Show Womans Woman's Touch Energizes Heavy Duty Mechanics V I V y y I If L A V x C f fC I can do anything a man inthis in inthis in J this is work is qualified to to do o by Bonnie Vail V Ever since ince I was was' I knee nee high to to toa a agra gra grasshopper i opper Ive I've always liked to know know wl what what f was wa wrong with mechanical l things and how to put them back together says Tonia Knowlton one of heavy duty mechanics mechanics' majors V Knowlton is a feminine pretty long longhaired longhaired longhaired haired blonde young woman She is a single parent with four young children Pursuing this field makes Knowlton a avery avery avery very traditional non-traditional student Knowltons Knowlton's uncle has worked f for r Mack Truck as a heavy duty mechanic for many years He also has always repaired all of Knowltons Knowlton's extended d families' families cars When Knowlton was old enough she was allowed to help her uncle with those repairs moving from froma a tool holder to a mechanics mechanic's helper The real role models for forI Knowltons Knowlton's choice are re both her mother and her aunt Her mother has driven dump trucks locally for five years Her aunt has driven long haul trucks for fo Chevron for 10 years I can do anything a man manin in this work is qualified to do do said Knowlton There are always ways to break a torque ona on a given nut You can use an all air gun a cheater bar h heat t or a aco co combination tion of ot th those se to tolo loosen s It Th The r cheater bar th that t you put on th the end of a cachet especially gives you more pulling str strength The The students in ih heavy duty mechanics s work as partners Knowlton and her partner were p putting a clutch back in ina a truck When you adjust the linkage the clutch needs to be pushed In in Both Bot Knowlton and her partner forgot that step in the procedure I Iwas Iwas I Iwas was down there with my wrench and I turned that engine over over three t times mes before e my partner and I realized it would take us all day trying to todo do it this way and it shouldn't be this hard Knowlton said Knowlton and her partner went to fi f their instructor to see what they were were i doing wrong Dan Kranendonk the th heavy duty mechanics instructor said to Knowlton Do you you know what you just did Call on Knowlton fell fellas as when you need some help During lab when Knowlton Knowlt n was was putting in a transmission the student 9 holding the extension on and and- th the t torque wrench onto the transmission andr and r reading ding the meter kept telling Knowlton that she was only pulling torque e. e I again and gave gave it it lots lotsof 1 of push said Knowlton The guy pushed me aside and said let me try He as hard as ashe he could and the meter still didn't move He had forgotten to reset the meter on the wrench before he ga gave e it to me rne That mea meant t I was pulling about torque I which was the max and it couldn't couldn t move anymore Knowlton sai said Bec Because use she can pull her weight j if Knowlton is respected as one of the theys guys ys but they all know she is a lady and very pretty 1 |