The units were placed into their respective spots on the two cylinders The machine shop was getting somewhat out of order.
With the 16 out of the shop and the D-9 in its place, one of the many tasks necessary to return it to service is to rebuild the brake cylinders.
Just coming out of the 14’s brake cylinder rebuild gave the team the confidence to perform the same process only to find that the cylinders are sufficiently different making the repair parts incorrect. Not having the D-9 on the pit made getting underneath to loosen the bolts holding the cylinders to the frame a bit difficult.
