Berry Kercheval wrote:
>
> >>>s7101 said:
> > RECENTLY HAD RIGHT REAR BEARING REPLACED. MECHANIC COULD NOT GET
> THE
> > ASSEMBLY APART THEREFORE USED A TORCH. HE THEN ORDERED THE PARTS
> THAT
> > WERE DISTROYED. COST TO ME $759.00 OUCH!! WISH THIS CONVERSATION
> WOULD
> > HAVE OCCCURRED LAST WEEK. STEVE VOLPE --1976 TR-6
>
> Steve, please stop shouting. When you say he used a torch, do you
> mean he
> heated it to try to get it apart, or he used a cutting torch (AKA
> flame
> wrench) on it?
>
> This leads me to in interesting question: are mechanics liable if they
> ignorantly destroy part of your car and then try to stick you with the
> bill?
> A competent TR-6 mechanic would know what to do with a rear hub; if
> someone
> ruined mine I'd be mad as hell and probably take them to court if they
> didn't
> make it good. Seems to me that Steve should pay for his new bearings,
> and the
> flat rate book time to install them, and no more.
>
> --berry
>
> Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research
> Center
Good point Berry, A qualified and honest mechanic will not charge for
his mistakes. But a sleazball will. Steve ought to have this guys work
checked over by some one else to see if was done properly. JMO
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4
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