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straightlinespeed said:
When I rebuilt my car I did the pivot seal and a new front gasket. The first year no leaks. Last year I have a leak on the drives side. No idea where its coming from, but I think its the pivot seals so I ordered a new kit and I will be fixing that when Im back walking again.

Although, Im not sure that is the problem, because my rear wind leaks really bad. Again it didnt the first year. Only 1 thing it could be. The gasket, so that is part of the reason I want to pull the front again, just in case.
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For some reason it took me three tries to get the right one for mine, think it is a 4 dr sedan thing really not sure, contact precision and ask them directly that is what I ended up doing.
 
straightlinespeed said:
said I would have to train these people, because the prior supervisor just did the work and didnt take the time. Hence the long hours. Well if they would hire the people that would actually know the job it would be different. The amount of OT he was talking about would easily pay for the correct employee. However, I have the feeling they will lock me down and not let me hire the correct employees.
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:soapbox: Been there done that. Worked maintenance most of my life. Previous job-worked my way up to Facility Service Manager. AKA- the guy that gets blamed for everybody's F-ups above and below him and is expected to work 24/7 to get it all done. Got pushed out after 26 years by new management. Companies will pay OT rather than hire right cause they see it as temporary extra vs long term higher wage. Well guess what. Maintenance is a job where mechanical aptitude and common sense can not be replaced by training. Good people will improve with training, but too many office jerks believe anybody can do it with training and it just don't work that way.
 
straightlinespeed said:
Our union is a joke! I've fought more with them than the management. It was the head of HR that told our director to down grade it because he had to many supervisors. The union just went along with it.
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I was Chapter Chair in my Union - for less than a year - quit for the same reason - what a joke!
 
zkx14 said:
:soapbox: Been there done that. Worked maintenance most of my life. Previous job-worked my way up to Facility Service Manager. AKA- the guy that gets blamed for everybody's F-ups above and below him and is expected to work 24/7 to get it all done. Got pushed out after 26 years by new management. Companies will pay OT rather than hire right cause they see it as temporary extra vs long term higher wage. Well guess what. Maintenance is a job where mechanical aptitude and common sense can not be replaced by training. Good people will improve with training, but too many office jerks believe anybody can do it with training and it just don't work that way.
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WTH - it's starting to sound like the three of us all work in the same place! :lol:
 
halifaxhops said:
No sealant and has been out in the weather no problems since I finally did the driver side wiper pivot seal.
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That's what I thought. I do believe the butyl rope seal around the gaskets and liquid under the front is critical, but seems that the rubber to glass seals pretty well on its own. At least when fresh and the rubber is pliable. Not sure if it could still be an issue over time . I did the windoweld urethane on my glass as an extra precaution.
 
ScampMike said:
or as I like to say - Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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dude you hit the nail on the head here. we worked all that overtime because she pulled 3/4s of our people from our team for a side/pet project and ignored our main contract customer for 4 months. resulting in us having to eat 1800 hours of OT between september and christmas. Then because of that ,the customer decided to cut the number of people on our team from 11, to 4. I got lucky, made the cut but now, we're way way way behind on stuff as we have the same amount of work, actually even more work, that we had with 11 people but with 4. So now, they're talking about hiring some people back again.
 
ScampMike said:
WTH - it's starting to sound like the three of us all work in the same place! :lol:
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Unfortunately it took me way too long to see the writing on the wall and it is still costing me financially. Just a 'maintenance guy' now and happy not to deal with that level of BS. Most places want a degree to hire in anywhere close to the level I was on, so probably never go back to it.
 
dukeboy_318 said:
hey question for you, do you shoot factory or reloaded ammo?
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Factory for now, but I do save all my brass. Just in case I really get into it.

dukeboy_318 said:
ewwww you got power!
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Yep I do have some, and the plus side I am pretty well respected. I will add to what I mentioned above. I have no problem training someone, I actually enjoy teaching people what I know. For instance, for the HVAC and boiler operation, the State has employees called Plant Maintenance Engineers. Yet this State facility I interviewed at yesterday uses general repair workers. Those are the grunts, they hang pictures, replace ceiling tiles, light bulbs, etc.. They are not specialized and that is my biggest worry about taking the job if offered.
 
You know my other thought was keep track of everything I do at my current job. Then go to the union or management and say "Hey look Im doing Supervisor work so why not get paid for it"?? Just a thought!
 
straightlinespeed said:
Factory for now, but I do save all my brass. Just in case I really get into it.
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i got into in back in 2012, worth the cost, I literally can reload and save up to 75% or more off factory ammo. and I can fine tune it to the rifle and even to temperatures for when i do competition shooting. And i can make some custom loads that aren't available in stores. For example, lets say I'm only going to shoot at the indoor range that is a 15 yard max range, so I tune the load by decreasing powder load and thus saving un-needed powder thus saving even more money.

Cost wise.

