In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 57 Requesting Accessories
To avoid welding problems, Yu Dawei didn't use too much force at first. Instead, he kept rotating the lever left and right, and finally slowly applied force counterclockwise. He heard a "click" from the screw hole, and he knew that the screw was secure.

Yu Dawei smiled confidently and began to unscrew the screws little by little. Finally, he used a grinder to cut off the remaining half of the screw, re-grinded the original welded part of the T-wrench, and unscrewed the other broken screw in the same way.

"Master Lü, he's unscrewed it." One of the team members watched in surprise as the screw was unscrewed. Wasn't it said that people with average welding skills couldn't do this? How come the other person succeeded so easily?

“I saw it, I’m not blind. Go do what you’re supposed to do. If I don’t fix this Ackerman, you’ll have to take the blame.” Master Lü glanced at the man sideways, his tone very unpleasant.

The man quickly shut his mouth, inwardly cursing himself for being too familiar with Master Lü and daring to say anything to his face.

"Master Yu, your skills are truly remarkable. There are many skilled people in the oil city, but none of them are as good as you." The second team leader was looking for a board in his toolbox when he witnessed Yu Dawei removing the broken screw.

"Oh, it's just some cheap tricks." Yu Dawei smiled modestly, turned around, picked up the board, and continued to remove the other normal screws.

"Master Yu, there's something I don't quite understand. Since you're so good at welding, why don't you just find a screw, push it on top, and then use a wrench to tighten it? Wouldn't that be more convenient? You wouldn't need to use a grinder to cut off the end of the wrench." The second team leader squatted down beside him, somewhat puzzled.

“Theoretically, it is possible to do this, but I’m a little worried about the weld after welding with screws. I estimate that it’s not as good as using a T-sleeve.” Yu Dawei picked up the T-sleeve from the ground. “Think about it, after welding the screws, and then putting the sleeve on top, three forces are generated invisibly. This increases the probability of the weld cracking. So, to be on the safe side, I chose the T-sleeve first.”

"Understood, I've learned something." The second team leader nodded earnestly.

The remaining task of disassembling the large pump was much simpler. Although there were still some rusty screws, as long as Yu Dawei wasn't too rough, he could easily remove it by moving it little by little.

Knowing there was no more excitement to be had, Master Lü's team turned around and continued installing their Ackerman 11.

At lunchtime, everyone just washed their hands and didn't take off their work clothes, since they still had to work in the afternoon.

Nothing unexpected happened this time.

Perhaps the team members also developed a sense of awe for Dawei's skills, and probably understood that even Master Lü, a veteran in the auto repair industry for thirty years, was probably not much better than Master Yu.

They naturally wouldn't deliberately provoke their master, so lunch was a harmonious and quiet affair.

In the afternoon, the second team began to quickly disassemble the engine again.

Yu Dawei disassembled the large pump by himself, and he was quite fast on both sides.

As expected, the pump's bladder was completely shattered, suggesting that the mechanic who previously drove this vehicle had likely caused it a lot of damage over the years.

The engine problem has also been identified: the engine camshaft is slightly deformed, and the crankshaft oil seals are cracked.

This is an oil leak problem, and the engine crankshaft bearings are burned out, and the cylinder liners and pistons are extremely worn; they all need to be replaced.

Yu Dawei and the five members of the second team all devoted themselves to the work, and they worked very quickly. By nightfall, only the cylinder block remained of the engine after disassembly. The cylinder block was fine, and rarely had any problems.

Yu Dawei completely separated the disassembled engine bolts and pump bolts. He found two large iron basins, put all the engine bolts and washers into one basin, and then put the pump bolts and washers into the other basin.

The advantage of separating them is that when you reassemble them, you don't have to search for screws, avoiding wasting time.

At this point, the disassembly of the large pump and engine is complete.

Yu Dawei glanced at the sky; it was still early, the sun hadn't even risen yet. He and his men then cleaned the moving gears that Master Lü had disassembled earlier, bit by bit, with gasoline, and then reassembled them.

The tracks were also finished before sunset.

After dinner, Yu Dawei went to Bai Zhongsheng's office, where he drank tea and applied for the necessary parts on a parts application form.

"You're pretty quick. I didn't expect you to have disassembled everything in just two days. Our Master Lü took five or six days to disassemble all the parts." Bai Zhongsheng subconsciously poured tea for Yu Dawei.

"It's mainly because the guys in the second team were so capable. If I were to repair it myself, it would have taken at least three to five days to disassemble. Even though I knew someone would help, it would still have taken three or four days." Yu Dawei recalled the scene of working during the day. "The guys in the second team are all good. They're quick and efficient, and they don't just chatter away. Master Lü really lost out by not using them." (Author's note: "Catching away" is a Northeastern expression meaning to make trouble or talk for no reason.)
"Hehe, how should I put it? It should be called birds of a feather flock together." Bai Zhongsheng smiled faintly. "It's just a matter of people finding each other."

"It's all written. Check if our branch office has all of these things." Yu Dawei handed over the application form. "If so, theoretically we can get them tomorrow, and I can install them tomorrow."

“Dream on. The engine and pump parts are all imported. The branch office doesn’t have any imported car parts in stock. We need to get them from headquarters.” Bai Zhongsheng stared at the application form. “I’ll go to the company tomorrow and ask headquarters if they have these parts. If not, we may need to get them from headquarters.”

Yu Dawei nodded helplessly. These imported parts are not cheap. Volvo parts are known for being expensive, and this is just for simple car repairs.

"Take the application form to the captain for his signature first. The captain is the maintenance captain here. Without his signature, even if I sign it, this piece of paper is useless." Bai Zhongsheng then handed the application form to Yu Dawei.

"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll be right back." Yu Dawei got up to leave.

"Why did you come back?" Bai Zhongsheng subconsciously reached out and held the small tea canister in front of him. "I'm warning you, don't even think about it. I'll just send you some when I go back to my hometown. I don't have much tea left right now."

"You stingy guy, don't worry, I won't take it. I'll come over later and mooch some of your tea, okay?" Yu Dawei rolled his eyes.

What? Xiaobai is clearly looking down on Yu Dawei's character. Is he the kind of person who would want to take away someone else's good tea just because he sees it?
Impossible! Absolutely not!

"Alright then." Bai Zhongsheng watched Yu Dawei leave, feeling that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

(End of this chapter)