Hey guys, Its not just Sears. I have a good friend who is a Lincoln-Mercury
dealer, and his shop left the lugs loose on my F350 that I tow with. I felt
the front wheel wiggling just before it came off. The second time that I got
talked into using his shop, they screwed up the valve stem extender on a rear
dually and it pulled off 100 miles up the highway, which of course deflated
the tire suddenly, like a blowout. If you want it done right you have to do
it yourself. John
miker15@juno.com wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:58:46 -0500 tip@ai.chem.ohiou.edu (Thomas I
> Perigrin) writes:
> , the only place I could find open was Sears. They replaced
> >thetire promptly, and off I went. I drove over the Vale pass, down the
> >steepand wet road into Denver, and through. On the freeway on the far
> >side ofDenver I began to hear a "knock knock knock ... " from the truck.
> I
> >pulled over, and couldn't see anything wrong. I started to drive
> >forward,and the right front wheel fell off!!!!
> >
> > I have subsequently heard that Sears is reknowned for doing
> >stufflike this. The take home lesson... do not put your life in the
> >hands ofSears auto mechanics, even if it means waiting until the next
> day.
> >
> Seconded!! - 3 years ago my wife had a front wheel fall off after a Sears
> tyre installation - about half a mile from the store and about 1 minute
> before getting on the highway!!
> The bastards weren't even very apologetic!
>
> mike robson
> 69 roadster
> 70 BGT
> 53 Riley
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