Question for car mechanics

[Odie]

Originally Posted by CARLA

He should have bleed them to begin with. Sometimes if your master cylinder is going out your brakes will get squisky and go all the way to the floor. In this case its most likely they need bleeding.

I thought they should have been bled, don't think its the master cylinder, as it happened when I pulled out of their lot after they changed the rotors.

awful co-incidence...sure hope its not the master cylinder.

so why am I paying to have them bled when they should have?

[CARLA]

You shouldn't but $10.00 is cheap if he does it right.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by CARLA

You shouldn't but $10.00 is cheap if he does it right.

true....he said 5 or 10.00, so good enough.

thanks Carla, your now my IT expert, Mechanic and a good friend.

[CARLA]

Any time I have been on my own for most of my life my dad taught me how to work on Cars which I love. The IT world pay the bills and I'm a Geekett..

[Odie]

Originally Posted by CARLA

Any time I have been on my own for most of my life my dad taught me how to work on Cars which I love. The IT world pay the bills and I'm a Geekett..

I know the IT world pays your bills, your lucky to be so experienced!

You even told me about Avast...and its awesome!

Now that I am on my own, I did learn a lot from my X, but not everything, far from it......especially when I know mechanics are out to get you for more money.

I also worked as a receptionist/admin at a Chrysler dealership for 10 years..so I noticed just how much the service advisers pushed for so many things that they didn't need.




years ago, while driving to work, I noticed my anti-freeze leaking so I pulled over and left it with a mechanic......he phoned me later and said I needed a new rad..........350.00

then I called my X, and he said, do not have him touch it......I just filled up the anti-freeze last night.....its just an overflow.

thank god my X was around.....as that's all it was.

[Nomad]

If Im to believe the mechanics Ive spoken with the pads should be replaced when replacing the rotors.
The reason being the pads are grooved and worn to the groove and wear of the old rotors.
When you apply the brakes repeatedly you are grooving the new rotors unevenly.
Ive done what you did and couldnt live with it because of the chatter I was getting so I had the pads replaced.
You might be fine though, Im just passing on what Ive been told. Mustang might be able to set the record straight.

[gmc]

Originally Posted by Odie

okay smart one, here's one for you:

I had my rotors replaced.......yes, just the rotors....the pads are fine, very thick.

my brakes feel really squishy now and I brake very easily because of it.....

-I phoned and asked the guy why the rotors would make the brakes squishy....as I have to put them to the ground and its very scary.

he said they may have to be bled, which I understand and know about...

but why would he charge me 10.00 to do that?

it has to do with after they changed the rotors.

I take it you mean the brake discs? He should have changed the pads as well-as nomad says they would be grooved possibly cause juddering and would be less effective--and checked the fluid and bled them as a matter of course. If a mechanic told me they perhaps needed bled after he had just fitted new discs it would rather suggest he hadn't checked they work after fitting them. Sounds like you need a new mechanic.

Are ypu on a motoring organisation like the RAC or AA -or whatever the equivalent is in canada? Here their legal services would help you if you thought you wee being charged for jobs that weren't actually done properly-brake faults can kill you and if in an accident a fault in the car caused it you would find the insurance company less inclined to pay out for your losses.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by Nomad

If Im to believe the mechanics Ive spoken with the pads should be replaced when replacing the rotors.
The reason being the pads are grooved and worn to the groove and wear of the old rotors.
When you apply the brakes repeatedly you are grooving the new rotors unevenly.
Ive done what you did and couldnt live with it because of the chatter I was getting so I had the pads replaced.
You might be fine though, Im just passing on what Ive been told. Mustang might be able to set the record straight.

I know, as they explained this, but my pads are thick, as my X saw them and showed them to me, so why spend another 200.00?

I have no chatter, just very soft brakes now, right to the floor if need be, and that is not stopping fast.

so he said he will bled them Tuesday, to make me feel safe again.

hoping that's all it is.

[gmc]

Originally Posted by Odie

I know, as they explained this, but my pads are thick, as my X saw them and showed them to me, so why spend another 200.00?

I have no chatter, just very soft brakes now, right to the floor if need be, and that is not stopping fast.

so he said he will bled them Tuesday, to make me feel safe again.

hoping that's all it is.

He should have done that at the time, and brake pads don't cost anywhere near 200 even in dollars. he shouldn't have let it out the door in such an unsafe condition. When was the last time he changed the brake fluid? I can't believe you are going back to the same mechanic. New discs for my almera (think it's the same name in canada) cost £111 the pads were £30 and they changed the brake fluid and bled the system as a matter of course, there is VAT on top of that @17.5% but even so 200 for pads? . None of my business but I think you are being conned something rotten. Repairs like that can kill you.

[Odie]

Originally Posted by gmc

He should have done that at the time, and brake pads don't cost anywhere near 200 even in dollars. he shouldn't have let it out the door in such an unsafe condition. When was the last time he changed the brake fluid? I can't believe you are going back to the same mechanic. New discs for my almera (think it's the same name in canada) cost £111 the pads were £30 and they changed the brake fluid and bled the system as a matter of course, there is VAT on top of that @17.5% but even so 200 for pads? . None of my business but I think you are being conned something rotten. Repairs like that can kill you.

its not unsafe..the breaks work fine....it was me who insisted on no brake pads.