cowden

this past week  has been a busy one we have had a tranny blow from driver error a truck  truck roll over while dumping driver error and also bad cylinder design.we have also had a radiator blow due to hitting a pot hole and having bad rear motor mounts. and still trying to keep up on services. i have learned its not always just the trucks wearing out sometimes the drivers help out.                            in the past seven days i have worked 67.30 hours . i will have pictures next blog.

I have  already done the flow meeter in class and on Friday was able to do a tranny at work i took out the old tranny and took off all the fittings and sensors swapped them on the new eaton and put it back in. i have learned that there is a lot more to removing a transmission then doing it in class although it gives you a good idea on whats going on. sorry no pictures. 

danishexchnge

IT was a great experience hosting the danish students the past couple weeks.i have learned a lot about their culture and have been able to teach and show them about ours. i can only suggest that next year even if you are not hosting a  student you should  be involved in activities with them and get to know them.                                                     

alignment

i finished three alignments one i did at work replaced  tie rods and a bent center bar also did one laser on the international and a string line on the freight liner. 

air breaks

i have worked  on quiet a few breaks and wheel seals since starting at cowden. i have learned there are all types of brakes and different types of slack adjusters and wheel seals . always pay attention.  

i was doing a standard break job on a pup trailer replacing the pads and the drum. when i took the pads off  i noticed  the pads were worn unevenly so i checked the s cam  and noticed the bushings were worn . i have learned that you always need to pay attention to what you are working on because it can indicate other problems.

06 yamaha 450and tc 450

replaced my stock clutch on my wr 450 with a recluse auto shifting clutch i also replaced my handle bars and put a scotts steering dampener on. changed the oil and cleaned the air filters in the wr and the tc 450. we repacked the wheel bearings and checked the brakes we also sealed a couple of leaks these project took a total of 18 hours. i have a total of 59 hours this month and a total of 302 hours for the quarter.