Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

He said I should have heard some noise, but I'm half deaf and never heard anything

 

A sort of whining/whistle/electric motor sound that starts up at speeds over 25 mph. No grinding. And it would wind down as I would come to a stop.

 

i didn't even notice that typo..... that's funny.

 

Wait, what? Was that the noise you though was coming from the right front? I thought you figured that was a loose wire, or something like that.

 

Did you just take it in and say find this noise? Both the dealers close to me are pricks and pretty much told me it would be a fight to get anything covered because of my mods lift and oversized tires.

 

That is a different and as yet undiagnosed intermittent noise.

That is exactly what I did and they heard it and found it. Third-party warranty company dude is coming to look at it tomorrow to give a ruling on whether they'll cover the tie rods. Bearing is covered.

 

If you have anything but stock rims, your warranty will probably be denied for wheel bearings/suspension stuff, as their logic will dictate that the added stress from aftermarket rims caused the failure, so they aren't liable. Your only return argument would be if you bought aftermarket rims with the same backspace, size, and width as stock.

 

Read through the section of your warranty that deals with exclusions. Why you ask? Because more than likely they will try and find a reason not to cover the repair. If there are mods and they exclude any coverage because of it, ask for your money back-you can pretty much guarantee they will say "not covered due to xyz modification".

 

If they don't cover it we can have a tie rod party!

 

I'm in lol

 

Does it squeak when you turn your steering wheel? I wonder if my Tie rods are going out too.

 

TRD fake beadlocks FTW!

Good thought. The wheel bearing is a done deal, we'll see what they say about the tie rods with the lift.

Might just take you up on that.

 

No squeaks. Small amount of play only felt over sharp bumps while turning.

 

Should be fine then

 

I need to try that Cubana!

 

I think an ark just floated by my house

 

Sorry you weren't chosen to go along bro

 

The ark was a bus and it wasn't going his direction anyway.

 

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