Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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Recently my car felt like it had a shagged bottom ball joint on the Offside front. With all my tools being in North Wales and the car requiring immediate attention, I had no other choice but to take it into a garage... I chose T.T.SUREFIT in Enterprise Park. They confirmed with me that the ball joint had indeed gone and I asked them to replace it. After waiting around a couple of hours ( wrong parts apparently...) They told me that they had to widen the split in the hub that the bottom ball joint pin slots into with a grinder due to the hole becoming distorted with all the power from the LET engine and was advised to replace the hub housing. Ok I thought and off I went to the scrap yard to find me a new hub housing. Mr Simes kindly lent me his toolkit this evening and Upon removal of the wheel, there is no evidence what so ever that the split has even been widend with a grinder like they said... I checked the nut and bolt through the ball joint, it wasnt really tight enough, after a quick nip up and a drive down the road the car is now driving fine again. Tomorrow I'm going back to kick up a fuss as I feel they have proper fobbed me off with bullshit.
Sorry for the rant, just a warning for all you Swansea boys on the forum! 
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
Location: : S. wales Drives: Dodge Caliber
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Don't blame you for the rant, im going through something similar atm.
I asked for a COMPLETE engine and didn't get an ECU, loom or inlet manifold ??
I'd kick a fuss and if anything try and get trading standards involved. BEYOND isn't the word really.
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