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Tony

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Hey fellaz I need some help. To make a long story short... I took my car to a shop to get a new rear end and they somehow screwed up my car... I needed a wheel bearing because I was getting a humming noise coming from the rear. The mechanic suggested buying a Bearing Kit (because I also had a leak) and getting it installed. So I agreed.

The first day I picked up my car from the shop after the repairs were done... I heard a lound "winding" noise coming from under my car. The more I would accelerate the more louder the winding would get. So I took it back and the mechanic said "it's (the winding noise) normal because the fluids have to travel to the new parts". I told myself that's BS. I shouldn't hear any noises period. So I took it back again, and come to find out I needed a new pinion ring gear or whatever it is. That part should have been included with the Bearing Kit right? But anyway so they changed the ring gear and the noise went away. While my car was in the air on one of their machines, one mechanic was inside of the car pressing the gas to make the tires spin. Another mechanic yells "stop" and I don't know what the mechanic did that was inside my car but I heard a loud "clicking" noise..

When they were backing my car out in reverse, I heard a hard grinding noise. I looked at my tire and it looked like it was going to break. Now everytime I put my car in reverse and turn it slighty to the right or left, I hear/feel this grinding noise like I have loose parts back there. It feels like my rear end is about to drop.

What kind of damage could this shop have done? I need to take it to another shop to have them check it out...but I need to have some kind of idea. Could they have possibly damaged by axles?

Any help would be appreciated.... sorry for the long post.
 

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ive worked in the car industry for 10 yrs....its really hard to tell whats going on but it sounds like either the vehicle was misdaignosed to begin with, or something was damaged during repairs. keep in mind that it is very possible you had multiple problems when you first took it in. wheel bearings will cause a loud humming, its possible that noise was drowning out the other noise and once it got repaired the other noise was visible.(or hearable) i doubt that anything was damaged while the car was in the air

whatever the case, you need to take it back and have them look at it again. if you have someone else repair it they may not want to reimburse you because you took it somewhere else.

also, advise for everyone...unless you know someone, do not take your car to any random joe schmoe shop, i cant even tell you how easy it is to get an a.s.e. certification. youre better off taking it to the dealer, you will pay more but shit like this will be avoided.
 
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Tony said:
It's an 89 Z28.
there's the problem..it's an 89 z28 and you have no given it a good care..

basically you got suckered into having them repairing the exact problem to begin with...i suggest you take it to 3-4 shops to see what they say....i only know 1 honest mechanic and he happens to live in Martinez...
 
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Pinion gear doesnt come with a bearing kit. As far as fluids, wheel bearings should be pacc'd with grease. Have the shop you went to re-checc the rear wheels. Everything should be torqued down to specs. It could be alot of things since they had to take your wheel assembly apart to fix the bearings.....
 

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Pinion gear doesnt come with a bearing kit. As far as fluids, wheel bearings should be pacc'd with grease. Have the shop you went to re-checc the rear wheels. Everything should be torqued down to specs. It could be alot of things since they had to take your wheel assembly apart to fix the bearings.....
and the pinion gear should have nothing to do with replacing the wheel bearing
 
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^WHEREVER it is u gotta be careful. ive taken my car to the dealer to get it fixed a few times and they royally fucked up a couple times. one time it was just minor shit, but its like c'mon now... i told yall fix the window thing thats falling off the door, fix the antenna, and try to fix the leak in the tire. they didnt do any of that shit, so when i get in my car my antenna has no motor, the thing on the door is still dangling by the wires, and they tell me theres nothing wrong with the tire (except there is and i know for a fact). its like damn what DID yall do? the carwash is nice but dam i didnt take it in for that lol.
 

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ESCOBAR 92113 said:
and the pinion gear should have nothing to do with replacing the wheel bearing
See what happened was I took it in to get the wheel bearing fixed... and they said that they discovered a leak coming from the differential so they said that if I purchase a bearing kit that should take care of all of my problems (differential leak and wheel bearings).

