Cam gear dilemma solved
Dec 20, 2003, 10:02 AM
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Cam gear dilemma solved
First, Vishnu's cam gears are great. If anyone out there has read my recent posts about the grinding sound after they were installed don't blame it on Vishnu's products. They are easy to install (unless you are incompetent mechanic apparently) and work great. I heard D. Buscher camplain about the 3 bolt HKS cam gears and could just imagine my earlier posts getting circulated around as proof that they are bad news. Not so!
That lame shop dropped a small socket off the end of a rachet and it fell into the lower gear pulley. The owner said that the mechanic didn't notice that it fell off. He said no damage was done and that the car is fine. "Nobody's perfect." I argued a bit with him but didn't get anywhere.
I'm trying to decide what to do from here. I'm thinking of calling the shop and asking for a complete refund (which is what I wanted when I picked up my car) or should I take him to small claims court and sue. Although my car runs fine now, there may be damage that surfaces from this incident the the car gets older or as I put additional modifications on it that could put greater stress on the parts that were scratched by the socket.
The third approach I could take is just to forget about it and move on.
Thank you all for your input!
That lame shop dropped a small socket off the end of a rachet and it fell into the lower gear pulley. The owner said that the mechanic didn't notice that it fell off. He said no damage was done and that the car is fine. "Nobody's perfect." I argued a bit with him but didn't get anywhere.
I'm trying to decide what to do from here. I'm thinking of calling the shop and asking for a complete refund (which is what I wanted when I picked up my car) or should I take him to small claims court and sue. Although my car runs fine now, there may be damage that surfaces from this incident the the car gets older or as I put additional modifications on it that could put greater stress on the parts that were scratched by the socket.
The third approach I could take is just to forget about it and move on.
Thank you all for your input!
Dec 20, 2003, 10:17 AM
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Re: Cam gear dilemma solved
Originally posted by Smogrunner
First, Vishnu's cam gears are great. If anyone out there has read my recent posts about the grinding sound after they were installed don't blame it on Vishnu's products. They are easy to install (unless you are incompetent mechanic apparently) and work great. I heard D. Buscher camplain about the 3 bolt HKS cam gears and could just imagine my earlier posts getting circulated around as proof that they are bad news. Not so!
That lame shop dropped a small socket off the end of a rachet and it fell into the lower gear pulley. The owner said that the mechanic didn't notice that it fell off. He said no damage was done and that the car is fine. "Nobody's perfect." I argued a bit with him but didn't get anywhere.
I'm trying to decide what to do from here. I'm thinking of calling the shop and asking for a complete refund (which is what I wanted when I picked up my car) or should I take him to small claims court and sue. Although my car runs fine now, there may be damage that surfaces from this incident the the car gets older or as I put additional modifications on it that could put greater stress on the parts that were scratched by the socket.
The third approach I could take is just to forget about it and move on.
Thank you all for your input!
First, Vishnu's cam gears are great. If anyone out there has read my recent posts about the grinding sound after they were installed don't blame it on Vishnu's products. They are easy to install (unless you are incompetent mechanic apparently) and work great. I heard D. Buscher camplain about the 3 bolt HKS cam gears and could just imagine my earlier posts getting circulated around as proof that they are bad news. Not so!
That lame shop dropped a small socket off the end of a rachet and it fell into the lower gear pulley. The owner said that the mechanic didn't notice that it fell off. He said no damage was done and that the car is fine. "Nobody's perfect." I argued a bit with him but didn't get anywhere.
I'm trying to decide what to do from here. I'm thinking of calling the shop and asking for a complete refund (which is what I wanted when I picked up my car) or should I take him to small claims court and sue. Although my car runs fine now, there may be damage that surfaces from this incident the the car gets older or as I put additional modifications on it that could put greater stress on the parts that were scratched by the socket.
The third approach I could take is just to forget about it and move on.
Thank you all for your input!
Glad its worked out It sucks that you payed Porsche repair work then get regular Mitsu service 
That is total incompetance and a ****ty job and shop. Plus they acted as if YOU were the one to blame!!
Dec 20, 2003, 10:21 AM
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Is this a shop you go to all the time? I think you should at least get your money back for the install. That's like those horror surgery stories where the doctors/nurses leave medical equiment (like sponges etc.) in a patient after open thoracic surgery (okay not that bad but still pretty bad). Maybe take it somewhere else and get a 2nd opinion and see what they say about any possible damage, then think about small claims court if there was any.
Dec 20, 2003, 10:23 AM
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glad to hear that you found the problem.
i'd have them refund you the $$ AND pay to have another shop check their work. who knows what else might have gotten screwed up.( teeth on the main gear or a chewed up belt)
Tom
i'd have them refund you the $$ AND pay to have another shop check their work. who knows what else might have gotten screwed up.( teeth on the main gear or a chewed up belt)
Tom
Dec 20, 2003, 10:28 AM
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I would do this, and if they give you any **** sue the shop, the person who did the work, the owner of the shop, and the owner of the land. lolrof been there done that. 
Originally posted by tom@kartboy
glad to hear that you found the problem.
i'd have them refund you the $$ AND pay to have another shop check their work. who knows what else might have gotten screwed up.( teeth on the main gear or a chewed up belt)
Tom
glad to hear that you found the problem.
i'd have them refund you the $$ AND pay to have another shop check their work. who knows what else might have gotten screwed up.( teeth on the main gear or a chewed up belt)
Tom
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