Somebody please..., send me to the machine shop! Options

[Jakester]

Can anyone recommend a decent auto machine shop in the pennisula/west bay/north SJ area? Not necessarily a 914 shop, just a place where I can get rotors turned that won't wobble and get bushings pressed in and out that won't get damaged from incompetence.

Sorry for the mass mail, I've just been to one too many fly-by-night auto machine shops and ended up regretting it.

TIA

[Jakester]

QUOTE (Mueller @ Jun 14 2005, 03:05 PM)

what bushings??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) I would think any shop that has the correct lathe for brakes should be okay to use...have you checked to ensure that you have enough material to remove?? front limit is 9.5mm rear limit is 8.5mm (both according to Pelican) I cannot remember if it shows the numbers on the rotor or not on the standard 914 rotor..

I'm working on my water cooled VW before I dive into the 914. Doing control arm bushings on the front and axle beam bushings on the rears. These will be rather difficult press jobs (from what I understand) and don't want to leave it up to your standard grease monkey.

As far as the brake lathe goes - I've had to redo one too many rotors after standard grease monkeys got a hold of them - one of them a VW dealer even. I had to scream rather loud to get the service manager to redo the brakes under warranty. I don't want to go through that again.

Thanks for the info on the rotor min thickness. I will be getting to that soon. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)