The Garage - Wheels and Tyres - Friday 7th November 2014

Leak Detection ATV Tyre

Today was a day of changing wheels, balancing wheels and repairing punctures for the most part!  Upon arrival I met the new Master Technician (Jim), and also saw the newly repainted floor, which has made a big difference to the appearance of the premises.  The garage is also currently "man down" due to illness at present, and I wish him a speedy recovery and return to work and college soon.

I only managed to get a couple of photographs today due to the pace of events as they rapidly unfolded.  I was therefore unable to capture any evidence of the rear wheel bearing task I was also allocated to in between tyres and wheels, under supervision of the new Master Tech. However it was a NSR on a Rover 75 and was actually relatively straight forward, as it did not require pressing out or in, due to its' convenient "single unit" design.  Remove caliper, carrier and disc, remove hub nut, remove hub and bearing complete - new one on, torque hub nut to manufacturer's specification and re-peen.  As always the 7 hours passed in what felt like 5, and then it was off to work again - where 5 hours feels like an eternity!  Thankfully I was detailed to Shunting and spent most of the shift outside of the Zoo, rather than amidst the Chimps Tea Party itself!

Wheel Balancing