[Shop-talk] Lug Bolts?

[Chris Kantarjiev]

John Miller wrote:
>> One of my friends did some work for Ford a few years back, and complained
>> bitterly about being sent back to the drawing board, because they felt he
>> could shave $.02 off the unit cost by redesigning for cheaper components.
>> And it wasn't for anything nearly as popular as an F150.

A friend of my father's worked as an engineer for GM. As far as I can 
tell, the majority of his career concentrated on the design of the 
locking mechanism for the rear doors of various sedans. He made a huge 
breakthrough one year by reducing the parts count from 7 to 5, or 
something like that ... this single act guaranteed his success at the 
company for the rest of his career there.