the_betty•11d agoMost Upvoted

Shoutout to the guy at the auto shop who didn't charge me for a brake job after a bolt snapped on me

I was pulling into a rest stop outside Flagstaff last Wednesday and heard this grinding noise from the front left wheel. Pulled over and one of the caliper bolts had just sheared clean off, no warning at all. A mobile mechanic happened to be there fixing another truck and saw me staring at my wheel. He spent 45 minutes drilling out the broken bolt and putting in a new one, then handed me a bill for $0 and said "pay it forward when you can." I tried to give him $40 cash but he just waved me off and walked away. Has anyone else had a stranger do something like that out of nowhere, and did you ever figure out how to actually return the favor?

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theabarnes11d ago

Man that's a solid story but just a small thing - caliper bolts don't usually just snap from nothing without some sign like weird squeaking or pulling first. Did you notice anything off before that?

palmer.jana11d ago

yeah @theabarnes makes a good point - if those bolts were rusted or something you'd probably feel the brake pedal get spongy or hear a grinding sound way before they let go completely