So, popping my post cherry on this one after 3 years of being selfishly entertained without contributing. I work for an un-named south-bay public safety agency and let me put fair warning out there right now: pavement is the least of your worries if you're following one of our buses around. We've had doors, light-bars, tailboards and entire hydraulic lift mechanisms come detached and fall right into the roadway behind us while driving. I'm not going to pick any fights over who did what wrong in this or the other SFFD post, I'm just putting everyone on notice that if you're riding in Santa Clara County, you might not want to follow too closely. I can't re-torque every bolt every shift. Thanks for all the good reading guys!
this is bizarre, i worked as a mercedes technician
if the cars leaving the shop with my tag # on it,
i make goddamn sure every nut and bolt that I touched is properly torqued down
that is just a excuse for not doing your "job"
safety first, torque those bitches down, ive seen techs get let go for not torquing all the wheel lugnuts down - its a SERIOUS offense - not a joking matter at all.
you should take it more seriously if your doors, lights, and hydraulic lifts fall off behind cars/trucks that you touch- your lucky you dont get hit with a fat lawsuit or kill someone :x
