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^ That's some real pride right there. (They'll blame it on management, who will blame it on engineering, who will blame it on procurement, who will blame it on accounting, who will blame it on management. Which is why manufacturing is hard.)
^ That's some real pride right there. (They'll blame it on management, who will blame it on engineering, who will blame it on procurement, who will blame it on accounting, who will blame it on management. Which is why manufacturing is hard.)
Well, the engineering requirements were unrealistic, driving part cost through the roof. Procurement took the initiative and substituted in cheaper parts that don't actually fit. When production complained to management about the parts, management told them to make it work. Since production was pissed, they intentionally made it look like *** in a passive aggressive attempt to get back good parts. The customer started complaining about the quality of the product so PR was brought in to put some lipstick on the pig, which is why that sticker is placed exactly where it is.
Well, the engineering requirements were unrealistic, driving part cost through the roof. Procurement took the initiative and substituted in cheaper parts that don't actually fit. When production complained to management about the parts, management told them to make it work. Since production was pissed, they intentionally made it look like *** in a passive aggressive attempt to get back good parts. The customer started complaining about the quality of the product so PR was brought in to put some lipstick on the pig, which is why that sticker is placed exactly where it is.
That is the reality of manufacturing, and the reason why Archibald Tuttle is so wildly popular.
The S/T chassis door striker is plenty strong for its intended purpose and has no real flaws on its own. Its the door hinge pins and bushings. They are way undersized for the job (accounting department), which causes accelerated wear. This is compounded by the fact that people are stupid and will just slam the door harder since it is now drooping. The pin, now misaligned with the latch slot in the door, has the new job of relocating the door vertically upon closure. It was never intended to do that.
But S/T trucks are total pieces of **** for all kinds of other reasons, like the door hinge buckets being affixed to the chassis with..... adhesive(accouting dept., manufacturing engineering dept.), so...
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To be fair, I can think of PLENTY other vehicles both domestic and foreign that have this same issue. Most are around this era too. Some manufactures put replaceable bushings in there but put a pin in that needs to be cut out. Since it's in such a tight area it's impossible to cut out.
Speaking of impossible things:
^ That's some real pride right there. (They'll blame it on management, who will blame it on engineering, who will blame it on procurement, who will blame it on accounting, who will blame it on management. Which is why manufacturing is hard.)
Unrelated:
"It's an oldie well... it's an oldie were I come from.... but your kids are gonna love it"
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Today's pace car driver at Bell Isle, Mark Reuss is the current Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Pace Car Crash Testing at GM.
I highly recommend the documentary of Jim Carrey making the movie about Andy Kauffman. 20 years since it was filmed and the footage has finally been released.
I highly recommend the documentary of Jim Carrey making the movie about Andy Kauffman. 20 years since it was filmed and the footage has finally been released.
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