Petro repair fail

It got so bad to where the only time we would go to Speedco was when the SuperRigs calendars would come out just to get one. Haven’t done that in 5 years.

 

Awesome.

 

This is where having apprenticeships is a good thing. That way at least it cuts down on morons being able to walking in off the street and become a mechanic.

 

Had exactly the same thing happen to me on my 1978 IH 4070B in 1980 at an International dealer. It cost them $3400 in tow and repairs, had to replace the entire rear end housing. That is around $12,000 today. Nothing new in the truck repair business.

 

Low pay, so high turnover, no 401 or Pension.
Tools: hammer, chisel,screwdriver,pliers,bailing wire, duct tape.
Little to no qualification requirements. Breathing and pulse, OK!!!
Someone showed Clem how to do it once, and walked off.
Clem took no notes; he was busy texting Betty Jo.
Not giving them excuses, but reasons as to why this happens.

You're lucky Mr. hot-wrench didn't ruin your housing entirely.

I did a 4,000 hour Tool and Die Maker apprenticeship in 1971
at Mc Graw-Edison. Yes, thats four years.
Never regretted a minute of it.

They make a neat tool now that is an air die grinder for wizz
or cutoff wheels, but its extended, about 12 " long,
and the spindle has a 90 deg. gear-head, with a collet at end.
So your cutter is straight in front of you - for more control,
and doesn't cut in, and spin out sideways, if it catches,
like normal die grinders do. Would make this bearing removal
a piece of cake. No heat a plus, too. Make 3 cuts almost thru
at 120 degrees apart, and wack it with a brass bar/BFH hammer.
Pieces fall on floor. Never touched the housing or heated it.

 

Would rather they “over grease” everything instead of skip every other zirk!!

 

I keep an eye on them. I go to the same speedco all the time. One newer young guy is a expert in his own mind. I looked at my u-joint in front of, front rear. Plain to see it hadn't been greased. Asked him, oh yeah got'em all. I said no you didn't. Then the supervisor walked over. He told him to go back down and grease it. Another time awhile back they were filling up my crankcase with oil. Had like 24 quarts in. I was leaning down looking at the front of the oil pan. Cat has 2 drain sumps. I asked if they had drained the front part. Think so he says, then asked the other guy, ahhh no. So I ended up getting a pan flush with that new oil and they started over. Apologize for the long story.

 

Sorry that happened..