Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
Oh, man, do not service any ebike that you did not sell to begin with. There is a lot of junk out there and the shop cannot afford to be burdened with a failed part that is irreplaceable. We turn them down every time they come in. Hub drives are the worst. The connectors, although not too tough to deal with, are often times very low quality and break quite easily. We learned our lesson the hard way.
Good advice as there is also the problem of some cheapo Ebikes that come with poor quality chargers combined with questionable batteries and connectors that can cause a fire. The shop will get blamed if the customers house burns down after getting it serviced there.