u/trollthings

If an employee takes a package off your route when you're picking up, what does their screen look like when they scan the package? I assume they have the option to select different reasons for removal, and some of those reasons count against the driver like if they mark it as a refusal instead of a damaged package. Can anyone actually confirm how this works on their end?

I'm so sick of scumbag employees marking every damaged package as a refusal instead of a damaged package. At least that's what I assume they're doing.

My car uses stretch bolts to secure the timing chain sprockets to the back of the camshafts. These are obviously 1-time use bolts, and they are not the type you would find off the shelf from a universal supplier. I believe the original manufacturer was the only source for them, and they are no longer available.

someone who runs a company that restores these cam adjusters has assured me that these bolts can be re-used, and they have done so up to 20 times in ther tessting without failure. but I feel really worried about doing that. Bench testing is very different from real world use. These bolts are critical and if they fail in-use, the whole engine is toast. It is not a common engine and not cheap to replace. Impossible to rebuild.

There is a company offering an aftermarket alternative which is a non-stretch bolt. Not a lot of specs are provided. I also feel iffy about going this route because I know a stretch bolt must have been spec'd for a reason and idk what problems might come from these new bolts.

Which route would you feel is safest?