Got my silencer After scouting all over JC road finally I found the silencer assembly (3 pipes and a muffler), the clamps, nuts, bolts, rubber bushes, allen bolts, U clamps etc etc.
The problem didnt end there I took the complete assembly and went to all garages possible in and around Sahakar Nagar, either everyone was busy and I was being asked to come tomorrow, day after, day day after so and so forth or they just dont like woking on Mahindras and tried their best to avoid me. Finally I was recommeded to one Mr Prabhakar from Mahadeshwar Garage, I went, met him and he said he will finish the work in 2 hours. The work started at around 3pm yesterday, after 2 hours when I saw that the work had sompletely stopped for some reason I was told that there was no exhaust pipe collar (the piece that is bolted to the exhaist manifold) was missing, well I said "us the one that was on the older pipe. The welding guy sternly says that cannot be reused as it is welded to the pipe and cutting/removing is too much waste of time for him and he had so much work pending. I was like, "WASTE OF TIME"?????? I said what do you want me to do then?? He says "go to JC road and get one", I went berserk in my head at that statement. I took the pipe, took it to Yeswantpur from Saharak nagar and got it cut, then went to a lathe shop and got it regrooved and mended. I go back to the garage give it to him. He garage guys were all huddling inside a store room at that time as it had started to rain and the garage doesnt have a patch of damn roof that doesnt drip irrigate spontaneously.
At that moment I had lost it, it was 6.30pm. I said, I will return tomorrow by 12pm and when I come I want it ready. The owners younger bro called Shashi (behaves like a steriodal monkey) says "WOKAY SIRR, T WILL BE READY, COME AT 12"!!! I called my driver, got picked up, went home hot in my head, ate fish curry and rice and slept.
Got up, had some work to take care of till 1.30pm, reached the garage it around 2pm. The Jeep stood in the exact same state as it was the previous day. The garage owner and his bro and everyone else were doing their work and ignored me as if I was invisible. I walk up to the steroidal monkey and asked him "whats going on???", he says "sir we need 2 more U clamps to finish". I said "you havent even started", he says "saarr its 20mins work once the U clamps arrive". I said "I will NOT GO TO JC ROAD NOW, I WANT IT DONE IN WHATEVER I HAVE BROUGHT AND WHAT YOU CAN ARRANGE OR SCAVANGE from the other vehicles around". He says "saar, the fitting wont come proper", I said "its ok, go ahead, I want this done". When the monkey went under the ramp to assess the situation on where and how to give additional supports to the new pipes, at that very moment the welder guys disappears and returns only 2 hours later. By that time I was pulling my hair outa my scalp but kept quiet as I had to get the work done and if I behave aggro it would only get worse as I would get further stranded due to my missing existing silencer and not completed new one. I stay calm and cooperative. The welder guy returns after 2 hours, then the struggle starts. The pipes werent straight fit and required some bending and some technical adjustments. Some neighbourhood guys had gathered by then and everyone was throwing fresh suggestions on how to get the right fit. Unfortunately no one looked literate or even with basic common sense, soon they realized that as none of their plans could be executed successfully by our dear old Steroidal monkey.
The struggle continues till 5pm, I stepped in at that time (they let me in too as they were losing it with each passing second)realizing nothing will ever happen without my personal intervention, as per my suggestions the pipes were reshaped and the support clamps, the material, rubber fitment was finalized and by 6 the work was done. The final work is only half as satisfying to me but I just didnt have any choice but to say "OK" to everything they say and get my Jeep outta that hell in one piece.
I returned home by 6.30pm, sat down thinking what crap I had put myself on 2 week days and if there is a solution to bullcrapp like this at all. Still, took the Jeep for a test drive, around 15kms, so far so good, nothing seems to be vibrating or making unnecessary noises. I will stay quiet for now...
One question I pose to myself, there are a million software engineers, zillion Govt employees, quadrillian business men............WHERE THE HELL ARE GOOD MECHANICS????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At this rate, on the basis of demand and supply mechanism I would believe that the mechanics would be the most paid people in India from any damn moment.
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Last edited by aah78 : 10th June 2010 at 22:12.
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