Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
Exeter Subaru overfilled the Wife's Crosstrek by 3/4 qt.and they Charged her for the extra qt.
Guess who had to drain it out?
Since that episode, I have performed the last two OC.
They also quoted her $900.00 to do two axle brake job.
I just did the rears for $29 bucks. Rotors were excellent - just a tiny ridge that I ground off. Most of the time was spent wire brushing and
cleaning the stainless steel shims and the mounting points. then getting my Wife to help me bleed the system.
still there was yelling from her end
A dealership has certain procedurea and they dont shortcut jobs. They also work at a higher labor rate than the local mechanic. The dealer wouldnt grind off anything on the rotors. They would instead resurface them in limited circumstances or replace the rotor. $900 sounds like they were replacing all four rotors. Do they need to be replaced? It depends upon whose standard we are talking about. I tend to favor replacing rotors then resurface.
When it comes to brakes the dealer will do the more expensive repair to help prevent lawsuits. They also dont want the car coming back for another repair try thus no shortcuts.
So $900 sounds expensive but its the most correct repair that wont get them in trouble from a legal perspective. Also keep in mind they dont use inexpensive rotors from Napa or Rockauto. Its the more expensive rotors from their parts department.
I was in an accident where my brakes failed so Im sensitive when it comes to brakes and like a mechanic do them.
It sounds like you jacked up the car, took off the wheels and switched out the pads. That is a bit of work and can be dangerous for the regular joe. Like the jack for example. Is the car properly jacked up and secured? You can easily get injured doing this.
