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Re: car brakes
Hey there - sorry I didn't get to see this sooner. As a woman who has been an assistant manager at an Oreilly's and gets called on to do repairs to other people's vehicles, I'd like to give you some information about your car repairs, just for future reference.
Oreilly's and AutoZone both have online interactive parts lookups. Not sure if they even have stores in your aread, but that's the cool thing about the web, you can still use the information that you get from them. You will need some minor information about your vehicle when looking up parts, like your VIN number, or just what size motor you have. For instance, with your 2007 Monte Carlo, there are 3 options available for motor size. However, all three models have four wheel disc brakes.
In any case, the sites I mention all have kind of quickie tutorials on what may be needed for a job, some of them even have a "it makes this sound" kind of thing.
Not knocking your friend that did the brake job for you, but I would be very careful when having just anyone do your mechanic work for you.
You're an intelligent person, you can figure these phones out, changing brakes isn't that big a deal. With a broke foot and a bruised shoulder, I changed the plugs, wires, cap and rotor on a buddy of mine's Suburban. It really isn't that hard.
A lot of the sites will even give you instructions on how to do the job. You can buy a service manual too, gives you step by step on most jobs. At the very least, getting familiar with the sites will give you an ideal of what a job should cost.
In regards to your brakes, the retail price on the best pads that autozone has are like $60 so if they used some generic pads, there's no way that they put rotors on too. At the very least the rotors should be resurfaced if they can be. Requires a machine shop or some of the parts houses do it too. They should also check the caliper for wear, as well as the hoses and lines.
Hope this helps! Text me if you need any other info!
Hey there - sorry I didn't get to see this sooner. As a woman who has been an assistant manager at an Oreilly's and gets called on to do repairs to other people's vehicles, I'd like to give you some information about your car repairs, just for future reference.
Oreilly's and AutoZone both have online interactive parts lookups. Not sure if they even have stores in your aread, but that's the cool thing about the web, you can still use the information that you get from them. You will need some minor information about your vehicle when looking up parts, like your VIN number, or just what size motor you have. For instance, with your 2007 Monte Carlo, there are 3 options available for motor size. However, all three models have four wheel disc brakes.
In any case, the sites I mention all have kind of quickie tutorials on what may be needed for a job, some of them even have a "it makes this sound" kind of thing.
Not knocking your friend that did the brake job for you, but I would be very careful when having just anyone do your mechanic work for you.
You're an intelligent person, you can figure these phones out, changing brakes isn't that big a deal. With a broke foot and a bruised shoulder, I changed the plugs, wires, cap and rotor on a buddy of mine's Suburban. It really isn't that hard.
A lot of the sites will even give you instructions on how to do the job. You can buy a service manual too, gives you step by step on most jobs. At the very least, getting familiar with the sites will give you an ideal of what a job should cost.
In regards to your brakes, the retail price on the best pads that autozone has are like $60 so if they used some generic pads, there's no way that they put rotors on too. At the very least the rotors should be resurfaced if they can be. Requires a machine shop or some of the parts houses do it too. They should also check the caliper for wear, as well as the hoses and lines.
Hope this helps! Text me if you need any other info!
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