did I get ripped off on this brake job?
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
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> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
The belt sells for about 30 at the do-it-yourself store.
> 70.00 to install
That is a bit steep. It takes about 10 minutes to install.
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
I have NEVER replaced a caliper, let alone two of them.
> labor;$126.00
This seems high, but to replace two calipers would take about an hour of
labor on each side. This labor includes the rotor replacement that you were
not billed separately for. I think this charge is a little high, but not
alarming.
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
I bought rotors for my BMW recently, they were $50 each.
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
This is to much for wheel cylinders, by about double what my instincts tell
me is appropriate.
> labor; 90.00
This is a little high.
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
You can't escape this charge. Think about how much trouble you have to dump
the crap that you take out of your car, they have the same kinds of trouble
disposing of these fluids. There is a certain amount of "profit center" in
this charge, but most of it is a government charge.
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
If you could have done this job yourself, it would have cost you $50 each
for rotors, $50 for a set of brake pads, and $50 for the wheel cylinders.
$200 bucks for parts, plus fluids and your time. The fluids cost $15 for a
30-pack that you share with your helper, and you need a pound or two of
ground beef to smash out a few burgers, some buns, cheese and a few ears of
corn. The burger fixin's run about $20. I think your costs were a bit on the
high side.
#42
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
#43
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
#44
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
#45
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
"Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
news:5b2e6a47.0406151009.7d36a8cc@posting.google.c om...
> I felt scrubbing under my brake pedal for the last several days and
> finally took it to a supershop in Atlanta.
> They showed me where the calipers on the right were sticking and how
> the rotors had been worn down below spec. I have 85,000 on this 99 TJ
> and I think this is the first brake job. Anyway, they showed me the
> drums in the back and I saw where there was a leaking wheel cylinder.
> They told me I should definitely replace in pairs so, they told me I
> needed 2 new calipers,2 new rotors,(the new pads would be included),
> also 2 new wheel cylinders. They bleed and fill the brake fluid,and
> clean and adjust.
> I had already told them to replace the serpentine belt so it's all
> brought up to a total of $782.96
> It went like this
> 59.00 for belt
> 70.00 to install
>
> 1 pair calipers 177.00
> labor;$126.00
>
> 1 pair rotors 165.00
>
> 1pair real wheel cyl. 95.00
> labor; 90.00
>
> env'nt/shop mat'ls 47.00
> brings the sub total to 829.00
> not including tax.
>
> I did need this stuff but I'm wondering if the price is about right.
> ...and I know I could've done a lot of this myself.
>
> thanks,
> elflan
#46
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
Oh! The compassion!!
15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
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Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
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> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
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__________________________________________________ _________
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03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
Oh! The compassion!!
15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
Oh! The compassion!!
15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
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__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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#49
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Re: did I get ripped off on this brake job?
Oh! The compassion!!
15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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__________________________________________________ _________
15314@atlanticbb.net wrote:
> YOU GOT SCREWED OVER SO BAD !
> I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry
Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940
Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.
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