Questions regards father VYII Calis SC

[Ratty]

Had it at City Moters (West Perth) for service yesterday and just wondering if someone can clear up a few points pls...

1) The hand brake apparently holds at 8 clicks and they want to have it hold at 5 clicks... BUT they have to remove the rear wheels, brakes and then tighten the hand brake??? Apparently they cant tighten it from inside the cab???

2) Both my car and Dads car leak from above the drivers door... seems the seals are not sealing??

3) Yups my car has the door rattle and citys deny they know anything about it... they say NO HOLDENS Have this issue???


Hmmm there was another one but cant think of it right now.

Cheers and thanks in advance for any help.

[Ratty]

hey anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

[clixanup]

1) The hand brake apparently holds at 8 clicks and they want to have it hold at 5 clicks... BUT they have to remove the rear wheels, brakes and then tighten the hand brake??? Apparently they cant tighten it from inside the cab???

They can tighten it from inside the cabin, but that is a very dodgy way of adjusting the handbrake. The single best option in all cases (IMO) is to do exactly what they said and adjust the thing properly. Ever noticed how the hubs on your rear discs are much bigger than the front ones? That's because the rear discs house the handbrake assemblies which are minature versions of the drum brakes found on older cars. They can only really be adjusted properly by removing the rear discs.

Edit: This is (or at least should be) part of standard vehicle servicing. My car has been in for 2 services at Holden now and both times they've said "Your brakes are at xx%." Neither time did they remove the wheels, so exactly how did they determine the current state of wear of my brakes? I could tell that they weren't removed because none of the dust on my wheels was displaced by either human fingers or machines...

2) Both my car and Dads car leak from above the drivers door... seems the seals are not sealing??

3) Yups my car has the door rattle and citys deny they know anything about it... they say NO HOLDENS Have this issue???

Dealers will tell you anything to get out of warranty repairs. If you make enough noise about the problems you're having they will fix them. Ring head office if need be.