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Old 09-08-2009, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Weasel View Post
BMWNA doesn't want dealers rebuilding any engines, transmissions, transfer cases, etc. Just replacing them. I think it's a liability issue. I know this because I offered to be a rebuild guy for all the above mentioned items at my dealer and was declined by the service manager for that reason.
True beyond BMW dealers as well. In our (non-BMW) shops, we don't want shop-floor mechanics rebuilding engines/transmissions/etc due to not only liability issues, but also special tooling and special instructions issues. It is just a less-controlled environment.
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