The Dealership Does it Again

 

Today when I was doing other maintenance, I had the tank and the seat off.

I discovered that part of my air cleaner assembly had had a caulk-like
sealer applied at the boundary of the air cleaner assembly and a rubber duct
that goes to the air box.  Fortunately (because I'm a parts hoarder), I had
a spare duct and I removed the old as well as the sealer and properly fitted
the new part.  The old part mated fine, and I can't figure out why anyone
would seal it.

Looking through the shop manual, I noticed that for earlier years of my
motorcycle, there is supposed to be sealer applied at the airbox side of the
duct.  I think the dealership not only mis-read the shop manual and did a
procedure for the wrong year, but they also put the sealer in the wrong
place.

In addition, there is a rubber washer missing on a bolt (that I know was
there).  I ordered a new one.

That is in addition to my rear axle not being torqued down properly.

And a loose spark plug.

It is getting to the point that I wonder if I should do my own maintenance
except for extreme problems that I can't resolve.  My expectations for
service are minimal--I expect them to put all the parts back and follow the
procedures in the shop manual.  They aren't meeting even that standard.

I'm anal retentive, but at least I follow printed instructions.

Yikes!

Datesfat

 




yes you should.


--
Andrew
00 Daytona
00 Speed Triple
05 Squiddo
 

 

Andrew wrote:

  Yup , you should - because after all who cares the most about your ass ,
you or that pimple-faced kid at the dealer ?

  Hint - *NOBODY* wrenches on my bike but me - and one trusted friend .

--
Snag
Got Guns ?

 

Datesfat Chicks wrote:


Exactly why I NEVER let dealerships work on my bikes except in rare
cases.  When I had the ECU on my FJR replaced, they broke the
retaining clip on the connector, and I know it's not that hard to
take it apart correctly because I had already taken the original
ECU out to make sure of the part number being covered under the
recall.  They also lost one of the fairing attachment screws and
denied it, and refused to replace it.

Most bike dealership "mechanics" are unworthy of the title, they
are apparently low skilled types who couldn't get a job as a car
mechanic which pays more.

Every single time one of my bikes has been to a dealership they have
managed to break something or forget to tighten a critical fastener.
Avoid them at any cost if you can.  Take your bike to an independent
mechanic who has to live by his reputation, ask around.

 

wrote:

You seem to have learned enough to know the difference between done
right and done wrong.  Why not do your own work?