"DemoDisk" <packrat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> I may have been mistaken about the 'singing' noise in my '93 Sentra.
> Simply rolling down the driver's side window has added a new dimension
> to the problem. Let me know what you think of this:
>
> At low speed -- 20 miles per hour or less -- there is definitely a
> metallic "swashing" noise. By that, I mean it sounds like a steel
brush
> scraping sheet metal with each turn of the wheel or axle. It's not
> always there, but when it is, it sounds like hell.
>
> I thought I was lucky to get the axles replaced a week ago for $275
(my
> parts), but now I wonder if I should even go back to that mechanic to
> have him check out the noise. Originally he quoted $650 to replace
axles
> (supplied), thermostat (supplied), and two rear wheel cylinders,
change
> the fluids, and do... eh... something to the transmission (5-speed).
> Can't remember. Basically a 50,000 mile maintenance. Yes, it has
only
> 52,000 miles on it.
>
> I balked at the cost, but the axles were an emergency repair, so he
> charged $275 for labor to replace them and do an alignment. He also
said
> the thermostat job required a "special tool," so he couldn't do that.
I
> have not had the chance to even get under the car to see if
something's
> wrapped around the axle.
>
> Ratcheting noise from the failing CV joints wasn't as bad as the
noises
> it has now. I.E., the Sentra he returned to me has more noises than
the
> car I gave him. Do you suppose the 'special tool' he mentioned might
be
> one used to screw a customer who can't/won't fork over $650 all at
once?
>
> I apologize if I sound meanly suspicious, but I can't believe that he
> could get this result on a job many amateurs do easily.
Ahh, forget about my rant in the foregoing post. It's just that I
really have had problems in the past with people unable to do what
you're paying them for. This mechanic really seems like a good sort and
fixed the problem easily, no complaints.
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