One thing I love about this forum is the willingness of folks here to help each other out. Many of you know I run a truck shop, or it runs me. We spend a lot of money for technical manuals. Many of our manuals now come on CDs and are available on the technician’s laptops. Now here is the problem, to learn from them one must read the instructions, and then follow them.
I don’t know what it is with some technicians but they only read the maintenance procedures when they get into trouble or really screw something up. I’m not talking about apprentices, but guys that have been techs for years.
In every service meeting I ask them
“WHY IS THERE NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME BUT THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT OVER.”
It is sometimes real easy to look at something and say, Oh I have that figured out and dive into it, most of us have done it at one time or another. Then to find out we really missed something important. I have made enough dumb mistakes in years past to learn to read the instructions first, and then follow them.
When it comes to our motorcycles and working on them the same should apply. Know the procedures, know the torque values, proper fluids, and greases to use and life becomes much easier. Finally the only stupid question is the one not asked.
I know I’m probably preaching to the choir here.
I don’t know what it is with some technicians but they only read the maintenance procedures when they get into trouble or really screw something up. I’m not talking about apprentices, but guys that have been techs for years.
In every service meeting I ask them
“WHY IS THERE NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME BUT THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT OVER.”
It is sometimes real easy to look at something and say, Oh I have that figured out and dive into it, most of us have done it at one time or another. Then to find out we really missed something important. I have made enough dumb mistakes in years past to learn to read the instructions first, and then follow them.
When it comes to our motorcycles and working on them the same should apply. Know the procedures, know the torque values, proper fluids, and greases to use and life becomes much easier. Finally the only stupid question is the one not asked.
I know I’m probably preaching to the choir here.
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