I've taken my car back to them twice and I am not messing with them anymore. The owner said the grinding was caused by my brakes. So I got my brakes fixed and it's still grinding...

Yeah ESCOBAR, I have an appointment with the Chevy Dealer. I am just going to take it there and have it diagnosed. Either way the shop that did the work is screwed because they originally diagnosed my car and it's still not fixed. Good looking out on the reply dog!
 

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mrrocnron said:
Pinion gear doesnt come with a bearing kit. As far as fluids, wheel bearings should be pacc'd with grease. Have the shop you went to re-checc the rear wheels. Everything should be torqued down to specs. It could be alot of things since they had to take your wheel assembly apart to fix the bearings.....
Yeah it has something to do with my wheels for sho'.... I just don't know what they punks did wrong. I am trying to get an idea before I head to the dealer. Either way the shop is going to have to reimburse me because I am going to file a complaint.
 

Arson

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getting the rear end fixed, is fucking retarded, you would have been better off, to just get another one from the junk yard, and swap it in yourself.
 

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ESCOBAR 92113 said:

whatever the case, you need to take it back and have them look at it again. if you have someone else repair it they may not want to reimburse you because you took it somewhere else.

also, advise for everyone...unless you know someone, do not take your car to any random joe schmoe shop, i cant even tell you how easy it is to get an a.s.e. certification. youre better off taking it to the dealer, you will pay more but shit like this will be avoided.
Man I took it back like 2 times already... the damage was caused when I took it back for the last time. If I file a complaint I'll get reimbursed because I have paperwork... man I spent over $650 in cash. I'll get something back...

And your point about the dealer... I am only going there from now on.
 

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Mr Arson said:
getting the rear end fixed, is fucking retarded, you would have been better off, to just get another one from the junk yard, and swap it in yourself.
I don't know how to do that kind of work. But I wouldn't buy engine parts from the junkyard though. Maybe "body" parts but not engine parts. I don't think the junkyard have warranties on their parts anyway...
 
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mechanic = some of the dumbest over paid people on the planet.

These cats are fucking retarded (most of them). The last time my car fucked up real bad I took that bitch the mechanic and he fixed it but it was like talking or working with a retard to fix this shit. Thats when a lightbulb went off in my head to start doing my own car shit. If these retards can figure it out, so can I.

since then, I have changed my own alternator, brakes (front and rear), oil, rotors, and more....

I have saved myself over $300 in all.....

for real the biggest reason I would ever go back to a mechanic is because I lack the tools they are givin to do the work, which doesnt make sense to pay them $75+/HR so they can take 5 horus doing something that take 2.

I hate mechanics too, DONT TRUST THEM!!!! they will take you..

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Tony said:
Yeah it has something to do with my wheels for sho'.... I just don't know what they punks did wrong. I am trying to get an idea before I head to the dealer. Either way the shop is going to have to reimburse me because I am going to file a complaint.

...fa sho, get it checc'd out...Then go after they asses. Just a couple things to know... Inside your rotors, when they replaced the wheel bearing there should be a loc nut, if it is not torqued right.. will cause problems. (or they could have put the bearings in wrong) They could have put your brakes bacc on wrong which can account for the grabbing.
 

Tony

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The owner told me the grinding was caused by the brakes... so I got the brakes fixed. I got new drums and pads/shoes. And it's still grinding which proves that this shop caused the grinding. If I didn't have too much (job, family, freedom) to lose I would bust the owner in his mouth.

You're right though...I think it could be a torqing issue. Or something with my axles.
 

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Tony,
i believe this to have happend.....the wheel bearing took care of your original problem. NO the wheel bearing "kit" does not include a pinion seal nor does it have anything to do with it. what i believe happend next is that after replacing the pinion seal the technician OVER torqued and ruined the bearing.
you have a z28, this is a camaro im assuming?
i spoke with one of the master techs here at work and he was very familiar with this issue occuring on g.m models..if the technician that replaced the seal was not careful he couldve easily overtorqued and now you need to replace the bearing. this should be taken care of at no charge to you