Chapter 1832: This Relationship Must Be Cultivated Well

Amidst everyone's laughter and chatter, they first used the workshop's waste steam to bake the valve bodies, softening the toothpaste hardened in the gaps of the valve core, then used copper rods to gradually loosen and disassemble them piece by piece.

Taking out the valve body for inspection, sure enough, the gap in the valve core was clogged with hard paste residue, and a ring of rubber sealing gaskets had swollen, bulging and turned black.

The original West German sealing parts would have to wait for allocation from the First Machine Industry Ministry and simply could not arrive before the New Year.

The veteran masters simply made do with local materials, found vacuum-resistant rubber sheets, hand-cut a set of substitute gaskets matching the size of the old ones, and strictly followed the manual's requirements, daring not to use ordinary machine oil, applying only a thin layer of lubricating grease specifically for imported equipment.

After reassembly was complete, a gentle turn of the handwheel made the valve open and close smoothly.

Restarting the machine, the vacuum gauge suddenly jumped up; this West German paste-making machine that had been down for several days finally started turning.

In the workshop, everyone's cheers were deafening.

Some even threw their hats into the air and caught them again to express their joy at the moment.

Everyone in the workshop looked gratefully at Liu Chuxue, with words of praise coming one after another as if they cost nothing.

Actually, at first they hadn't held out much hope; they never expected that this Miss not only possessed excellent translation skills but could also offer them suggestions, truly a rare talent.

The leaders of the First Daily Chemical Plant soon learned of this matter and all rushed over.

Then came another round of pleasantries and compliments.

Liu Chuxue quickly interjected: "Leaders, you must know our purpose in coming here; since the fault on this side has been resolved, shouldn't Master Pang help go over there and check those two faulty machines?"

Director Sheng of the First Daily Chemical Plant was also a straightforward man; looking at Master Pang, he said: "This isn't them begging us for help, but rather them solving a major problem for us. Master Pang, hurry up and get ready to go with them and resolve their problem as soon as possible."

They had been submitting applications to the higher-ups for days, yet not a single translator could be dispatched; finally encountering such an outstanding translator, they absolutely had to build a good relationship with her.

Because those two second-hand machines, one German and one Italian, made Liu Chuxue uneasy, and she also wanted to go see the new factory after the relocation, so she went along with them to the factory.

When Master Pang arrived, he brought another Master Li along to assist; the two of them disassembled the vacuum dryer and found that the original imported rubber sealing rings had long since aged and hardened, with cracked edges, lost elasticity, and crumbling into debris at a squeeze.

While inspecting, Master Pang said: "The vacuum chamber relies on these rubber rings for sealing; once they age, they not only leak oil outward but also let air in, preventing the vacuum level from rising, so the soap base simply cannot be dried."

Having the experience from the First Daily Chemical Plant, such a small factory as theirs could not apply for original spare parts either, so Master Pang, just as before, made do with local materials.

First, they stopped the machine and drained the residual oil, disassembled the flange and the drive shaft end cover, carefully removed the old sealing ring intact, and cleaned the oil sludge and accumulated grime from the groove channels.

Afterwards, just like at the First Plant, they followed the dimensions of the old parts, cut, turned, and ground them into substitute sealing rings, and before installing the rings, applied a thin layer of equipment-specific lubricating grease inside the groove.

This was brought over by Master Pang and his team from the First Plant; he specifically told the maintenance staff summoned by Jiang Wenyue: "Remember, this step absolutely cannot use ordinary grease; grease will corrode the rubber rings."

The maintenance masters from the factory who were following along learned very diligently; seeing his eagerness to learn and feeling grateful for Liu Chuxue's help, Master Pang naturally taught with great care: "Realign and tighten the flange, tighten the bolts diagonally and evenly, and absolutely avoid uneven pressure."

Having finished speaking, he threw down the tools: "Start the machine for a trial run."