As I mentioned recently, last time I borrowed David's truck it was nearly impossible to shift gears. Well, he called me to let me know that I did it, but it wasn't my fault.
David had recently had some work done on the transmission, and had unknowingly gotten a rebuilt part, which had had all the teeth knocked off and glued back on. When I got in the truck, I couldn't get the seat to move forward. So I couldn't reach the clutch that well with my foot. I pushed it in as far as I could, jammed the stick into gear, and stripped all those glued-on teeth right off. Whoops! No wonder I had trouble shifting gears.
Fortunately the mechanic is replacing the part for free. Apparently he had ordered a new part, but his supplier sent him the rebuilt part anyway. In other words, they ripped him off. I'm glad David has a mechanic he can rely on to be honest. He could easily have passed it off as something I did. Neither David nor I know enough about cars to have known any better. And I would have felt obligated to pay for the repair.
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the teeth of the clutch were *glued on*??? sheesh.
Not possible that someone gave your mechanic a part with the gears glued on. You need to ask to see the old part.. He's probably just covering his butt.
Bob
They ripped him off, you ripped the teeth off. Teeth roll down hill, I see.