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What are those extra bolts for I asked myself....

youngm357
Explorer
Explorer
Traded in my Ram 2500 gasser for a diesel and the dealer agreed to take off the camper mounts for me. Fast forward a couple of weeks and I’m doing a hardware inventory prior to installation and I come up with 6 extra 9/16 bolts that are not listed. Come to find out that the genius who took off the rear Torklift brackets didn’t put those bolts back on. There are 4 on each side holding the bumper (and whatever else) on and the trade in was actually on the lot when I brought this to their attention yesterday. Yep, they confirmed it t was missing all those bolts. They even joked about what could have happened if someone had tried to tow with it. I told them I didn’t see the humor in that.
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GeoBoy
Explorer
Explorer
mkirsch wrote:
To be fair, he was told to REMOVE the tiedowns, not to replace anything afterwards.

Yes, and that is using his head for a hat rack.

mkirsch
Nomad II
Nomad II
To be fair, he was told to REMOVE the tiedowns, not to replace anything afterwards.

Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.

romore
Explorer II
Explorer II
X2 You need something to fumble with while looking for your keys. First of all the genius didn't put the bolts back then they missed that when readying it for the lot. Methinks the service manager has a problem.

Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
Find out who insures the dealer and let them know about how causal they are about safety.
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Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Explorer II
Ya can never have enough pocketbolts.
Too many geezers, self appointed moderators, experts, and disappearing posts for me. Enjoy. How many times can the same thing be rehashed over and over?

SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Explorer III
Lighter makes it more efficient.
2015 Backpack SS1500
1997 Ford 7.3 OBS 4x4 CC LB

Kayteg1
Explorer II
Explorer II
Is this going to be another thread about job ethics?
We can make whole book about it.