Hello All! I have a 09 Rav4 w/ V6 and 100k miles, about 80% highway miles. Quick question then explanation. Is it possible for a shop to damage the cv boot while replacing the wheel bearing???
So I had my front left wheel bearing replaced a week ago at 99k at Christian Brothers Auto. Then afterwards I felt slight vibration that I had not felt before that, only when braking at high speeds and NOT all the time, just infrequent. I took the car back to that shop (CB) to have them recheck their wheel bearing work on the front left and they claimed the wheel bearing work was fine, but the rear rotor(s) were warped and the pads were low. Didn't quite believe them as I had the brakes done 20k ago, and I average closer to 50k for brakes. I took the car to Midas today and had them check the brakes. My pads are all great at "8" or at 50% and the rear rotors he said are barely noticeable in terms of warping, he couldn't really measure it, but knows it's enough that I'll probably start noticing it more often as I drive. All that to say, MIDAS of all shops said, don't work on them now, it's not worth the money to machine the rotors w/ the pads in great shape still, unless it gets much worse. WHAT THEY DID NOTICE YOU ASK?? They physically showed me the cv boot on my front left wheel, it was slightly ripped and flinging grease, grease was on the inside of the wheel and starting to get on the other parts of the axel. My question, should I go back to the shop that did the wheel bearing on that same front and have them fix it on warranty, assuming they damaged the boot when replacing my wheel bearing?? Is that even possible for them to damage it while doing that? Or should I chalk it up to "how convenient" it just happens to be that front left wheel that has the boot damage and just fix it? Midas wanted $350 to fix it, but couldn't find the part so they let me go. I know wear and tear could be the cause, but it seems too convenient. The passenger cv boot looked completely fine and no grease, the driver side w/ where the wheel bearing was JUST changed? Slightly ripped and flinging grease...........mmmmhmmmmmmmm
Opinions on how to proceed? I have no idea at this point, but I kind of want to go after the shop that did the bearing and have them fix it. They should have noticed the grease when rechecking the wheel bearing when I noticed the vibration issue and brought it back to them. now I'm not sure at all they checked the wheel bearing again.
So I had my front left wheel bearing replaced a week ago at 99k at Christian Brothers Auto. Then afterwards I felt slight vibration that I had not felt before that, only when braking at high speeds and NOT all the time, just infrequent. I took the car back to that shop (CB) to have them recheck their wheel bearing work on the front left and they claimed the wheel bearing work was fine, but the rear rotor(s) were warped and the pads were low. Didn't quite believe them as I had the brakes done 20k ago, and I average closer to 50k for brakes. I took the car to Midas today and had them check the brakes. My pads are all great at "8" or at 50% and the rear rotors he said are barely noticeable in terms of warping, he couldn't really measure it, but knows it's enough that I'll probably start noticing it more often as I drive. All that to say, MIDAS of all shops said, don't work on them now, it's not worth the money to machine the rotors w/ the pads in great shape still, unless it gets much worse. WHAT THEY DID NOTICE YOU ASK?? They physically showed me the cv boot on my front left wheel, it was slightly ripped and flinging grease, grease was on the inside of the wheel and starting to get on the other parts of the axel. My question, should I go back to the shop that did the wheel bearing on that same front and have them fix it on warranty, assuming they damaged the boot when replacing my wheel bearing?? Is that even possible for them to damage it while doing that? Or should I chalk it up to "how convenient" it just happens to be that front left wheel that has the boot damage and just fix it? Midas wanted $350 to fix it, but couldn't find the part so they let me go. I know wear and tear could be the cause, but it seems too convenient. The passenger cv boot looked completely fine and no grease, the driver side w/ where the wheel bearing was JUST changed? Slightly ripped and flinging grease...........mmmmhmmmmmmmm
Opinions on how to proceed? I have no idea at this point, but I kind of want to go after the shop that did the bearing and have them fix it. They should have noticed the grease when rechecking the wheel bearing when I noticed the vibration issue and brought it back to them. now I'm not sure at all they checked the wheel bearing again.