New things... Winter 2014

Started at Motor Trucks on the 23rd. First day was interesting as it was only me and Greg Kentch in the shop (Everyone else was on vacation or called in sick... Mighty convenient having a sick day the day before Christmas Eve). Started out with some recall and warranty work. Throttle pedals on T680's and sun shades on the International Prostar and Workstar trucks. Apparently the glue they used wasn't all that great and they had problems with them falling off. The fix was 8 rivets and sealant along the perimeter of the visor.

Been doing a few services and DOT inspections. Had a 4 axle dump trailer that steering locks on the drop axle weren't working. Found a broken wire at the junction box in the tongue of the trailer. The whole thing looked iffy so I replaced the whole box. Did some work on an '13 (I think) T800 that was in a wreck. New hood, radiator support, cooling package, bumper, etc...

Did brakes on one corner of this trailer. Not usual practice but in this case the driver runs with one brake backed off in the snow. The yoke pulled the threads right off the pushrod.

I really like the bushing tube setup for brakes... No need to pull the hub to do s-cams! Had this 2005 W900 in yesterday that failed every other line on the inspection form: bent tie rod, 2 nails in a tire, several tires at 70 psi, bad brake can, leaking hub seal, clutch out of adjustment, all the rear lights quit when the clearance lights are turned on, brake pedal sticks, multiple exhaust leaks under the sleeper, front cover leaks, trans output leaks, etc... You know what he wanted fixed? The low HVAC flow out of the vents.

Pulled the blower motor and found the linkage off of the re-circ door but everything else seems to be fine. The cab is moldy so I'll let someone else tear the interior apart and check out the vent ducts...

Learned how to use the VIS-check machine. Makes finding noises so much easier!

Week: 71.3 hours