Dealership Gone Wild
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 914
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From: Republic of Texas
Yeah, that's screwy. Back-asswards. Bet if he really does that, it does a job on the grease in there.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: ST. Louis
You're getting a lot of advice here aren't ya:
Tap it, don't tap it, hit it, don't hit it, freeze it, heat it, bring me some beer I'll put it in fer ya.
I was always told that most advice is worth what you paid for it.
The forums cracks me up sometimes............lol
Tap it, don't tap it, hit it, don't hit it, freeze it, heat it, bring me some beer I'll put it in fer ya.
I was always told that most advice is worth what you paid for it.
The forums cracks me up sometimes............lol
Last edited by Texas Fat Boy; Jul 7, 2012 at 04:35 PM.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Lansing mi
I bought my bike from Jim and got a good price. but I'm not sure I could recommend them.
Advanced
Joined: May 2011
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From: va
Not really, Actual labor is what is charged. What you are speaking isually falls in that the charge80-100 labor rate and only pay tech 18-30 an hour
I bought a new anarchy wheel and while I was there I ask them how much to install a bearing.To my amazement they said it would be an hour and half labor charge. Now look the wheel is off the bike no bearing in it and they want an hour and half labor charge!!! That's pure bullshit it shouldnt take more than 20 minutes tops.I guess they take people to be stupid.Anyway I'm trying to find somebody that has a tool and I'll do it myself. now that I vented I feel better.
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From: va
wrong quote
I used to work in a pretty high level maint facility that used man hours estimates to record work. The estimates always were longer than the actuals. But the problem is when billing for time, you have to bill for more than just the actual work done.....because there are other man hours cost that need to be recovered. The mechanical labor time is one aspect. The you have the administrative time to write up the work order. The management time to assign the work. The supervisory time to check the work. The administrative time to close out the work order. The support time to notify you that the work was done. etc, etc, etc. It's all about recovering costs. The man hours labor rate charge guides were never intended to just be a predictor of hor long the actual repair would take.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 346
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From: Buller Louisiana
I guess a 20 ton press will put less pressure on the metal than tapping with a brass or rubber mallet.
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Bella Vista Ar.
I can see where that would work on an outside bearing, like on a spindle.
