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February 25, 2005
ALLDATA DIY is God (ok, a holy field office)
ALLDATADIY.COM - Do It Yourself Automotive Diagnostic & Repair Information
I got a subscription to AllData for my truck back in 1999, and it always comes through for me when the Hayes manual is vague and leaves a procedure out, or the pictures/diagrams are inaccurate. They also provide accurate Motorcraft parts numbers, which is truly a godsend/supreme being blessing when you have to battle parts people about what you're looking for, and what they want to pawn off on you.
I had a Napa guy try to sell me a drum brake hardware kit with a torn, grease parts package, missing springs and spring washers. Man, this is Napa? When I'd gone to Autozone, now the partner on the alldata-diy site, for the same rear drum brake hardware kit, I had to help the kid behind the counter identify the part I needed, reaching over the counter and jumping on the CRT he was using to find it. I didn't get angry with the kid, but when I told him what I needed, he tried to sell me calipers. Calipers? On a rear brake drum assembly?
I feel for the folks who don't second guess the parts houses. Even the Motorcraft dealers make mistakes some times, but I guess they're still not as bad as Cordova Auto Supply was. Man, how I miss Nu-Jet............
Posted by cystdog at February 25, 2005 05:22 AM
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