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tim 09-27-2006 05:02 PM
Re: tire installers?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by longemoco
i might wanna check sears then. thanks
Can you read?

Swifty1638 09-27-2006 08:30 PM
Re: tire installers?
 
if no one else had helped ya yet, you can bring them to me at work, and I'll mount them for ya. just pm me. You can feed me, or give ne a few bucks.

-A. Swift

x-pride 09-27-2006 08:33 PM
Re: tire installers?
 
[quote=tim]:rolleyes:

Nice generalization. Sears is actually equipped with tire machines that have no metal to metal contact. Yeah, accidents happen and yeah it is a bitch to get your money but you got it right? [quote]

Not to be an ass but I use to work for them, so generalization is out of the question. This must be something new that they have a no metal to metal contact tire changer. Everyone of the one I see have metal to metal contact. Anyways I was just giving info that I have full knowledge of.

Swifty1638 09-27-2006 08:52 PM
Re: tire installers?
 
metal to metal contact? I assume you mean the lip of the rim, contacting the head of the tire machine? Because, most of the industry has switched to hardened rubber heads, for that very reason. We swapped them out at my old job, and Even with the metal head, I never once scratched a rim. It's all on the operator of the machine. You just need to adjust the head on the machine to be spaced from the rim correctly.

-A. Swift

tim 09-27-2006 09:05 PM
Re: tire installers?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Swifty1638
metal to metal contact? I assume you mean the lip of the rim, contacting the head of the tire machine? Because, most of the industry has switched to hardened rubber heads, for that very reason. We swapped them out at my old job, and Even with the metal head, I never once scratched a rim. It's all on the operator of the machine. You just need to adjust the head on the machine to be spaced from the rim correctly.

-A. Swift
Exactly, I was also refering to the plastic inserts that go on the rim clamps. If they are used there is no way to scratch a rim aside from dropping it.

We can also us the lug centric adaptors when balancing so you dont have to worry about scratching the wheel with cones.

9guy9 09-28-2006 12:48 AM
Re: tire installers?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tim
:rolleyes:

Nice generalization. Sears is actually equipped with tire machines that have no metal to metal contact. Yeah, accidents happen and yeah it is a bitch to get your money but you got it right?


There is a standard in the tire industry for certain services. You are going to pay pretty much the same price no matter what tire chain you go to. 2.99 per valve stem is the going rate, $2 disposal is prefectly normal too.

I am not here to argue about which shop is better, I just know from experience at my Sears location that we have some top notch techs that know exactly what they are doing.

I've heard theres some real idiots working at that Sears:)

tim 09-28-2006 01:16 AM
Re: tire installers?
 
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Originally Posted by 9guy9
I've heard theres some real idiots working at that Sears:)
There are. You are a real idiot and you work at Sears, go figure:)


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