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We’ll check it out Gregg.
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Thanks to all for the kind words!!
I developed the suspension presentation from pure desperation, personal desperation. After spending a wallet full of money at “Prevost Experts” and have no success, I decided I needed to understand the details of how our dynamic suspension systems work. The system is not complicated, but you must take the time to understand the interaction of all the components.
Trust me, if I can understand these systems, anyone can. All it takes is time and patience.
Each time I talk on this subject, I always chat about safety. Our coaches are heavy and when the suspension is vented, a human would be crushed if under the coach. I never, never, never crawl under my coach unless it is properly supported by jack stands. An owner should never take any chances concerning crawling under an unsupported coach, it not worth it. I got my jack stands from Jon and I use them aggressively. (A special thanks for him making these available for us.)
I have made a comment earlier, I now have a “leak free” coach. A couple of months ago I undertook the work of detecting a few minor nuisance leaks that caused my aux air compressor to run several times a day. After spending time in detecting and correcting these minor leaks, my aux air compressor rarely runs now. I expect to have future leaks, but I will manage them. The last time I worked on resolving leaks was over three years ago. Its easy! All it take is time and patience.
encourage all to take the time to go through the recorded presentation. The link to the presentation is in the articles page, “How Does the Prevost Suspension System Work”. I used Webex to record the session, so if you decide to view the presentation, the Webex system will ask to download a small snippet of software for the viewer. I have used Webex for years. It is a great program.
In January of 2011, I offered a series of technical sessions, viewed through the internet. Prevost owners from all over the nation logged on and participated. We all had great fun talking “bus smack”. This process is easy to facilitate and perhaps it is time for another session. Topics could be offered on any topic and controlled by anyone. So, if you are a subject matter expert and would like to share information in an internet session, all other Prevost owners could share in your knowledge. This is a great way in sharing knowledge. Jon and tom could participate in any session, these guys are the real experts. I am certainly available to help in the delivery process.
Hector
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I should have couple also will ck to see if they are interchangeable—good idea.. Thanks.. Bob let you know
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one large tie replaces duals on drive axle. You are beginning to see them on semi trucks. Bob
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will ask parts if those # will work on mine. Should being a 98. don’t mind spendin $200 but looking at twice that was balking . Thanks for info. They showed no stock on other number. Bob
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We’re at TGO Woody.
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Thanks Bruce, I will check this out in the morning and let you know the outcome.
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Brian,
If you have any success, let us know and we’ll put your group in the Advertsing section under Groups and it’s free.
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Call on Bonnie Hall, she is in Niceville, wish I was
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Robert, I’ll reset him, please ask him to sign on again.
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Here’s a link that discusses valve stem stablizers used on the drive axel. I realize this is not needed on the tag axel however I feel it’s important to post this link. There is information on the Alcoa site that supports the useing a stabilizer when a long stem is needed. If you find a loose valve stem extension and are unable to tighten, the extension has worn threads.
http://www.alcoa.com/alcoawheels/north_america/en/info_page/accessories_hd_valve_stem_ext_stabil
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We have some issues with the little envelops Karl and on our priority list for Monday.
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Great to be on board, look foward to many new and exciteing things!
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Thanks for letting us riff-raff in Jon. Looking forward to more great stories and trips.