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Any of you all a tool and die guy in Chi-town area need a job?? My company is looking for an experienced machinist in Elk Grove Village....
 
w_howey said:
Any of you all a tool and die guy in Chi-town area need a job?? My company is looking for an experienced machinist in Elk Grove Village....
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i can learn anything for the right price :D
 
after a full day of listening to rich people from australia and new zeland talk about investments, i have to run sound for the president of south korea tonight....my life is very strange sometimes...even to me
 
I had a customer tow in his car last night. Front left tire is flat, flat spot in the rim and half the hubcap is gone. Get it in and checked out today. There is evidence on the tire of a major impact and the flat spot on the wheel. I call him to tell him what he needs to fix it and he tries to tell me the tire just went flat at 80mph and he didn't hit anything.... Do people think that people that work in the auto service industry are stupid?



Parakeet
 
4wdParakeet said:
I had a customer tow in his car last night. Front left tire is flat, flat spot in the rim and half the hubcap is gone. Get it in and checked out today. There is evidence on the tire of a major impact and the flat spot on the wheel. I call him to tell him what he needs to fix it and he tries to tell me the tire just went flat at 80mph and he didn't hit anything.... Do people think that people that work in the auto service industry are stupid?



Parakeet
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Yes. Heard and saw a lot of dumb stuff when I worked at the shop. Double that with stuff I pick up with the wrecker.

"It just stopped running." - boiled all the coolant out and overheated the engine to the point of failure.
"It just started making a noise." - went so long between oil changes it was all gone.
"It just started pulling to the right." - fresh yellow paint on the rim and flat tire.
"The brakes just started squealing." - pads gone, rotor worn through.
 
4wdParakeet said:
I had a customer tow in his car last night. Front left tire is flat, flat spot in the rim and half the hubcap is gone. Get it in and checked out today. There is evidence on the tire of a major impact and the flat spot on the wheel. I call him to tell him what he needs to fix it and he tries to tell me the tire just went flat at 80mph and he didn't hit anything.... Do people think that people that work in the auto service industry are stupid?



Parakeet
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Several years ago, while I was getting a new set of tires, a ZJ was hauled in on a flatbed, with the 2 rear tires flat, and both fronts very low. Nice day, I was standing outside, while it was gently driven into the service bay. The service tech jacks up the rear, and takes off the right rear tire.

"Good luck fixing that tire!" I'd overheard the conversation between the owner and the desk agent about patching the flats and reinflating the fronts.

The tech replied "I gotta try."

The tire had a 2 legged gash in the side. Each leg was at least 2", if not 3", and at 90 degrees to each. *AND*...... about a 6" section of the safety bead was completely missing from the rim. Not just bent, but completely missing. About this time, the owner walked up to the tech. "WHAT DID YOU HIT????"

"Nuthin......."

"Sir, I can't fix this tire. This rim is also completely ruined, and is unserviceable." The owner started to argue with the tech about just patching the tire. About then, my truck was done, and I left, I did not hear the end of that.
 
Getting my Auto degree and then working in the field has given me almost daily examples human idiocy. I usually like to give people the benefit of a doubt when they first approach me with automotive related questions.... However, I have lately given those around me the impression that the 'common man' is stupid and that I want nothing to do with him.

I get a lot less automotive questions now...
 
4wdParakeet said:
I had a customer tow in his car last night. Front left tire is flat, flat spot in the rim and half the hubcap is gone. Get it in and checked out today. There is evidence on the tire of a major impact and the flat spot on the wheel. I call him to tell him what he needs to fix it and he tries to tell me the tire just went flat at 80mph and he didn't hit anything.... Do people think that people that work in the auto service industry are stupid?



Parakeet
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IllianaXJ said:
Yes. Heard and saw a lot of dumb stuff when I worked at the shop. Double that with stuff I pick up with the wrecker.

"It just stopped running." - boiled all the coolant out and overheated the engine to the point of failure.
"It just started making a noise." - went so long between oil changes it was all gone.
"It just started pulling to the right." - fresh yellow paint on the rim and flat tire.
"The brakes just started squealing." - pads gone, rotor worn through.
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ChiXJeff said:
Several years ago, while I was getting a new set of tires, a ZJ was hauled in on a flatbed, with the 2 rear tires flat, and both fronts very low. Nice day, I was standing outside, while it was gently driven into the service bay. The service tech jacks up the rear, and takes off the right rear tire.

"Good luck fixing that tire!" I'd overheard the conversation between the owner and the desk agent about patching the flats and reinflating the fronts.

The tech replied "I gotta try."

The tire had a 2 legged gash in the side. Each leg was at least 2", if not 3", and at 90 degrees to each. *AND*...... about a 6" section of the safety bead was completely missing from the rim. Not just bent, but completely missing. About this time, the owner walked up to the tech. "WHAT DID YOU HIT????"

"Nuthin......."

"Sir, I can't fix this tire. This rim is also completely ruined, and is unserviceable." The owner started to argue with the tech about just patching the tire. About then, my truck was done, and I left, I did not hear the end of that.
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99SJ_Ex said:
Getting my Auto degree and then working in the field has given me almost daily examples human idiocy. I usually like to give people the benefit of a doubt when they first approach me with automotive related questions.... However, I have lately given those around me the impression that the 'common man' is stupid and that I want nothing to do with him.

I get a lot less automotive questions now...
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I get that stuff everyday. I didn't hate people until I began working in a customer service industry. Just in this month I have had 2 customers tell me they have a noise coming from (pick a spot) and it being the opposite. Rear becomes front, front becomes rear, left becomes right, up becomes down, inside becomes outside, tire becomes exhaust, u-joint becomes antenna....It ALL becomes loose nut behind wheel.

If I had a dime for every time the customer tried to tell me what was wrong with their vehicle rather than give me their concern, I'd be a millionaire. Well, maybe just in 6 figures, but it happens all too much.

I would bet that 90% of my customers have never popped their own hood. They may not even know how. As far as I'm concerned; the customer is rarely right.
 
30 people

3.5 days in gatlinburg

a cabin to sleep us all

leaving friday am

mac 'should be epic' gyvr
 
seanR said:
Munchie, Do you like the 91XG?
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It's awesome. I don't think it can be beat for the $$$ spent. Super directional though. Maybe an 8* beam width? I can't remember. My VHF antenna is a tad undersized so sometimes I lose the VHF, but the UHF signal strength pegs 100% all the time, even during rain/snow. I'm in a 2 edge area according to the TVfool maps. I've heard great things about the bow ties, but I think I'm going to stick with the boom.

IllianaXJ said:
"It just started making a noise." - went so long between oil changes it was all gone.
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friend called me last night to come look at his car. a knocking noise. I asked him if he had checked the oil. Said he just put 3 quarts in it, right after the noise started.......

macgyvr said:
30 people

3.5 days in gatlinburg

a cabin to sleep us all

leaving friday am

mac 'should be epic' gyvr
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get video!
on second thought, don't self incriminate.

87 'drunk calls welcome' manche
 
i just took a couple classes today for work to make me a better customer service person. i feel stupider after listening to some of that crap.
 
Aztek came in on a flatbed last week... Kid says "I hit a dog..."
Both air bags are blown. My boss asked him three times if he was sure he hit a dog
"Yup hit a dog."


Apon inspection.

Large scrape on the cradle and its crushed and twisted back. Rear cradle mount bolts are at a 45 degree angle. The tire is about an inch from the rear of the wheelwell.
Shoved the cradle back far enough that the sway bar pinched the rear O2 sensor wires off.

No hair or blood anywhere from the "dog"

Must have been a concrete statue of a dog.
 
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