Amazing prices.. :/ (rant)

So I've got a bit of popping when taking off or going into
reverse. It's not drive train but rather the control arms
just need the bolts retorqued. Been there done that about
every three to four years depending on how hard I drive the
Jeep.

The only problem is it's difficult to put 130ft.lbs on the lower
arms without air tools or having the Jeep lifted and I do _not_
like working under a vehicle on jacks especially when horking on
bolts. To do it right I need a real lift.

Anyhoo, back to the story. Called the Jeep dealership to ask
how much they would charge to hit up eight bolts. They tell me
it will be a 41$ charge to "examine the problem" and probably an
hour of time $91 to fix it.

91$/hour! That's flatly insane. It must be due to the war in
Iraq and oil prices driving up the cost of the imported booze
the addleminded dealership owner swills down.

.....

Well, it costs about 4-5$/hr to rent lift space at the auto-hobby
shop on base. So it looks like I'll be there later next week.

It will probably take me an hour but that includes bs time and
a few sodapop breaks since the rack is outside.

.....

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DougW