I was trying to replace my control arm busihings but when I got to removing the ball joint from the hub it stripped and I said fack this and put everything back..... But putting back the large bolts that hold the arm to the subframe and I think they were stripped but I plowed them in because of anger and I had no time. What should I do? Take it to the dealer and act like I have no clue what happend?

 

bump!♦

 

From my experience when doing business with the dealership they have a tendency to try to add more work than is necessary. Case in point, I took my sons car to the Kia dealer for a SES light being on and an oil change.

They diagnosed that I needed a new timing belt, hoses and a brake line flush for a total of $800 dollars. I declined the other work and paid the $115 dollar bill for the oil change and for them to tell me that he left his gas cap off.

The bill originally was going to be $190 but I refused to pay the diagnostic fee. Do yourself a favor and take it to an independent mechanic and let them fix it right the first time.

 

do it yourself.. but you have to have patience my man... buy all the bolts and do it again.... the stealershiop is going to screw you so hard.. it is going to hurts big time

 

Do yourself a favor and make sure you have much more time than you think you'll need. Start in the morning. Professional mechanics have experience, all the tools and co-workers available. We generally have less experience, fewer tools and sometimes no friends to help. Plan accordingly and make sure you have a manual on your vehicle.

 

So how hard is it to tap in new holes?

 

Not hard at all if you've got the tools?

Drill and bits

Tap

New bolts

Do you?

 

nope