Thanx for the laugh Rich ~ when I was a Dealer slave I noticed all the others apart from our in house tranny guy, short cutted every job to the bone, I got hassled by management for doing things correctly .

Few dealer mechanics seem to take pride in their works, they're all about flat rating as much as possible and making mondo ca$h .

You're right, a Journeyman Mechanic learns the proper feel of tightening .

I always use a torque wrench on heads and other critical fasteners but not for general works .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better