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Old 08-05-2006, 02:03 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: Ping Ray - the sequel


"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958noeffingspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:771f7$44d43618$47e40e57$30629@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
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>> "Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958noeffingspam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:eavui5.344.1@news.evilcabal.org...
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>>>> Bad bearings - need replacement at $500!
>>>>>
>>>>> *sigh* so much for the extra income from my second job...
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you get service department mailers from your local Toyota dealer,
>>>> look for a "customer's choice" xx% off any job. On a bigger job, that
>>>> can add up.
>>>>
>>>> That sounds a little high for wheel bearings, - crying sometimes helps
>>>> to get the price down ;-)
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Ray O
>>>
>>> They say it's all the bearings and something about 'pressure mount' -
>>> Greek to me.
>>>
>>> Bend over!
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>[/color]
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>> The old bearings have to be pressed out of the hub and the new bearings
>> have to be pressed back in. As the name of the procedure implies, a
>> press is needed to do this, but using a press only takes a few minutes.
>> --
>>
>> Ray O[/color]
>
> I guess I looked pitiful enough for a lower price - not much...$450. Guy
> asked, "How are you, Mrs. Larkowski?" I said, "Quite a bit poorer." He
> then told me about the lower price. Big effing deal. I also had an oil
> change.
>
> *sigh*
>
> Natalie[/color]

Hey, 10% is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, and the
wumpa-wumpa should be gone!
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Ray O
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