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Re: Anyone have experience getting compensation from tire shops that screw up threads?
02/17/14 07:33 AM
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> > Long story short, I had to replace the $200 hub assembly before the car was even
> safe
> > to drive again. Haven't even looked at the other tires yet. Rounded out the wheel
> > holes a bit, but not enough to be unusable.
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> I thought you could hammer the five threaded lug pegs out (which the hub and tire fit
> onto) if they get damaged, and put new ones in?
> Or are you saying the hub itself got the holes in it severely damaged from rattling
> around when driving with the lug nuts on only finger tight? If the latter is the case
> then I'd think the garage is indeed responsible for replacing the damaged hub. (and
> moving the tire from the damaged hub to the new one... and replacing the damaged lug
> peg bolts... etc)
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> LN
VW does it backward, where the hub is threaded and the lugs are actually screwed in from the outside. Screwed hub = not getting a tire secure on it. 4 of the 5 holes were cross threaded, that is where the initial damage started. The wheel sloshing back and forth damaged the rim a bit, but I was lucky enough to stop driving it before the rim became damaged beyond use.
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