TruckNut
Senior Member
$875??? what were they going to do put gold brakes on it???
That's about 3/4 of what Mini Cooper charges for new brakes on all 4 wheels.
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$875??? what were they going to do put gold brakes on it???
When I had my 07 Ram in for a oil chance, and tire rotation the service writer told me my brake pads were down to 6mm and should be replaced. Then he told me as long as the truck was on the lift and the wheels were off, I could get a discounted brake repair for only $875.00. Like that was going to happen.
1. Since I've owned my truck the tire winch has not worked properly. When you attach the extension tool to raise or lower the winch it "slips" and won't go up pass a certain point. It's essentially like the little "nut" that the tool slides over to raise and lower is stripped out.
Dealer comments- winch works fine for us to go up and down (with no weight on it). I told them well I've tried with my tire and it doesn't work (explained the above). He said well that's not a stock tire so it won't fit... (it's a 33" tire). I explained it fits fine but it's the weight which is similar to stock that's the issue. Said sorry we can't do anything cause tires over size.
I have been following your two threads about your dealer ordeal...
today I had the good luck to find I had a flat in my driveway so I got a chance to find my spare tire winch tool under the passenger seat...
At first I tried and found that my little winch was slipping a bit... reminded me of your story here. I then found another end in the leatherette bag for the winch tool that had a slightly larger square end by maybe 1/8 inch or 1/16th... whatever, it was just a bit larger... I put that end into the winch and I found that it worked much better. So now I am wondering IF you are using the smaller end on the winch tool which is causing it to slip????
After taking my tire off, I looked at the winch itself and it appears to only be held on by two screws. If I were you I would take it off from it's mount and have a look at it... that is IF the larger end on the winch tool did NOT solve the problem with the winch tool slipping.
just a thought...