SPQ13 Miles

After the process of completing the group project last week, I really feel confident tracing out and understanding hydraulic schematics. It was a great learning experience. I had the opportunity to get on the excavator and stacked a bunch of tires up without tipping them over. This weekend was packed with time in the garage at home. I had to replace the transmission in my daily driver (82 jetta diesel 1.6L) because the rivets that hold the differential in place worked loose over the last 350,000 miles and started to wear into the case. Along with an abnormal noise that coule be mistaken as a wheel bearing, I drained the transmission oil and found a bunch of aluminum shavings. Luckily I had another transmission on shelf but had to tear into it and make it shift into fifth gear. There was a bent part and some detent tuning necessary to make it work.

Week: 44
total: 180.5

Pilot system traced out for the excavator. 

Replacement transmission for the Jetta.