Smith's Garage · Ellis Grove, Beeston
Suspension, brakes and tyres in Beeston
Something knocks going over a speed bump, or the steering wanders on the motorway, or one front tyre is wearing on its inside edge.
A knock over bumps is usually a drop link or a worn bush. Wandering, or a tyre wearing on one edge, is usually geometry or a worn track rod end. None of it is dramatic on its own, all of it is an MOT item, and all of it is cheaper to look at than to ignore.
Where the job allows it a worn bush is pressed out and replaced on its own, rather than fitting the whole arm it sits in. That takes longer at the bench and costs you less in parts, which is the opposite of how most quotes are built. It is not always possible, some arms come as one part, but it is the first thing looked at rather than the last.
Tyres and brakes get done in the same visit because the wheels are already off. Ring and describe the noise, and when it happens.
What a customer said
Julian is a brilliant mechanic! His knowledge and experience really shows in his service. I had my car booked in for suspension bushes and new tyres. Julian did a great job with the bushes (saving money replacing the bushes and not the …
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Tell us the registration and what the car is doing, and you will be told what needs looking at.