front end alignment

LOL!! Yeah, in 1985!!! Dude, in most modern dealers they would wander around asking if anybody had a grease gun, or knew where one was, let alone finding a full one!
I also like how judgmental people are when they're not the ones doing it. As mentioned, the OP was there for an alignment, not a grease job. Did the OP trailer His ride
to the shop? My buddy just did Sat. when He brought the '67GT in after putting drop spindles,1" T-bars,tubular arms,& Firm feel tie-rod assy's. Maybe the tech thought
the OP was being thoughtful so He wouldn't get friggin' grease all over Himself performing the alignment. Some people w/nice rides wouldn't tolerate grease oozing out
of their joints all over, not to mention some sealing boots shouldn't be filled 'till they spew, You pump 'em 'till they start to swell & stop. What, the alignment Guy is a
mind reader? We get paid 1.5hrs. in My shop for a 4-wheel alignment, whether We get stuck heating/beating/bleeding or begging the s**t to move, that's flat rate Bud!
I certainly wouldn't balk at shooting the dude's fittings if asked, but chances are like my buddy's car, I lost My butt cause there was a long way to go to get it right. If
nobody says do it, it ain't gettin' done, that's just the way it is the way they get paid. I agree some are short sighted about customer service, but We weren't at the
private shop I worked at.


I did it for years, all of it, not just alignments before deciding to better myself due to these attitudes. That is what the ASE Master Tech patch was for! Sounds like most the DA's in my shop. They never got the big picture! It is a noble profession that has many rewards, including damn good pay! I left making an honest 500 a week with 3 days of waiting work after taxes, in 88 to better myself at 7.50 an hour in a 40 hour week. It was a poor desicion at the time, but in the long run I made the right choice. If needed I would return with my own shop and change the local opinion of many who have dealt with shops like this. A 30 gallon barrel of grease costs little per vehicle through the shop. It goes much further than that and it is hard to replace good paying customers that refer many more!