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Will Sears auto or maaco do a front end alignment for me?

Old Jul 8, 2015 | 12:01 PM
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I hit a tree with my front tire and now it is bent outward. What should I do about it? It's not bent out a lot cuz I wasn't going that fast. Need Help! Thx
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 12:41 PM
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A lot of the makers have the alignment procedure in the owner's manual. It's not too bad a job if you have the manual.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 12:54 PM
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I'd do it myself before I trusted Sears.

You'd probably get an answer that the quad is too small for their machines too. They have the tools and the skills to do it, probably just not the knowledge/experience.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 01:01 PM
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I don't have the owners manual. Is there any place that would do it for me and what would the cost be?
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 01:24 PM
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What ever brand it is, that dealership should be able to do the work.

Probably looking at what ever the shop rate is, my guess $60-85 an hour plus parts.

A service manual on ebay would be $20 tops. Probably half that.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 01:29 PM
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Thx for ur help guys. Btw the atv is a 1993 Honda 300ex 2wd.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 01:34 PM
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Those type of shops probably won't do it. Probably have to go to a dealer or atv shop. I think they don't want the liability of doing something like that on an atv. Like was said earlier, they would say their machines weren't designed for something that small.
 
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-2000-honda-trx300ex-service-manual-in-PDF-form-/251537930607?hash=item3a90d4396f&vxp=mtr emailed to you for $5.

Save the file, burn a backup disc.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 02:21 PM
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I would rather have the manual itself. Not in my email. Thanks for your help guys I really appreciate it.
 
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Several of the paperback manuals on ebay as well. Closer to $40 for those.

I prefer the pdf as I can print off the pages I need, then get them greasy or spill something on them and not be worried I ruined the manual.
 
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