Wednesday night, March 10: Smith Detroit Diesel of Salt Lake City got us going again. They said the oil filter seal had blown. I told them of our Feb 23 PM we had done at the Gary OC...
I had shown the mechanic at Gary the leak around the filter. He said it was from "excess idling". I told him he was full of ... er, I informed him that we ran team, and did not idle very much, but he insisted. So, I guess when the seal blew out at 65 MPH, it was because we weren't idling fast enough?? The Gary OC mechanic's error cost Schneider over $750 in towing, parts, & labor, all because he wouldn't replace a $20 part.
Also at Gary, they had replaced a driveline seal at the forward differential. In replacing the drive shaft, they had stripped the U-joint bolt so the towing guy in Salt Lake had a difficult time removing it. Smith Detroit Diesel said if we had not blown the oil filter seal, that the drive shaft would have eventually vibrated loose and would have torn up itself and the truck.
Lesson learned: no more PMs at Gary.
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