ct78barnes wrote:
I told the dealership that the rear inner tire needed checked I have to lay down and run the house through the hole to get to it.I have a air compresser and had no problem just the one rear tire. I asked them to check just the one tire and the service manger said no problem we will just check them all for you if you want. So I said ok.I told the dealership that the rear inner tire needed checked I have to lay down and run the house through the hole to get to it.I have a air compresser and had no problem just the one rear tire. I asked them to check just the one tire and the service manger said no problem we will just check them all for you if you want.So I said ok. I store the coach for 6 months under the grand stand for the winter and put 100 pounds of air prussure in the tires . By spring they are down around 94 to 96 pounds .Ever year I let out the extra air . Winnebago sticker by the drivers side says 90 pounds . So they where not adding air they where letting air out.I asked to check the one tire they did all 6 tires. The teck said they where way high and it took him 1/2 a hr to let air out .With a small screw driver it might take me 10 min. In all my years I have never been charged to check the air in the tires. I had a recall from Ford and asked them if they could air down my tires and they said no problem and was not charged.If they do this to me just think about the real old members they play games with .They emailed me back and want the 52.50 for letting the air out and I will have to pay it. I guess you live and learn.They are the only Winnebago dealer close by we live in small town so they are the only option if you need repairs. In the 6 years I have worked on this 2011 I have done all the work my self oil changes lube jobs and Gen set. But now it is a different story with my battle with Cancer.
I'm sorry to hear about your health problems. However in your last post it sounds like you did agree to having the service performed. While it would have been nice to have an estimate in most states it isn't required for anything larger than a passenger car.
Last week we had the oil and filter on our motorhome changed as well as having the chassis lubed and the brakes flushed. These are things I normally do. Being pressed for time I decided to take it to the local Ford truck shop.
I was a bit shocked when the bill was slightly north of $400.00. That's double the price I paid the last time I had this service performed. In this case just like yours I should have asked the cost and not just assumed it would be the same as before. Lesson learned and on with life.
As for checking tire pressures I can see where it could easily take half an hour if you didn't have valve stem extensions. We don't have them on the inner duals of our motorhome. It requires lying down on my back and reaching between the tires to remove the valve cap. The normal dual foot tire gauge/filler won't connect with the inner valve stem when passed through the small hole in the outer dual. I had to fabricate a new tube to a profile that would allow me to fill the inner tires.
This problem is further compounded when the tire pressure sensors are installed. Each has to be removed with the wrench by feel since there is no room to look between the tires when my hand is in there. Once the pressures have been set the sensors have to be reinstalled by feel. It isn't a fun job, but I don't want to install extenders. The whole process easily takes 30 minutes.
For those screaming foul try it sometime. I'll bet you easily burn up 20 to 30 minutes