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    Hertryk need help

    My poor trike has just been in for a "service" not once but twice to a certain establishment it went in purrrrring like a kitten..but I thought it needed an oil change etc ..as you do.. it came out like a bag of bolts and I didn't even make it home.. had it towed back to the establishment, and it came out even worse...but this time I did make it home..
    I need someone to fix it... the awful grinding noise (like metal on metal) is coming from the front end.. can someone please help or put me onto someone who can..

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    Its a VW beetle motor right??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Exile View Post
    Its a VW beetle motor right??
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    As painful as it might be, you will be better off taking it back to the same place again. Give them the chance to put it right.
    Otherwise you could well end up paying a lot more to someone else to fix the mistakes.

    Unless you have completely lost faith in them.

    Front end "grinding" could be any number of things, depending on where exactly the sound isccoming from, and what kind of noise it is.
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    Google who the best bloke for VW motors in Perth is. Read the reviews and go from there
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    Can we possibly name and shame the establishment?

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    If you do want to go to a new place, I have a NoR mechanics in the extended family - I could ask...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hertryk View Post
    I need someone to fix it... the awful grinding noise (like metal on metal) is coming from the front end.. can someone please help or put me onto someone who can..
    Front end of the motor or front end of the trike?

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    ^^this.
    Where the sound is coming from would make a huge difference.

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    Can we possibly name and shame the establishment?
    To be honest I don't think that would achieve much.

    And it does sound like they have tried to correct the issue in the first instance (though not to a satisfactory level).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly View Post
    ^^this.
    Where the sound is coming from would make a huge difference.
    actually, thinking about it, if it uses a Volkswagen engine (like about half the trike I know) I can't think of much in the front of the motor that you want making ugly sounds. It's all crankshafts and conrods forward of about halfway. On the bright side, of it IS there, it probably has very little to do with your recent service (unless they did a complete rebuild in which case I would wonder about spun bearings or something really serious.

    Of course I'm only an amateur and not confident enough to do much more than oil changes, but I hope it's not the front of your engine!

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    Don't know much about v dub engines I'm afraid.

    But front of engine (bearings/rods/etc) vs front of trike (suspension/brake pads/wheel bearings/etc) is more what I was getting at.

    Good luck with it Hertryk, sounds like there are a few suggestions for decent mechanics if you can't face going back to your original one.
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    Yeah, my post was more of a 'hoping it's front of trike' thing, rather than adding any thing of value to the thread. (I seem to do that a lot)

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    Did it get sorted - might know someone who could take a look and give you the sp

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    Quote Originally Posted by Exile View Post
    Its a VW beetle motor right??
    Yep it's a Volks 1600 engine..Harley to the end of the petrol tank.. I am very sorry to say I may have to sell it after I get her running properly again..

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