hey guys, so i swapped my third member in my 53 burb, set the pinion angle and called up some guy off Craigslist to weld my rear end. I googled his number he looked like a legit small buisness.
"STAINLESS STEEL WELDING........PORTABLE TIG / Argon Gas.......ON-SITE REPAIRS
No Sparks,,,No Smoke
Small and Large Jobs
35 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Insured
COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT... Weld Repair And Fabrication Are My Specialties.
----Tubing, Rod, Sheet Metal---
We provide Grinding And Polishing
Portable Plasma Cutting
Steel And Iron Arc Welding
Bicyles, Carts, Trailers...DON'T BUY NEW!!!!!....FIX IT FOR LESS!!!."
I explaned what Needed to be done. he set up ,welded them both in about 15 min, he complained about the rubed and i asked what i could do, he said "well nothing now" went ahead and welded it, charged me $100. Said it was guarentied for a year. I filled with gear oil and took her for a spin yesterday, made it around the block a few times, and all seemed good. I took it up to the store three block away, doing about 15 or 20 mph, ga-ga-ga- clunk, . the weld failed, pinion dropped, cracking my pinion where the u bolt retainer goes( the new retainer was all bent now) thew my new drive shaft out the back, putting a gnarly gouge in it, shatterered my ujoint. and who know what elese..
I called him and he said. " well, uh, i told you that the rubber was giving me a hard time"
Which he did, but he said he could weld it, it was just stinky, and more difficult . I took this as " I wish i didnt have to smell this, and its harder" not, " my weld wont hold, i know this, and you should aswell , but im gonna weld it anyway, knowing its bunk,, tell you its ready to go, charge you a hundred bucks, then tell you 'I Told you I didnt like the rubber when you tell me it failed' "
today he said i need to get a torch any get the rubber out. I said I dont know how to weld that why i called him, and that if he knew thats what needed to be done why did he do it to beging with. he said a propane torch has nothing to do with welding, am i supposed to go buy a torch and torch my rubber off ,then he will come back and weld it again for free..
im going to be out another 400 bucks or so after fixing damage cause to my vehicle by
the neglegence of someone who claims to be experenced, and insured. should i ask him for like 300 bucks so i can fix my drive shaft, ujoin ,pinion,and then have someone else do it? take him to court? I reall dont want him weld my car again, i want my money back and some help with the damaged parts.
what do u guys think? whos liable? what should I do
