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Mobile Service in Colorado Springs
We are in Colorado Springs, CO and need to have our front air bag replaced. We called Transwest and they were all set to schedule mobile service for next week until we told them it was an ’88. They apologized but said they only allow the mobile service people work on coaches 10 years old or newer (stupid!).
I may try to figure out how to limp to Fountain (Transwest) with no front air but I suspect I will get arrested for driving 25 on the Interstate.
Anyway, everyone was so helpful when we need help in Houston I thought I would give it a try again.
Thanks in advance.
Bill
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Maybe a mobile tire service would be able to do this…
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Bill, Sounds strange both air spring would go at the same time . Might just be a HCV issue. On PC there is a great write up on how best to check, maybe someone can attach it . Personally I would not drive the coach in that condition . I’m sure there is a mobile buy out there who can help . Hope it’s a simple fix .
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Bill, if you drive on air bags with no pressure in them the entire weight of the front is sitting on the internal stops. Plan on replacing two air bags if you do drive it.
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Both front air bags are not blown, only 1. But with a hole in 1 the other will not inflate either. You can see the reason the air bag blew in the “Emergency/Break down” topic.
Thanks for the note about driving with no air. That’s not a good solution!
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towing/low boy insurance. I have AAA plus rv..limit 3 times a year. Also have Towing on My allstate Policy. Have never used either. In your case front wheel lift might be better because of no lift in front.. Jeff and Jon and others know more about that. My 98 was towed once 395 miles= 1700$
check your insurance fwiw bob
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Al, Bills coach supplies air to both front air bags at the same time, not separately.
And the reason I mention not to drive it with no air in the air bags is any pot hole or bump or expansion joint is going to beat the hell out of the air bags that are fully compressed and sitting on the internal stop, literally destroying them.
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I have two friends in Colorado Springs that own Prevosts. I know they have a mechanic that comes to them. I do not know if an airbag is in his skill set, but I imagine it is. Standby.
Davy
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My friend’s mechanic is seriously ill, but he is checking with someone else. If I get a number of a mobile guy, I will email it to you, Bill.
Davy
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Have you tried calling the seated coach operators in the area? They might be able to help.
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Davy,
Holding my breath, hope to hear something positive.
I have very good tow insurance with Good Sam. I have had to use it twice in the last 18 years and never paid a penny. If it comes down to take I am pretty sure Transwest will work on us at their shop which is less than 10 miles away. I just hate the idea of putting this thing on the hook and getting it out of the storage area safely.
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A previous photo relating to this showed a spot that was clearly rubbing on the air bag. Whoever changes the newly failed air bag should insure the next air bag is not going to be rubbing leading to another air bag failure.
I know the above statement is obvious, but apparently the failure of the first air bag had these clues and yet those clues were ignored.
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That issue was not ignored. There is NO rubbing when the coach is standing still and there is something like 4-6 inches clearance between the air bag and that run spot when the coach is standing still. The air bag is collapsing for some reason during sharp sloped turns. Something has happened recently to make this suddenly worse to the point where it appears that rub spot is actually pinching the collapsed air bag between itself and the air bag base plate causing a puncture slit in the bag. I believe that others are correct that it’s the wrong bag but this type bag as worked very well for the last 5-6 years and we have been in the exact same tight/sloped turns many times over the course of the last 4 years with our current work.
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Bill, when you coach is sitting still it doesn’t show what is happening when the entire suspension and steering is going through the full range of motion.
You have a solid axle coach and while the axle does have motion up and down and the steering mechanism moves left to right it appears from the photo the air bag is rubbing at some point within the total range of travel. That is why I mentioned previously someone needs to watch the clearances around the air bag with the suspension full up, full down and the steering full left and full right through their entire range of motion.
You either are using the wrong air bag or something that is supposed to limit travel is broken or loose. It doesn’t matter how long the air bags have lasted. All that means is you did not put the suspension or steering in the position that is damaging the air bags during that time.
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I sent you an email with a name and number that was forwarded to me by my friend in Colorado Springs. It is a possibility and I hope it works out.
Davy
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I got that e-mail and it is much appreciated! The blizzard appears to be over. We had 96 MPH gusts and snow most all day long. The low was the same as you would see in a Cat 2 Hurricane!
Historic is a word being bandied about!
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