"traced the cause of the problem to missing and very loose engine and suspension cradle bolts"
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"traced the cause of the problem to missing and very loose engine and suspension cradle bolts"
"replaced all 4 bolts and torqued them properly. front end alignment."
well, there's the final story, verbage straight from my invoice... and so ends my wobbly, clunky, probably-should-have-killed-me-on-the-way-home-from-tt-west broken car saga. i just drove the car home from the 'burbs to the city at full tilt, and it's *tight* once again. everything feels locked into place, and as a result of the alignment they did CORRECTLY (as opposed to my a$$hat dealership, who did it incorrectly) i now have a steering wheel that isn't cocked 10-15 degrees to the left when i'm going straight.
now, it's time to figure out whether those engine and suspension cradle bolts were loosened/removed as a result of the clutch/flywheel install a week and a half ago.
well, there's the final story, verbage straight from my invoice... and so ends my wobbly, clunky, probably-should-have-killed-me-on-the-way-home-from-tt-west broken car saga. i just drove the car home from the 'burbs to the city at full tilt, and it's *tight* once again. everything feels locked into place, and as a result of the alignment they did CORRECTLY (as opposed to my a$$hat dealership, who did it incorrectly) i now have a steering wheel that isn't cocked 10-15 degrees to the left when i'm going straight.
now, it's time to figure out whether those engine and suspension cradle bolts were loosened/removed as a result of the clutch/flywheel install a week and a half ago.
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i'm hoping that it CAN, but i'm fearing it cannot...
sad, because i think these guys DO actually do good work, i think they just made a mistake here. unfortunately, it was a pretty f-ing big mistake.
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So glad to hear that it's fixed. Bummer that your car wasn't 100% for TT-West.
And the drives to and fro. On the other hand, you are one lucky fella (and you didn't even need to see if your handle would turn out to be prophetic in a pinch).
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About the ACNA cert...
I sent email to Karen at ACNA yesterday giving her your name and contact info for verification, so she is expecting you to contact her. Let me know of any problems and I'll help out.
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