Corey
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It is my experience that more curb side seals fail than street side. I don’t know why or if this is supported by information from people who keep such records. On every coach I have owned the curb side drive axle seal had been replaced. I never replaced a seal I had previously replaced and I know some had well over 100,000 miles on them.
Sitting has zero affect on the seals because when installed correctly, and the hub nuts have been tightened according to the shop manuals the hub is centered and there are no forces acting on the seals. As soon as a wheel that has been sitting for months turns (like all of my coaches) gear oil is coating the seal. I can see the benefit of packing with grease as I do my bearings after replacing a seal, but as long as gear oil is in the hub they should do just fine.
I have no clue why some coaches have problems with seals. I have no clue why some fail, and others go forever.
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I took my shift pad out, took it apart, cleaned it up real good, reassembled and installed it. Working fine ever since.
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Here we are at our designated rally lot at the Teton High School, Driggs Idaho. We have room for about twenty busses in the student parking lot on the north side of the high school building. Remember, we will pay the school district $100 a day each bus for 4 nights starting August 18-21st. We leave the next morning of 22nd for parts unknown.
This is a dry camping situation, so arrive with full fresh water and fuel, and empty holding tanks grey and black
Our back drop will be The Grand Teton itself poking over the eastern horizon.
Tom, I’m sending you three photos to place here. Can’t find icon for photos on this iPhone.
Pictures to follow
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Geprge, you don’t have to prompt Tom with reasons he can rattle off trying to convince Nancy she doesn’t want slides. He has them all. I think they are listed in a book that he has memorized.
Poor Nancy.
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Correct, Jerry. The fact you were able to provide information allowed the identification of a pretty cheap fix and verification you had no real issues.
If I had to take a wild guess as to another important tool it would be an IR temperature gun. Those two tools provide us with so much valuable information it is impossible to imagine not having either of them.
And brace yourselves for this one, boys and girls. The next most important tool is internet access and a way to pull up various web sites, send and receive emails, and search for information.
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In fairness to Olympia can you elaborate on why you feel unless you work there you may not get good service?
We have a policy to not censor posts, but with those of a negative nature all we ask is some reasons for the comments so we can understand why the comments were made and so the company that is criticized has an opportunity to respond if they wish to.
Clearly the original post was made by someone who feels his experience at Olympia was a positive one, and that they took care of his needs.
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Congrats Alan!
Hope to meet you & your bride at a Rally.
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Gee Tom, I thought you would just forgive a small portion of my dues.
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Dan,
Your dash air compressor is in the engine compartment and freon is added at the compressor.
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John,
Two of your biggest risks when buying a coach are the engine and transmission. For a relatively small investment a dealer can provide a listing of any unresolved codes and if the history shows any events of concern like overheating.
Allison can do a diagnostic printout that is so detailed it can show remaining life left on the clutches.
What cannot be shown is if the fluids were changed as required, but the dealers are usually able to do test strips on the coolant and visually inspect the transmission fluid to see if it shows signs of damage such as overheating.
At the very least those would be worthwhile checks to have done. I cannot imagine the selling dealer opposed to that, especially if the reports check out well.
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Just go for the H2 !!!!
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Jon … how high of an ambient temp (hence inside temp for a coach in the shade) as the limit for the laminate surfaces like Vitricor?
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Nice job, looks about like the one Prevost uses.
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From how folks are describing the cut off switches it sounds like they are talking about the chassis master switches. For new owners that can be confusing and I think it is important to differentiate.
I did not think any responsible converter would merge house and chassis functions.
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How exactly will the 12 and 24 volt XL chassis disconnects have anything to do with converter electric circuits? Did Marathon merge the two systems?