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Re: Puzzle with 5K parts

To: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier) (Philip J Ethier)
Subject: Re: Puzzle with 5K parts
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 8:25:31 PST
> I took lots of pix of my Europa chassis after the gang lifted the body off
> but before I started pulling parts off of it.  Smartest idea ever.  As the

I'm sure I didn't get everything back together exactly right in the
snake's pedal box when I redid the hydraulic.  I assumed re-assembly
would be straight forward and obvious.  It wasn't.  One good picture
would have saved me a hell of a lot of time and anguish.


> remember.  Dumb.  Moral:  When you are tearing something apart for a long
> time, assume you will forget details and that parts will drift away from
> each other unless positively fastened to each other.

ALWAYS assume it's going to be for a long time.  Too often it ends up
that way, planned or not.

Even a few hours can be long enough to get confused about how 
oddly shaped unfamiliar pieces go together.  It's always a good idea
to leave a few clues for yourself.  Connect parts together or lay them
out in some orderly way.  When I do a brake job, I do one side
completely before even disassembling the other side.  That way I have a
three dimensional reference to check as I'm putting things back
together.

Roland


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