Wease Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Per a thread I started a few weeks ago in Tech Help, I had an exhaust leak on my SVT Contour. I really hate working on anything like that in the winter, so I took it to my mechanic in Radnor, a guy I totally trust. They fixed it and I picked it up two weeks ago. Right away on the drive home, I notice something totally off about the car. The back end is all over the place. I'm thinking I have a flat tire or two. So I check them out and everything is fine. I take it back to them to look at and both of my rear control arms are bent! When they called me up to tell me about it, I'm in disbelief. He asked me if I had it towed recently and I've never had it towed. The only thing I could come up with is that someone tried to steal it out of their lot before I had a chance to pick it up. The car was finished on a Friday afternoon, I picked it up Saturday afternoon. They tell me there is no way from where the control arms were bent that they could have done this damage with their lift. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 They bent it with the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 nice friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Sorry to say, but you might want to change the thread title to "I believe my trustworthy mechanic lied to me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I've had tards bend my shifter linkage on an old car on a lift before. More likely than somebody trying to steal it by yanking it from the year wheels in someone's shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 If the arms are bent towards the rear then tow damage makes sense If they're bent upwards lift/jack damage makes sense I have no idea why anyone would try to lift a unibody car by the control arms, plenty of simpler lift points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Sign Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 3D Radnor repair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotarded1647545491 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 If the arms are bent towards the rear then tow damage makes sense If they're bent upwards lift/jack damage makes sense I have no idea why anyone would try to lift a unibody car by the control arms, plenty of simpler lift points. ^^^^THIS!^^^^ It should be fairly obvious, even for someone who doesn't know cars/suspensions. The hooks from a tow attempt should have "marked" the control arms on the upper and lower, forward edges (towards the front of the car) of the control arm. A lift would have "marked" only the bottom of the arms. If they do prove to be bent from underneath, and this has been a trusted mechanic/shop, I would simply point out the damage and ask them to make it right, in a civil manner. If they won't, get ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMTC Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 If 3D Radnor repair? Then They bent it with the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 They bent it with the lift. I think this is what will pop into most people's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Either way it way in their position. They need to take care of it. They should half insurance coverage anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Well, I've known the owner for years and given him a lot of business, so I'm trying to give him the benefit of the doubt here. I am going to head over there and check out the bent parts and will report back. Thanks for the replies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Be Wease, believe doctor when he tells him his pants were unbuttoned when they started the anesthesia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Be Wease, believe doctor when he tells him his pants were unbuttoned when they started the anesthesia. English mutha fucka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 dude, they bent that shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Be Wease, believe doctor when he tells him his pants were unbuttoned when they started the anesthesia. nobody goes under anesthesia with pants on dumbass. sorry, they are responsible for the car either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 x17 for lift damage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Also depends on the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 make the shop fix any damage that happened to the car while they had it, no matter how it happened..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 So how did this turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 So how did this turn out? They bent it with the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 nobody goes under anesthesia with pants on dumbass. sorry, they are responsible for the car either way 1. lol You're absolutely right. :whistle: 2. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sorry, forgot to update this. It was confirmed by me and a mechanic friend of mine that the shop did not cause this damage. The control arms were bent not from the bottom up, but from the rear back. It seems that at some point in my car's life, someone tried to pull it (perhaps out of a ditch?) by latching on to the control arms. One crucial detail I forgot all about was the fact that I had just swapped my tires (front to rear, rear to front) and the tires now on the rear had much less tread than before. So when I was driving it on somewhat slick roads, with little tread, and bent control arms, now I began to really feel what was going on back there. The good news is, they fixed it, showed me the damaged control arms (also in pictures before they pulled the old arms off), and split part of the cost with me. They are still a good shop and I recommend them to anyone... :nod: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sorry, forgot to update this. It was confirmed by me and a mechanic friend of mine that the shop did not cause this damage. The control arms were bent not from the bottom up, but from the rear back. It seems that at some point in my car's life, someone tried to pull it (perhaps out of a ditch?) by latching on to the control arms. One crucial detail I forgot all about was the fact that I had just swapped my tires (front to rear, rear to front) and the tires now on the rear had much less tread than before. So when I was driving it on somewhat slick roads, with little tread, and bent control arms, now I began to really feel what was going on back there. The good news is, they fixed it, showed me the damaged control arms (also in pictures before they pulled the old arms off), and split part of the cost with me. They are still a good shop and I recommend them to anyone... :nod: Awesome! Glad you had a reasonable outcome. Sucks either way but as long as you're happy with the resolution that's all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Awesome! Glad you had a reasonable outcome. Sucks either way but as long as you're happy with the resolution that's all that matters. I wasn't happy I had to pay for it and that there was damage I didn't know about, but I was happy they were up front about it and helped me out with the cost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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