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Old 21-03-2006, 02:57 PM   #1
one chance
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Qld
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Angry K-MART TYRE & AUTO bend prop shaft, wont pay up

I have had just gone to K-Mart Trye and Auto Morafield QLD, to have two tired skins replaced, to save ten bucks ( I should have stuck with Bob Jane)

I come back to get my car, I see my car on the hoist still, with their jacking gear under the rear of the car; Then I walk in to have a closer look, the lifting gear had no accomadation for the propshaft, ( no space in the middle) the propshaft was holding the whole car up.

I spoke to this bloke said to him whats the idea you will bend the shaft like that.
His reply was Oh it wont bend the shaft. It did bend the shaft!

I drive my car home, their is a definte vibration coming from the rear.
I call over a decent mechanic, he put the car up on jacks started the car placed it in drive.
Yep the shaft is bent wobbling its head off, he stopped the car climbed underneath, and said yep K-Mart Had bent the shaft, it had left a definite witness mark on the shaft,

( which is now a rusted line approximatly 30mm long)

Prop shafts Do not rust, cold drawn steel and their coated.

I then tried to remove the left hand rear wheel (MAG) they had put the locking nut in without the spacer and stripped the thread.

I called K-Mart, a Russell answered and sent over his so-called mechanic?, and the bloke who did the damage.

I already had the car on stands, wheels off.

This bloke steve kept his sunglasses on the whole time, so I gave him some light via 2 1000watt lights, so he could see better wearing his sun glasses,
then he acted like he could see nothing till I pinted it out then he carrys on knowing of the balance stripes on the shaft going is this it, I started the car up he took video with his phone, then said Oh I better get russel to have a look that was today,

Rolled in, they put it up on a proper hoist, yet lifted it on the front by the gearbox mounting support brakets.

Russell went underneath and said I dont see anything I then showed him the witness mark on the shaft and he said Oh its not bent, He did not start the car or place it in drive.
treated me like I knew nothing.

This mob had also removed the pad on the lifting gear, that was firmly against the propeller shaft.

Then this Russell said Oh the lug bolt was too long,

My reply, the only reason the lug nut was too long was because your bloke forgot to put the spacer on the thing,

I have to now pay to sue Pay TO get the repairs done these K-Mart people who dont know a ring spanner from an open end spanner.
Have the shaft removed straigtened and balanced buy two new uni's and have it fitted.
ALL THANKS TO THE NEGLIGENT HANDLING OF MY CAR FROM K-MART TYRE & AUTO MORAYFIELD QUEENSLAND
They will not pay for the damage they had done either.

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