June 11-June 14

Since finishing my placement I have been presented with a number of different opportunities. Them most significant being presented with a job for the summer. My parents think co-op is an aweseome opportunity for me and they wish they had similar privilages in their day. Typical problems that arise are just some parts having excess rust, preventing them from being removed the proper way. The low point of the week was the last day because I really enjoyed going to co-op every day.

Thursday June 14, 2007

Today was my last day at co-op. Today was just like a normal day. We only worked on one car. I did a complete brake job on an Escape. This job inlcuded cleaning and lubricating keyparts. ALso, the pads were changed and the rotors were as well. I also did a p.d.i. and then it was time to leave. After I finished today, I started my summer job.

Wednesday June 13, 2007

Today I did a Maintenance 3 ona Lincoln Aviator. This consissts of lubricating all hinges and weather stripping. I also did a complete brake job on a Ford Freestyle which took a while. It then slowed down, so I took the opportunity to clean up my work area.

Tuesday June 12, 2007

TOday, the day started of working on a brand new mustang. As I arrived, Rich had just finished lowering the car 1 inch. We then followed this with a road test, and a then an alignment. We then checked a regular customer's Excursion and realized it needed some new front end components. This took the whole day.

Monday June 11, 2007

Today was a pretty busy day. It was very fast paced. The day started off with a customers van who was complaining of a vibration. It seemed like it was an issue with the tires, so I balanced the wheels and re balanced them. We took the van out following the balance and it revealed to us that the problem was solved. As we returned to the shop from the road test, another job was given to us, it was one of their bigger customer so he got immediate service. We took out his car for a road test for a general check. It showed us numerous components of the front end needed replacing as well as the switch to control the front window. This job was followed by a tire rotation, 4 wheel alignment and a road

Thursday June 7, 2007

THe first thing that Rich told me today was that we had another busy day. The first thing I did was put 2 tires onto rims for a Crown Victoria. Then I took a break while Rich was on lunch. When he came back, I had to put the tires back onto a car and we took it out for a road test. THe car was then returned to the customer.Then we took out a ford focus and did not hear the noise the customer was complaining about, but we did notice the rear wiper jet wasn't working. We went to fix it and found that the hose was off at the resevoir. We pu the hose back on and this fixed the problem. THen we moved onto a Crown Victoria. I took a lower grass shield off and then removed several steeering compoinent and replaced them. After this we did a brake job on a Focus, and then once that was done it was time to leave.

Wednesday June 6, 2007

TOday was a busy day. As soon as I arrived, I had work to do. It started off with a P.D.I. Which was then followed by putting new tires on a Ford Explorer. THen a car came in that needed some small jobs. It needed some body parts glued back on which I did while Richard was doing another job. I also found the source of a small leak in the tire. I then went and did a tire repair on it. This is about when Mr. Grace came in to talk to my supervisor. After this, the day slowed down and we spent some time cleaning the shop. I also put two new tires on a car that needed it. Also, there was a Ford Five Hundred that needed a new sway bar. It was a difficult job, and it took a while. Once this was done and the car was back together, we discovered and exhaust leak. I had to rev the engine while Rich looked for the leak. He found the leak and fixed it, then it was time to go.