Monday June 4, 2007

Today was a very busy day. It started off with Richard finishing off an alignment. Once he was done we took the car out for a road test. Following the road test, Rich went for lunch and while he was on lunch I was told to change the tie rods on the Escape. I was almost done by the time he returned. Once that was done Rich did some work on the ABS module because there was a recall on some Ford Escapes. After this we aligned the Escape and as we were leaving, another mechanic stopped us and said he needed help, so I stayed back to help him. He was replacing an engine, and he needed me to put in the spark plugs and put the valve covers back on. This was a new experience for me. Also, he needed help lowering the engine onto the vehicles subframe which was also a new experience. After helping Jason, Rich was back and we did an alignment on a used vehicle which was being sold. The alignment was followed by a road test. Upon returning from the road test, we had to road test another car. After the road test, we found out that the car needed a new shifter bushing which was causing a rattle when shifting. After this was replaced it was time to go. Overall, today was very busy, but it was also a very good learning experience.