Originally Posted by
Chops
Its interesting you should say that Gazby, I feel much the same as you. As a machine fitter myself, and having been in charge of transmission assembly line, its amazing how many people say "she'll be right mate". We did extensive training with everybody, and generally speaking the standard was excellent, but still far from perfect. Its extremely difficult to instil qualities such as diligence, care, and probably above all, a sense pride, (so to do it once, do it right, means not having to fix it), something which does not seem to be recognised these days.
What amazes me most is the amount of people who say the problem lays with the manufacturer when something fails. Quite often at times, when analysed properly, a lot of the time its a fitment issue that started the failure. Even something as simple as a contaminated gasket, or a piece of metal swarf, be it alloy,brass, steel, and even plastic. Something as small and insignificant as a human hair can destroy a bearing, so what will a bit of steel do, or a bit of dirt grit/sand. Then, there's how its used too, another whole topic on its own I'm sure,,
Most of us don't have "clean rooms" with which to work in when doing various jobs, but if care is taken, it can be easily sorted. Also having the right tools for the job can help, don't know how many times I've gone off at blokes using spanners as hammers or screw drivers as drifts or chisels.
Ultimately, take care, read or follow instructions, don't "force" parts to fit, and when in doubt, ask.
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