Not a complaint - about Kwikfit

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Thu 6 Feb 2014 19:53
Not a complaint - about Kwikfit - oldroverboy.

My old mate gravitated from National Tyres a bit back to the opposition over the road.

Now has trained the "workers" not to use air wrenches to get wheel nuts off and to use torque wrenches to put them on.

Had front pads replaced on the Cruze today for a mere £70 and very strange was that the parts were original GM/delphi spares.

work done nicely and properly.

OUCH! am i dreaming..

Edited by oldroverboy. on 06/02/2014 at 19:54

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Thu 6 Feb 2014 23:59
Not a complaint - about Kwikfit - bathtub tom

>>Now has trained the "workers" not to use air wrenches to get wheel nuts off and to use torque wrenches to put them on.

Nothing wrong with them using the 'windies' to take off the wheel nuts/bolts.

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Fri 7 Feb 2014 07:03
Not a complaint - about Kwikfit - The-Mechanic

Nothing wrong with them using the 'windies' to take off the wheel nuts/bolts.

Unless it's a locking nut/bolt.

I've seen loads of locking nuts/bolts damaged by air guns. It takes seconds to crack lockers off by hand first and then use the gun on the other nuts/bolts.

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