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When do I lift the tag axle & dump air?
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What the heck is a grutinator valve? I’ve got 2 of the swench wench tools!
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Put me down as a ‘lifter’ also.
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We lift our tag in tight places. It became instrumental on our way home since we found ourselves in an unusual situation. The friends who we traveled with to Key West, was unable to drive his coach and his wife didn’t drive. So Chris drove our coach and I followed behind in a XLII two slide Marathon. Suffice, pretty snazzy! But, in a KOA in Shreveport this past Tuesday, the park was mighty tight. Even tho tag tires don’t achieve an air space between the tread and ground, lifting tag made it easier to whip the coach and jeep around tight corners. Hadn’t been in a 45’er since 2009. Alls good. Our friends split from us yesterday in Amarillo to take “low road” back to Oregon, I-40 to I-5 since we learned Monday May 8 we had baseball sized hail in Denver. Yes we have damaged roofs, windows, siding. Ugh!!
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Hello, My name is Mark,
I’m a lifter. :o)
Where I store the coach in TN, we are sandwiched in pretty tight. I have to do a little ‘back and forth’ to angle the coach to get out of my spot, so I lift the tag. Our coach is where the red cone is positioned. I didn’t want to bump my head on the mirror arm.
Believe it or not, there is another coach that fits in between me and the coach on the passenger side. It’s there now after this pic was taken (a super C coach). I have room to walk around the coach and I can open the bay doors (but not all the way).
Mark
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I admit , I have lifted . But I did not inhale !
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I lift coming in to our house to keep from scubbing the tires and marking the concrete. I have been ask to lift my tags in some resorts to keep from marking the nice sights.
Tom Hamrick
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If you make a tight turn in a campground or RV resort without lifting the tag and then marking up the pavement, dirt, sand, gravel, etc. …. is that like marking your territory?
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An 8V92 owner marks his territory by dripping oil.
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At about 85,000 miles, the last trip out, mine started out the breather tubes. Houston we have a problem. More than normal. The bright side is I will only have to change the filter at oil change time as the 8V92TA will get rid of the oil.
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I would love to see that procedure performed!
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I’m a lifter also..
Bill S.
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Glens,
Are your swench wrenches metric?
Doug
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While puttering around the coach this past weekend, I noticed that the tag axle lifting assembly on the passenger
side was disconnected.
Upon further investigation, I discovered that I did not just loose the pin, but one side of the yoke was broken off.
I ordered the parts from Prevost, but they do not have the pin in stock
502028 PIN CLEVIS 5/8X1.610″ Does anyone know the strength of pin I need to use?
Can the coach be driven or do I need to replace it in the driveway?
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John, adopt my philosophy and you don’t even have to worry about it. Obviously lifting the tag axle caused the problem and when you thought the tag was being lifted it was not. To all the “lifters”, John has just show it probably makes no difference.
All kidding aside if you do not attempt to lift the axle the coach is safe to drive but just make sure nothing can come loose and drop onto the tag axle tire. If there is a concern use heavy wire or nylon wire ties to secure the parts. Clevis pins are readily available at places like Tractor Supply or from WW Grainer, McMaster Carr, or on line.
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Jon,
Thanks for the reply.
The part arrived from Prevost today. The yoke comes with the pin, so all is good on that end.
I tried to remove the old one this evening, and was able to loosen the lock nut, but was not able to budge the clevis
yoke. I think the threads might be damaged on the bottom of the threaded shaft.
Am I asking for trouble thinking about unbolting the brake chamber(tag lifter) to gain more access?
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