Powder for my 45 ACP pistol costs me 26 bucks a pound. I get 1500 roughly rounds out of each pound.
Primers are about 30 bucks for 1000, so 45 bucks for 1500
Bullets are about 100 bucks per 1500 (if using jacketed hollow points, home made lead bullets cost me nothing, fmj costs me 90 per 1500 locally).

total 171 for 1500 custom loaded rounds.
factory/store bought : 1500 jhp rounds, 75 boxes of 20, 18.99 a box, $1424.25

I had about 300 in equipment to do it. but thats a one time cost.
 
straightlinespeed said:
You know my other thought was keep track of everything I do at my current job. Then go to the union or management and say "Hey look Im doing Supervisor work so why not get paid for it"?? Just a thought!
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LOL - I am in that process right now - just trying for a slight upgrade... it's not a bad idea, just don't hold your breath once you put in for it..
 
dukeboy_318 said:
i got into in back in 2012, worth the cost, I literally can reload and save up to 75% or more off factory ammo. and I can fine tune it to the rifle and even to temperatures for when i do competition shooting. And i can make some custom loads that aren't available in stores. For example, lets say I'm only going to shoot at the indoor range that is a 15 yard max range, so I tune the load by decreasing powder load and thus saving un-needed powder thus saving even more money.

Cost wise.

Powder for my 45 ACP pistol costs me 26 bucks a pound. I get 1500 roughly rounds out of each pound.
Primers are about 30 bucks for 1000, so 45 bucks for 1500
Bullets are about 100 bucks per 1500 (if using jacketed hollow points, home made lead bullets cost me nothing, fmj costs me 90 per 1500 locally).

total 171 for 1500 custom loaded rounds.
factory/store bought : 1500 jhp rounds, 75 boxes of 20, 18.99 a box, $1424.25

I had about 300 in equipment to do it. but thats a one time cost.
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Thats $.11 a round and a great price! How many times can you reload brass?

ScampMike said:
LOL - I am in that process right now - just trying for a slight upgrade... it's not a bad idea, just don't hold your breath once you put in for it..
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Oh I know, I've been working 16 years for the State and I know how they work all to well!
 
straightlinespeed said:
Thats $.11 a round and a great price! How many times can you reload brass?
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it depends on several factors, I've got some brass that's been reloaded 5,6, 7 times or more. After you clean the brass, you just have to inspect it, any cracks or dents or dings, scrap it. Also, depends on whether its rifle calibers or pistol calibers. and also on whether or not you're loading to max loads, the higher the load, the more stress and fatigue on the case. Some guys claim to be able to push lower pressure hand gun calibers to 20-30 reloads. I've not shot that much. And it depends on the brand of the brass to begin with as well. Higher quality stuff usually can get more cycles out of. And then there is the annealing thing as well where you can soften and strengthen brass. I've not gotten into that either. but its essentially baking the brass in an oven for X number of hours to extend case life. biggest thing to do is separate your brass by known loading cycles and just inspect it. I've not blown a case yet
 
straightlinespeed said:
Factory for now, but I do save all my brass. Just in case I really get into it.


Yep I do have some, and the plus side I am pretty well respected. I will add to what I mentioned above. I have no problem training someone, I actually enjoy teaching people what I know. For instance, for the HVAC and boiler operation, the State has employees called Plant Maintenance Engineers. Yet this State facility I interviewed at yesterday uses general repair workers. Those are the grunts, they hang pictures, replace ceiling tiles, light bulbs, etc.. They are not specialized and that is my biggest worry about taking the job if offered.
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I bought the same deer rifle as my buddy had but on his suggestion I bought it in .270 whereas his is ought-six, so we could load up different rounds and see how they compare. In theory a 30.06 should be able to carry a little heavier load a little further with a little more accuracy, and a .270 should be able to do same with a little lighter load. What we found was, with all the powders, loads and conceivable combinations out there, anything ya' can load the one to do, ya' can load the other to do. For all the better we shoot anyway.

I was loading some hot Nosler ballistic-tip loads that sure flew straight but when I'd shoot a deer inside of 150 yards, which is like, basically all the times I shoot a deer, they'd usually blow right through before they fully expanded, wouldn't kill the deer right away. So I went back to the factory Remington Core-Lok'ds 'cause they're real accurate, real consistent and it's like shooting the deer twice. The big piece mushrooms out to the diameter of a quarter, stops, and knocks the deer off its feet. The little piece goes on to rattle around the chest cavity doing all kinda damage. The deer fall where ya' hit 'em.

For the groundhog shootin' at any caliber, the Nosler boat-tails just can't be beat, for drivin' tacks at long distance.

I "worked" for the state too, though I don't know what part of it could be called "work" by conventional standards. No lifting, no using tools much, no bein' out in the heat or the cold much, lotta BS to endure though.

One thing I've learn't about gummints is, any deal ya' make with 'em, they require you to hold up your end under penalty of law, and then after ya' do, they welch. They're like Wendell P. Wimpy: they'll gladly pay ya' Tuesday for a hamburger today. Then when Tuesday comes they stiff ya'. But worse than Wimpy: if you don't give 'em the hamburger they fire and/or arrest ya'.
 
been "working" here (state yob) for the better part of 35 years... the last 15 or so have shut me down.. as in I now realize that giving a f**k is a total waste of time and energy.. I do my 8 and never look back until tomorrow... I work the OT at MY convenience.. for the most part the extra $$ at the other end of an OT shift isn't worth the BS during the OT shift
 
Thats what I like about my job now Mike. Do what I want when I want. If I want to leave for the day I can and no one can say anything about it. If I want to come in early to do something, Im allowed to. I can do exactly what I want when I want and that is great. The pay could be better since the private sector gets paid at least $7-12 more than myself, but the benny's are great.
 
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