dena Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Last Friday, I took the 4Runner in for rear brakes. Too lazy and old to do them myself off the ground, so I found a shop that could do it that day. Anyway, the truck had a low tire sensor also...it always does. The spare loses about a pound or two a month, and sets the sensor until I get off my hind end, lower the spare, and top it off. I go and pick up the truck, and the lady, all proud if herself, says we found your low tire sensor problem...it is a screw right here, on the outside sidewall...can't plug it because it is in the sidewall...but, we can get you a new tire here tomorrow... I look, and the screw is in the corner of the tread, a drywall screw...never mind, I tell her, I will take care of it, intending to plug it myself, tire is almost new, less than 10k miles on it, not replacing it until it wears out. Today, I get all the necessaries together to plug the tire, remove the screw, and no hissing of escaping air, no spit bubbles, get soapy water...no bubbles. No need for a plug. Did the shop try to run a scam on me? Or did I just happen to catch a screw, and got lucky they found it before it put a hole in the tire? I am thankful it was just a one inch long screw, and if it was a scam, he didn't ruin my tire. Should I give an online review warning other folks to buyer beware when dealing with them? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron25 Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Bang the proud out of the lady. “He who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchbag Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 It's all good just move on with your life . rockyoutdoors 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 3 mins ago, Heron25 said: Bang the proud out of the lady. She is kind of chunky, and an older unit...I'm in. Otter and RP McMurphy 1 1 Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 4 mins ago, Ditchbag said: It's all good just move on with your life . I hear ya. It is the most likely outcome. Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobob Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Standard procedure. Unless you agree to the repair, they won't touch the screw and don't know how extensive the damage was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB59 Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 6 mins ago, Ditchbag said: It's all good just move on with your life . 1 min ago, dena said: I hear ya. It is the most likely outcome. Yea, screw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflee Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 nothing to get all twisted about If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseB Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 What'd they charge for the break job? "all of jase's posts are valid." -Otter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotcow? Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 2 mins ago, JaseB said: What'd they charge for the break job? Brake MikeMc and woowoo2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 6 mins ago, JaseB said: What'd they charge for the break job? Around 500, brakes and rotors. I didn't think the price was out of line. My Ford dealer gave around the same estimate for the same job on my F150. Trying to get me to buy an unneeded tire kind of irks me. Nothing else bad to say about the job, the brakes were done that day, in a few hours, and work, so far. Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billybob Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 Could be that they just noticed the screw when it was on the lift and assumed it was leaking because the light was on. JimP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dena Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 Just now, Billybob said: Could be that they just noticed the screw when it was on the lift and assumed it was leaking because the light was on. Yup. I could have got lucky. Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. -Thomas JeffersonThere are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. -Soren Kierkegaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 36 mins ago, dena said: She is kind of chunky, and an older unit...I'm in. That’s the lewis & Clark spirit dena 1 confirmed problematic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nite_Bite_00 Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 38 mins ago, Gotcow? said: Brake you beat MikeMc to it. MikeMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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