Thank you to those parents/guardians and students that came out to the parent/teacher interview.
Congratulations to last years seniors as they participated in their commencement ceremony. Special mention to Matt D. and James R., good luck in your future career plans.
I will be calling parents/guardians of at risk (marks below 60%) students, in the coming weeks. All parents/guardians are welcome to call or drop in. I am not in class between 12:30-1:30pm. I always stay in room #131 (trans. tech. shop) till 4:30pm.
Remember that all students must neatly print their full name and full date (10-25-09) on the line provided at the top of the supplied "Daily Note & Log" sheet. All students must copy the note from the blackboard in the top space provided. All students must take time at the end of every class to print their effort in the shop in the bottom space provided. All notes must be printed neatly, lots of details, step by step, and including tools/equipment used. Please, give facts regarding the safe use of equipment when used. I will only mark the supplied sheets when kept in order of date in a duo-tang.
In the shop:
- 1988 Ford Mustang GT (student); the brake system hydraulic master cylinder was reinstalled. All hydraulic brake steel lines were reinstalled to master cylinder. Master cylinder was bled of air, then front hydraulic brake calipers and rear hydraulic brake cylinders were bled of air. Vehicle was removed from shop.
- 2003 Saturn LW200 (customer); engine oil (10W30) and filter (cartridge) change. Also, check tire pressure (35psi); hydraulic brake fluid (OK); engine coolant (-45 F/C, clean, OK); power steering fluid (OK); battery (water/OK, clean/OK, install washer to positive battery cable to tighten); windshield washer fluid (add/OK); engine air filter (OK).
- 1999 Honda Accord (customer); check for reason of red brake light on dash and low and soft brake pedal. Brake system hydraulic fluid reservoir very low (reservoir cap has a 12 volt fluid level that lit red brake lamp on dash). Under vehicle inspection found leaking brake system hydraulic main steel line from front of vehicle to rear left/right wheel brakes. Removal of steel bolts and plastic brake and fuel line mount under vehicle. Fuel system steel feed/pressure line, return line, and vapour line also require replacement. I called two Honda dealerships for a quote, $2650.00 (including parts, labour, and taxes).
- 1999 Ford Windstar (donated); steering system hydraulic return and pressure power lines installed to power steering rack and pinion assembly; left and right front front wheel drive axle shafts installed into trans-axle; left and right steering knuckles installed onto lower ball joints, McPherson struts and FWD shafts (right front FWD shaft outer Center Velocity joint threads were damaged with a hammer and had to be disassembled, filed, and grind with hand file and electric angle grinder to repair threads and reinstalled), (lower ball joint bolts are missing and are temporarily held together with grade 5 bolts).
- 1989 Ford Aerostar (donated); removal of steering system power steering hydraulic pump (required cutting of hydraulic pressure and return lines); removal of plastic dash panel (use of pneumatic/air cut off wheel to remove rivets); removal of plastic trim at drivers door interior (use of pneumatic/air drill to remove trim screws); removal of left front steering knuckle (removal of castle nuts from upper and lower ball joints, separate ball joints from knuckle with use of hammer and ball joint pickle fork); cut off top mount of left front shock absorber (use of electric angle grinder); cut in half left front stabilizer link (use of electric angle grinder).
- Push lawn mower (donated); disassemble of engine shrouds, flywheel (sheer key was partially sheered, indicating mower blade hit something hard, indicating engine timing is partially out); removal of fuel tank and carburetor; components are individually washed with varsol, rinsed with hot water, dried with pneumatic/air blow gun.
- 1981 Ski Doo Citation (donated); front skis and suspension sand blasted.
- Pontiac Grandprix (donated); off limits due to broken back window glass.
- Saturn SL; removal of driver and front passenger air bags; removal and replace right rear and right front wheel/tire (use of vehicle jack and tire wrench).
- students continue to use pneumatic/air and electric tire machine, plasma cutter, gas torches. Grade 9 also use electric wood table saw, electric jig saw, and electric drywall gun/driver.
From the board:
- Safety: Lockout and Tagout
- Tools/Equipment: Plasma Cutter
- Theory: Service Brakes
- Safety: Ergonomics
