Akron Auto Parts & Service

So face book has been telling me for a wile that you my friends had not heard from Akron Auto for some time and would like to hear from us so here is an example of some of the things we see come through a lot more than one might think. AND IT'S SCARY! Every one wants to save money on many things but auto repairs I would think has to be high on the list. DIY, or a guy who knows a guy. This is an example of the latter that came in for an alignment. Take a look at the two photos to the left, the first one was on the Right side the second the Left. If you haven't already spotted all the things wrong in these photos here goes. 1) No pin in the castle nut. So the nut could work loose and fall off, cause damage to the steering knuckle, or break off the stud. Two out of three could end in a crash. The other A lot more money. 2) NO GREASE! this brand new part might last a month or so with no grease and then another new part. Now you have paid double or more! Most of these guys don't even own a grease gun. 3) The toe (that's an alignment setting) after this guy was done was so far off the car was near undrivable. And I had to ask myself if the same person even worked on both sides or was this a result of getting deeper into the six pack payment? Photo 3 is after I tightened the nut so I could install the pin and greased both up. As well I found a loose inner tie rod and ball joint that was missed so doing the alignment couldn't be done. So I eyeballed the wheels straight as I could by eye to make it more drivable and returned the car to the customer until another day at no cost at all. Now I don't work for free so don't get any Ideas but sometime you just need to do what seems right at the time and hope the potential customer appreciates you looking out for there safety and wellbeing enough they come to your shop as a first thought. Remember friends. "You can buy a cheaper pizza. But then you got to eat it." PLEASE be carful who has your safety in there hands. Thank you for reading!