Truck Shop
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One metric
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Eaton Fuller Failure Analysis
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crane operator
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That's no big problem, impact will drive it right in. Crossed threads act like loctite. 
Ronsii
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Metric....
Truck Shop
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crane operator
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Its nice to know other people have seen my work.....
RZucker
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I get so tired of finding standard stuff that idiots jammed into a metric hole. Some days I want to find them and strangle them. Mixing fasteners is one of my biggest pet peeves. Morons that cant see the difference are not far behind...
Ronsii
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I like to throw in one or two metric or british threads to keep my projects inclusive..
RZucker
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I like to throw in one or two metric or british threads to keep my projects inclusive..
So you're the one...
Truck Shop
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That's actually small taters, wrong bolts -ruined threads. Wait til your removing a transmission and find that someone welded the clutch arm to the cross shaft. Pi$$ ants.
dieseldog5.9
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Seems anyone can can call themselves a mechanic. After 25 years I almost cringe when an owner/operator says I work on my own equipment. Not that all are trouble, but homeowners do things to a different level than a professional technician does. They don't know what they don't know.
Now before I get hate mail, I have met drivers that were decent wrenches, and mechanics that shouldn't touch a wrench.
Now before I get hate mail, I have met drivers that were decent wrenches, and mechanics that shouldn't touch a wrench.
Truck Shop
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Well that is in any field you take a good look at. Doctors that shouldn't be doctors, judges that shouldn't be behind the bench, and business owners that shouldn't own a business.
The real question is-is one a driver or a mechanic, or both because the job requires it. Or he's just a wanna be at both.
The real question is-is one a driver or a mechanic, or both because the job requires it. Or he's just a wanna be at both.
RZucker
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Yeah, I get drivers that want to supervise, They get a free ride to some other place than mine. Usually I ask them why they don't have the entire truck rebuilt.
Birken Vogt
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I had a unit I pulled up on with an oil filter I didn't recognize for that application. Looked in the catalog and the thread pitch was similar but the diameter of the center hole was metric on the filter and 3/4 on the machine. It stayed on but it sure was loose on the threads. If the guy had tightened it on properly it probably would have stripped. Lucky it didn't fall off or leak. Sometimes I wonder how people come up with this stuff.
4x4ford
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We just got five new 2020 Columbia gliders and so far I’ve driven two and written up a paragraph on each and bot of these are still under 10000 miles with major oil leaks loose belts and leaky wheel seals these are not my assigned truck they belong to other drivers