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Discussion in 'Texas' started by wrxRome, Apr 12, 2012.

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  1. Sep 4, 2012 at 7:39 PM
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    IIRC it's 19 mm, don't use a qrench use a socket
     
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  2. Sep 4, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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    did you remove the cotter pins ? :anonymous:
     
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  3. Sep 4, 2012 at 7:47 PM
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    I think it's safe to say your phone is worse then BGR's :p

    Dude, that sucks though... Both of them stripped sucks.
     
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  4. Sep 4, 2012 at 8:14 PM
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    fixed
     
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  5. Sep 4, 2012 at 9:58 PM
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    a 6 point socket, not a 12 point (remember my lugs)
     
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    :anonymous:
     
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  7. Sep 5, 2012 at 6:52 AM
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    You can call me Susan if it makes you happy.
    Haha sounds like a good story
     
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    I say hell with em. If I'm up they're up. I've flooded their house with light before cause the truck must be worked on. lol
     
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  9. Sep 5, 2012 at 7:40 AM
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    Not sure if I mentioned already but Autoline of America on Center St in Deer Park is awesome. Best place for alignments. They take the time to get it done right and the price is fair.
     
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  10. Sep 5, 2012 at 7:51 AM
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    I'm going to have to go there, Firestone pisses me off more than anything.

    Walk in, not greeted, have to ask someone to give me alignment, (I paid for a lifetime alignments), wait 2 hours, they call me back, truck is ready, go there and their printer is mysteriously broke (again) but the truck is in spec, drive away and it pulls to the right exactly like it did when I dropped it off.

    Next day, same process only their printer is "fixed" this time. Drop off the truck, wait 2 hours, phone call says it's ready, pick it up, ask for the alignment sheet and everything is wrote down in pen, I said "wtf, the printer is fixed isn't it" "Yeah it's fixed, is there a problem with this sheet?" Oh of fucking course not, I believe you douche canoes with whatever you say, so I leave and it still pulls to the right exactly like it did after I lifted.

    This isn't the first time this happened either, but about a year ago I complained to corporate and got a full refund and still am getting "free" alignments. I guess I now know why lifetime alignments are so cheap.
     
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    dude i just lived my story through your eyes. I had the same exact issue with 3 diff firestones. I hate firestone and will never ever go there for anything not even to get air in my tire. ALL firestones are pretty much the same.
     
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  12. Sep 5, 2012 at 7:56 AM
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    You fucking NAILED it, this exact shit happened with not one but 2 different Firestones other than the one about a mile from me. They are garbage.
     
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    Yep Firestone sucks. They probably didnt even test drive it before or after either? I've used my lifetime alignment once. I just don't trust them even when I'm standing in the shop and talking with the tech. Tell Ted I sent you. He might not know my name, but he knows the truck.
     
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    Brown auto in pearland does the best alignments. Only place I trust to touch my trucks.
     
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    Heard good things about then but never tried them. They are much closer to me than driving out to DP too. Noted.
     
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    where is the squeak coming from?
     
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    Uh oh. Firestone?
     
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    dont rush them or they wont do a good job and keep your $20
     
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    Depends on what wheels you have though, they don't have the "attachments" that allow an alignment if your wheels don't have a lip.

    I usually let Brown have first try at anything I can't/don't want to do myself. While they aren't experts in Tacomas, they usually take the time to do it right as opposed to get it out the door.

    Another place I've used successfully in Pearland is Elliotts Automotive.
     
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    Kase did you put the bushings in right ? There's a certain way they go so grease distributes evenly. You should grease the zerks with this every oil change or after wheeling really hard. The uniballs don't need maintenance but if they squeak use a dab of this. I keep my grease gun in my tool box as well as 2 bottles of the tri-flow just in case.
     
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