My Big Fat Costco fail

jrb1 said:

Here's the skinny on Costco Guys -- it's my fault!

Got Michelins put on 2 years ago; and it was taking a very long time -- I asked what's going on; guy said man really hard getting the grease off!

LR says Anti Seize on the studs Costco says no. I pushed and pushed. Finally Costco agreed to pay my LR dealer to put the anti seize back on.

And, they've also paid LR to do any tire serving that's been required.

Also, telling me don't bring your LR back.

So even if the MFG says use Anti Seize, Costco won't -- they should tell you a head of time that we don't do anti seize even if MFG says yes.

To me Aluminum wheels on steel drums and studs means Anti Seize!

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toddjb122 said:

I just get tires shipped from TireRack direct to my mechanic.

His mounting fees are comparable (if it's a little more, it's worth it). He won't f*ck up the car, scratch my wheels, inflate to the wrong pressure, use old TPMS sensors, etc. etc. It's so worth it. Plus he will then rotate them free for life since he did the install. And do a underbody inspection at the same time to give me an honest evaluation of brakes and suspension that he'd be the one to maintain anyway,.

It's a no brainer, just find whatever tires you want online these days and ship them to someone you trust.

I no longer take my vehicles to any of the discount Tire places. They are awful. The staff is usually techs who either don't give a sh*t or are right out of trade school. Your appointment runs long, they scratch wheels, they have f*cked up so many things in the past for me that it isn't worth the frustration in hopes that you have a good experience (once in a while you do).

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PaulLR3 said:

I use a smaller indy tire shop as well that installs the lug nuts with a torque wrench. You don't want an air gun twisting the tin caps on the lug nuts.

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The Rover said:

There’s no magic lift. All Land Rover owners should know that before you lift the vehicle, you must lock the suspension in its lowest setting. Look at the raising/lowering button and you’ll see a lock pictograph beneath or beside the low setting. Make sure it’s locked by pressing and holding the switch until the lock pic lights up at the switch and you’re all set.

The lift excuse is a rouse because Kirkland corporate got flooded with complaints concerning malfunctioning and broken suspensions. Fear not. Lock the suspension and ford ahead.

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[email protected] said:

I thought that you locked it in it's highest position because it would shut off the valve that would let any air escape. Same thing if you want to test for a leak over night in the air suspension.

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toddjb122 said:

Can anyone confirm if you really need to lock the suspension in low or high before a lift? I have NEVER seen a mechanic do this to my LR3 or LR4. As stated above, I heard it was a Discovery issue and I have heard that it's no longer required.

What I suspect is that if you are jacking it to change a single tire, it would be beneficial to lock it, which is why this may be in the manual. In that way you don't have the suspension compensating for the raising you are doing to one tire, and potentially changing the balance point, and risking the vehicle falling off the jack. So, it may be more of a liability issue in that sense (thus the recommendation) than a need for damaging the air shocks.

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