by normal wear and tear?
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Hammer Time
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Jun 27, 2010, 4:26 PM
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Your just fishing for somebody to blame here and there isn't anybody. Bearings fail and there really isn't anything anyone could have to cause it.
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whorl1quote
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Jun 27, 2010, 4:30 PM
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such hostile response. will never come to this site again.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 27, 2010, 4:35 PM
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There was nothing hostile about that. It was a statement of fact. You have no reason to be blaming your failure on any one else.
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whorl1quote
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Jun 27, 2010, 4:47 PM
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you are probably the owner of one of those shops. No wonder you do NOT understand what I am talking about. the first response from any shop owner is "this is not my responsibility". No wonder a junky site to stat with.
You know nothing about facts. stupid junky.
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Hammer Time
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Jun 27, 2010, 4:54 PM
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That's right. I do own a shop. This site is staffed by shop owners and highly skilled technicians that donate their very valuable time here to try to help people for free so when a guy like you comes here and asks us for advice on how to rip off a shop owner, it pushes our buttons. Repair shops are not all thieves as you would suggest but there are a number of customers out there that think everything has to be someone else's fault.
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dmac0923
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Jun 28, 2010, 6:26 PM
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LMAO
reminds me of a quote from the show family guy......"I know someone who bought a used car once........BAM Six months later....Herpes!"
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 29, 2010, 8:27 AM
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You gotta love it. If you can complain at getting expert advice and suggestions for FREE just wonder how ticked paying for anything must be! Good luck out there. There are plenty of plain web sites that charge for advice - have at it,
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Sidom
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Jun 30, 2010, 8:50 PM
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Can any car expert give me opinion You asked for an OPINION from a car EXPERT. You got an OPINION from one of our best EXPERTS. I don't see where the site failed you. IMO Why is it that you always seem to be able to say something in 2 or 3 sentences, that always takes me 2 or 3 pages?????? Just curious.......lmao
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