PM final part 2

Transmission: Eaton Fuller Super 10 spd

• Oil capacity of 11 liters
• Recommended RoadRanger synthetic SAE 50 spec PS-164 Rev 7
• MSDS for lubricant at http://www.roadranger.com/rr/CustomerSupport/Support/LiteratureCenter/index.htm?litlibtarget=1162919212455
• Oil must be changed every 180,000 miles or three years

Engine: 12.7 L Detroit Series 60

• Recommended oil is 15W-40 CI-4 or CH-4
• Capacity is 40 quarts including filters
• Recommended interval is 15,000 miles
• MSDS at  https://cglapps.chevron.com/msdspds/MSDSPage.aspx
• Recommended coolant is Detroit Diesel Power Cool 
• Part # 23518918
• Capacity is 58 quarts and change interval is 300,000 miles or 2 years

I learned the real cost to not keeping up with preventive maintenance and also the cost to doing the preventive maintenance. I counted 51 fittings on the Peterbuilt. I discoverer quite a bit more wrong with this truck than I anticipated.

PM final part 1

Apparently I've impressed our operations manager! Had a meeting with him a while back and I'm going to start taking over some of the maintenance management. Been busy with school but I'm working on a maintenance plan and inspection checklist. I did an inspection on one of what I thought was one of our better maintained trucks... We've only had this truck a few weeks so what could possibly go wrong? I used the inspection sheet in Heavy Duty Truck Systems.

1999 Freightliner FLD #285
12.7 Detroit 60 series rated at 500hp (We're an LTL company so you're just flying up the hills in this truck)
Eaton 10 spd
Spicer 3.90 rear ends

• Driver's side clearance light on hood
• Passenger side turn signal on hood
• Driver's seat belt not fastened to seat frame
  
• Missing dash screws (Rattles on rough roads)
• Turn signal switch loose (Held on by hose clamp)
• Hood rubbing on cowl 
  
• Loose alternator belt chirps on start up
• Transmission tail shaft is loose (Should have been written up as a vibration)

• Loose yoke on drive line between tandems (Should have been written up as a vibration)
• Both drive axles moving slightly on spring perches (Probably loose u-bolts)

• Cracked welds on cross member underneath cab (First time I've seen them break on a truck with an air ride cab). I need to look into why this truck is breaking here and the others are not.
  
• Oil leak behind oil cooler manifold (Battery died on flashlight so couldn't find where exactly the oil is coming from). Pretty common on Detroits... Surprisingly no leak on the front gear train cover!
  
• Bushings in front driver's side leaf spring worn out
• Clutch is out of adjustment... Not an EZ-adjust either : (
• Clutch throwout bearing is coated in gear oil... Umm, don't know what's going on there but I'm going to keep an eye on that. Truck has a new bell housing and reman transmission so maybe something isn't quite right here.
• Cold idle advance actually works! 

Week: 55

Total: 474

This week I've been learning a lot about multi-tasking. In a rush to finish building the loading dock and I'm taking over some of the maintenance management so I'm working on part stocking, maintenance schedules, etc... and I'm starting to think there's not enough hours in the day. Definitely need to change  some things though. Every brake job is new s-cams and bushings and so far every clutch failure has been the throw out bearing. Also decided that the torch skills are somewhat lacking at Scrap-it... Bought some plate steel from them and spent most of a day with a torch getting them squared up enough that I could use them.

Week: 47
Total: 419