.
@Carlos G posted:....When I need new tires on my Spyder, I take the wheels off at home and take them separately...
Me, too.
I'm probably going to be more careful than a tech working in a shop that's part of a national marketing operation, where productivity is usually the most important concern.
I may be slow, but at least I'm not required to record the number of minutes I spent on the job.
That tech has likely never had a 69 VW on his lift before. To him, the underside of the pan looks like a map of Namibia. And he won't know to chock the spring plates so the axle boots don't tear when the swing axles drop down.
So, I can understand his manager not wanting to risk complications from customer complaints and reprimands from higher ups. Refusing my job will put no discernible dent in his monthly numbers. But a damage claim on his watch will absolutely torpedo his chances of making district manager this year.
Liability law controls most aspects of our lives today, from the quality of our medical care to those little packets of silica gel that came inside the new microwave, warning us not to eat them (as tempting as they are).
Driving a Corolla is a heckuva lot less complicated than driving any of our cars.
.