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The Dog Blogs
Tuesday, 19 April 2005
It's Called A Saddle
Ever see those black marks all over a windshield ?
Or sometimes, worse, deep scratches. If anything gets done about that when it happens, it is usually a wiper blade change at most.
It's called a SADDLE folks.
The saddle that the wiper blade sits in is worn out and needs changed.
Some wiper arms have bushings in the ends that can be changed too. These things wear out and require maintenance. Changing the blade isn't really going to help too much for too long. Also, changing the saddles will make sure the wipers clean well, not to mention it is a lot cheaper than replacing blades and arms all the time.
There are 3 different sizes, and here is the part numbers......
3G-34-73 NARROW
3J-34-42 MEDIUM
3J-34-65 WIDE
the bushings are, 3B-34-96
P.S....a wiper blade is the metal thing the Refill sits in. A Refill is not a blade.
Posted by DogHouse
at 10:24 PM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 30 April 2005 6:32 PM EDT
A letter to the bosses....
Mood:
 irritated
Ours should be the leader of all Fleet Maintenance programs in the Country. Why does it seem like one of the worst ?
Three words for our upper managment.....Quality Control Program.
Why have we never had any kind of quality control program ? It would be nice to know how many roadfailures are due to poor maintenance.
A garage supervisor is not going to enforce any quality control when his manager is only concerned with out-of-service numbers, not at all on quality of repair. The mechanic is just there to do his 8 hours and go home, he doesn't care what happens to that bus after he clocks out, not his problem. Supervision at a Service Island ????? RIGHT !!
Most of them are just guys getting a free check.
(eliminating service island managers was a real smooth move by the way, that was tried before)
You wonder why the out of service numbers are so high.....It's because you don't have any Quality Control and no supervision.
Come out and check the buses at random sometime. See what you find. 90 percent out of service is what you would find if you get technical about it.
Quiz a mechanic or two, see what they know. Ask where the LC9 Starter Solenoid is on the G45.
Ask a Service Island Mechanic how to make a PO or check some of their RO's, if they are making any.
Posted by DogHouse
at 4:59 PM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 28 May 2005 6:00 PM EDT
Maintenance Training
Mood:
 don't ask
What's this Maintenance Department need even more than Quality Control ??
Education.
A Quality Training Program.
How does management address our lack of educated mechanics ?? They nearly eliminate training. We now have 3 active trainers (2 of which are some of our youngest, least experienced), the rest have been moved back to the garage floors as supervisors. At least we have a few good supervisors now.
It's true that our training program sucked before, but was better than nothing. It needed expanded not eliminated. It would be financially beneficial if done correctly. The rewards would be in the effectiveness of the mechanics. We have way too many mechanics that can't troubleshoot. The most common method of troubleshooting I see is to guess what's wrong, and replace a part, if that don't fix it, replace another part until the problem goes away.
Even more common is "will it make it to the next garage ??" Basic troubleshooting and basic general maintenance are what we need more of.
Posted by DogHouse
at 4:59 PM EDT
Updated: Friday, 22 April 2005 8:07 PM EDT
Battery Maintenance
Mood:
irritated
Has anyone in this Fleet ever heard of Battery Maintenance. GOOD GOD. How many buses a day do I see with missing battery caps, no battery hold downs, corrosion all over, over flowing, underfilled, loosely connected batteries !!??
This is basic stuff, easy stuff, quick stuff. A battery needs a hold down. That ruins batteries when they aren't held down firmly.
How much money this company WASTES on batteries I would hate to see. Poor battery maintenance also over-works the charging system, shortening the life of it's components. Battery Maintenance is one of the most basic of all mechanical fundamentals. We need to get more attention on the basics.
P.S. Sometimes, batteries can be charged !! Holy Cow.
Posted by DogHouse
at 4:59 PM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 28 May 2005 6:04 PM EDT
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