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The B.E.S.&T. workshop in Dadar is responsible for the repair and maintenance of buses, including overhauling engines, gearboxes, and chassis, as well as tire repairs. It consists of several sections, each specializing in different aspects of bus maintenance, ensuring both preventive and breakdown repairs are efficiently handled. The workshop's operations are crucial for maintaining the reliability and roadworthiness of the public transport fleet.

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Iv Report

The B.E.S.&T. workshop in Dadar is responsible for the repair and maintenance of buses, including overhauling engines, gearboxes, and chassis, as well as tire repairs. It consists of several sections, each specializing in different aspects of bus maintenance, ensuring both preventive and breakdown repairs are efficiently handled. The workshop's operations are crucial for maintaining the reliability and roadworthiness of the public transport fleet.

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IV REPORT ON B. E. S. & T.

WORKSHOP

 INRODUCTION

 The B.E.S.&T. workshop is located at Dadar. The activities carried out at


Workshop are - Repairs/Overhauling of units like engines, gearboxes, tyres,
repairs to the damaged buses & Repainting of buses, inspection of new buses &
units etc.
 The preventive and breakdown maintenance of bus is being carried out.
 Section wise inspection of various units, which are assembled for the buses is
carried out in the respective sections. Reconditioned assemblies or parts are
also inspected for the dimension and other defects.

 SECTIONS

1. MAJOR UNIT SECTION: The primary function of this section is to overhaul


various types of gearboxes, differentials, steering boxes, tie rods, drag links,
etc., and thereafter testing them for proper functioning. The defective units
received from the depots through the Material Control Section are taken for
repairs and OK units kept are supplied to the depots as replacement.

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2. MINOR UNITS SECTION: Various units such as propeller shafts, brake units
etc., are attended by this section. The defective units received from the depots
through the Material Control Section are taken for repairs and OK units kept
are supplied to the depots as replacement.

3. CHASSIS SECTIONS: The Chassis Section attends to major repair work like
chassis crack, cross member replacement, front axle replacement, front and rear
axle overhauling etc. Other than bus maintenance, Chassis Section attends to
Oil tankers and forklifts. It also acts as a control centre for breakdown
maintenance.

4. VULCANIZING SECTION: This section deals with repairs of tyres, tubes.


This section is equipped with necessary tyre molds buffing machine etc. This
section is responsible for procurement of various kinds of tyres required for
buses, motor vehicles, jeeps, cars, etc. This section receives defective tyres
from all depots daily which are sorted out for taking necessary action such tyres
are given to outside parties for resoling, cut repairing, etc. They mark tires
based on tread and time.

5. ENGINE SECTION: Engine Section is responsible for dismantling degreasing,


inspection, assembling and testing of engines. The defective engines that are
required to be overhauled are attended by this section and after attention they
are sent to the Depots for fitting them on the buses. This section is also
responsible for overhauling of engine ancillaries such as air compressors, water
pumps, cylinder heads, and main flywheels, rocker shafts. There are also
testing rigs for different engines for four and six cylinders which is used to
collect data on the engines performance and maintenance.

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6. BODY SHOP: The preliminary function of Body Shop is to carry out the
repairs of buses involving extensive damages, which are time consuming. Now,
most of the jobs of body repairs/accidental repairs are decentralized by
transferring the staff from Body Shop to depots. Required tools and equipment
for such jobs are also given to depots. With this, transfer of buses from Depots
to Workshop and vice versa has reduced considerably.

 MAINTENANCE PROCESSES

 Preventive Maintenance: Regular inspections and servicing such as engine


checks, gearbox maintenance, and adherence to preventive maintenance
schedules.

 Breakdown Repair: Handling on-road breakdowns and quick fixes to ensure


buses return to service rapidly, minimizing service disruption.

 Use of Testing Equipment: Sections employ testing tools for engines and
different parts like injector testing machines, smoke meters, and calibration
devices to maintain the condition of that part.

 CONCLUSION

The visit to the B.E.S.&T. Workshop provided insights into the complex
operations involved in maintaining a large-scale public transport fleet. The
workshops approach to preventive and breakdown maintenance ensures that the
BEST buses remains reliable and roadworthy. Through different sections like
major section, minor section, chassis section etc we get to know the process of
maintenance carried out in bus.

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 GROUP PHOTO

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