Thanks, guys. Yes, jsoto, it's a heavy item. Nearly 20 lbs, so it's somewhat understandable that it could split open, but shouldn't unless it was handled pretty roughly, like tossed or dropped from a height. Even so, somebody noticed it had split open and put things back together; it wouldn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out that there were pieces missing that should go into the foam padding. A conscientious person would look around for the missing pieces, but... Oh well.
The funny(sad?) thing is I was just one rental away from breaking even on the thing, and had two people queued up. If it had returned intact yesterday I would've turned it around to go to another guy who had been anxiously waiting for it for the last couple of weeks while it was out on other rentals. He'd already sent his deposit, and I hated to break the news to him that it was gone, but... I'm hoping the BimmerToolRental.com guy can help him out.
RB: Not doing anything on the front bearings right now, but will probably dive into that in the next couple of weeks in anticipation of an upcoming road trip. Heading to a BMW get together in Pagosa Springs, CO, ~1000 miles each way. I'm also working on an engine swap for my e28; was hoping to have that done for the trip, but considering the fact that it's mid August and that car still wouldn't have AC, I'm not sure that would be the best choice anyhoo. I'm about halfway through my radiation treatments, and feeling a little beat up from that, so I'm not moving too quickly on anything right now. My oldest son was a huge help with the rear bearings, but he took a full time job about an hour away from us, so I don't think I'll see a repeat performance from him. We'll see if I end up hiring the job out before then. Very loathe to do that though; too cheap.
