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Hi /o/
Recently had the rear driver bearing replaced in my car, all was well for two weeks until last night, where I was coming home from work and the bearing partially collapsed.
Due to the speed I was going, the time it took to get over to the refuge lane seemed to be sufficient to generate enough heat to weld the bearing on. The car had to be recovered and is now undriveable.
I've been told by the same mechanic that fitted the bearing two weeks ago that it's gonna need a new stub axle, hub and bearing.
I feel like I should be at least entitled to a free repair, since bearings don't fail after <100 miles, and I really can't see how this is anything other than poor workmanship or manufacturing error on the bearing manufacturer's part (which the mechanic's business insurance should cover?).
tl;dr: car part that was replaced by a mechanic catastrophically failed after less than two weeks
What do /o/?
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Uh fucking make him pay for another shop to fix Everything and sue when he inevitably says no?
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>>16103883
Most of the folks I've asked say I have no way to prove it was poor workmanship, is that BS?
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>>16103906
Regardless, the bearing shouldn't have shit out after less than 100 miles.
Tell him to fix it or else.
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>>16103862
Most likely it wasnt his fault, but it could have been. Neither of you can prove it. Dont try to be an asshioe with him, just be nice and he may do the work free and you pay the parts or similar. People dont respond well to threats such as fix it or else.
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Sue the mechanic as his repairs with new parts have an implied warranty. Let him go ahead and sue the manufacturer to recover the settlement you win from him.
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>>16105222
This. His responsibility to fix your car, he can get his money from the manufacturer if it really is a warranty. He can file a labor claim with whomever he bought the part from and pray they pay him.
He probably didn't grease it.
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>>16103906
>people say you have no way to prove it was him.
>mother dicker worked on your car
>replaced that bearing on that wheel
>you have an invoice saying his shop performed the repairs
>literally he did the repairs
>can't prove poor workmanship
The people telling you otherwise are stupid.
Now, if it was a friend of a friend and he replaced it at his house your fucked.
If you went to a shop but YOU provided the parts you are also fucked.
Shops don't warranty parts the customers provide because it wasn't the parts the shops were going to use so they have no idea what the quality is.
Now again, if YOU took your vehicle to HIS shop and HE repaired YOUR vehicle with HIS parts I,e you paid for PARTS and LABOR the he is
1000%
At fault for the part FAILING
call your lawyer. Do what the other anon said first and be nice to him and explain the situation. He's lucky you aren't going apeshit right now.
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