Re: Tire fell off!

[Rich Deede----TOOL FAN <rdeed@udel.edu>]

Okay, so if there wasn't any screw there to begin with couldn't of caused
the tire to fall off, could it?  I'm calling the dealer on Monday where I
had the work done and I don't want them to say that since that screw was
missing, that is why it fell off.




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1987 Scirocco 16v

"Think about how dumb the average person is, and then remember that half
the population is EVEN stupider!"....George Carlin
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On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, I.Mannix wrote:

> At 07:54 PM 10/16/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Speaking of the screw that holds on the rotor, when i went to put the tire
> >back on, the rotor was very loose and I could shake it back and forth with
> >my hand.  i don't know where that screw went.
> 
> That screw is not really necessary, if you ask me.  They tend to strip, the
> rotor gets stuck to the hub, eh, I take mine out and leave them out.  They
> do make it easier to get wheels on, as the rotor cannot move around,
> blocking the holes - but you get used to it.  They might have left it out,
> I'd think they're doing you a favor, but most don't see it like that....
> 
> 
> I.Mannix
> 

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