Posted by davediehl@hotmail.com on July 20, 2010 at 19:56:00 from (209.45.205.13):
I normally take my wheels off and walk them into a shop to have tires put on. Today was a little different due to me being at work and the wife had my car. Tire problem, they were installed in 2001 (and I live 1.55 miles from work) and they needed replacement due to severe weather checking. They were losing air on the sidewall very slowly. Wife stops at the local Wally Tire Fixit. They take the car in and find a match for the size needed. On the lift with the car it goes. The guy doing the work leaves the anti-theft socket on the passenger floor which is cable wired to the tire iron. Been that way since day 1 and its factory. He uses a ladder to upen the door and grabs the iron. He then cuts the safety cable and removes the socket from the iron. Impacts the anti-theft socket on the wheel and finishes the job. 2 tires on the front. He goes to the counter and tells my wife that he had to remove the socket from the iron and here it is. Lays it on the counter. She arrives at my work and tells me the story. I immediately call the Wally-not-so-smart and explain that the socket cut off is now loose and will undoubtedly get lost in my car. My car is a work car when I need it to be. It was placed on the iron 16 years ago and this is not the first time those tires have been off the car. I'm referred to the store manager who sided with me. But, she says according to the employee, the car was already in the air and thats the reason the guy cut the cable. She saw things as I did, it wasn't in 2 pieces when it came in, there was no reason it should be in 2 when I got it back. They had to take it to the local Ford dealer to get it fixed. Aparently no one was smart enough to wire a cable and place a crimp on the end. Needless to say, I had to properly torque the factory aluminum wheels when I got home too. So where are these "certified" people who show photos on the wall? I was not happy with the intelligence there at all today. I guess its back to taking in steel trailer wheels for simple changes and doing things myself.
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