Jon: Please post a picture of that machine you have that turns your bus on it's side for all those easy repairs and replacements. Rear shocks are tough to do even in a pit.
Jon: Please post a picture of that machine you have that turns your bus on it's side for all those easy repairs and replacements. Rear shocks are tough to do even in a pit.
Harry, it was a pleasure to meet you and your lovely wife. Especially being escorted to our sites at Kerrville. Above all, the great times we spent together.
When do you fly to Oklahoma to pick up the new ride? I'm jealous.
Lew
Lew: The pleasure of finally meeting you and kathy was the highlight of the trip for Shirley and I. You really are an old goat with whiskers. We had a lot of fun with everyone there. Be careful with those ice cubes.
We will be headed to Tulsa next Thursday to pick up the Liberty. Were getting anxious to drive it home. I just hope it's half of what Jon says those Liberty's are all about. Save your nickles for Branson because were planning on that one if fuel cost level off.
Well I can see everyone has been talking about my shock replacement job but me. I've been tied up all day helping my son move. Anyway, I did order all 8 shocks from Prevost Tuesday, and I received the bushings yesterday. I thought I might get the shocks today, but they didn't show up, so maybe Monday.
I have removed my tag wheels before, but I see my rear wheels are tighter than my tags, so I don't know if I can get them or the front wheels off with my manual wrench and a cheater bar. I had a large air compressor that I used to work on my bull doziers but sold it last year since I didn't think I would need it after I got rid of the doziers. As with everything else I get rid of, I always need it afterwards. I don't know if I can get a long enough bar to devleop the leverage I will need to remove the wheels, but I will give it a try. If not, I suppose I will work around the wheels. I guess I could buy one of the 12X multipliers, but $650-$700 sounds expensive for a wrench. I intend to put the bus on my ramps so it will be about 12 inches off the ground before I start.
Dale & Paulette
"God Loves you and has a plan for your life!
Hi Harry. Before you leave with your Liberty, spend as much time as you can to check out switches, guages, etc. It will take some time. Take notes. Enjoy. Gary
Gary & Lise Deinhard, 2003 Elegant Lady Liberty, Dbl slide
Joe, yes I had two of the four shocks with broken eyelets. The front right and rear left on the steer axle.
The Prevost Dude says its from going into a curve and then hitting a bridge at the same time. He says that the front raises beyond the shock limit and pops the eye. It made sence to me, since some of the roads are pretty rough sometimes.
Harry,
I have to disagree. Replacing the shocks doesn't require a pit. When I replaced them on the other coach I did it on a barn floor.
Dale,
If you will be doing your own work on the bus you do need proper tools. This is especially true when removing and remounting the wheels. The lug nuts have to be torqued. The X12 at $700 or even more is a better deal than a 1" impact wrench and a compressor with a large tank. You can take the X12 on the road with you. You cannot take the compressor and impact wrench.
The best deal however is to have all of them.
Harry,
Your "new" Liberty should come with all the books, including the Liberty manual. Before you and Shirley head out from Tulsa go through the book to familiarize yourselves with the systems. They will be different from your Royale. Without doing any driving you should first learn how to start and stop the generator, the Webasto, and understand the inverter panels and what systems run off the inverters and which ones do not.
As a veteran of the refrigerator-door-opening-when-driving club go to Home Depot or Lowes and get some of the wide Velcro and on top of the refrigerator doors, out of site, put a generous strip of Velcro to prevent yourself from joining this not so exclusive club.
Keep phone numbers for Liberty and Liberty owners handy in case you have questions or problems on the trip. We all can help. I am sending you an email.
Dale, Helping the son move is a good thing! Now you can get down to work.
In case you want to spend some Lew Bucks and don't know it there is a Harbor Freight Tool Co in your area with specials on the cheap a-- tools that are good enough for the occasional job. You might get by with one that will work with the bus air comp. if you investigate their specifications.
I think there are some early posts on this topic and you should be able to buy a tool that is light and powerful enough to carry at all times in the bus for on the go repairs.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...321&pricetype=
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...l_Store_ID=191
JIM
Jim,
I don't think so. If anybody out there in Prevost land is seeking the tool that will make wheel removal on the road or in the shop easy I can tell you that your options are limited.
The X12 will work and requires no air. Use it with a 1/2" torque wrench and it works no matter where you are. A little heavy and somewhat cumbersome, but it definitely gets the job done.
http://www.times12.com/wrench.htm
For around the shop the absolutely best way to do the heavy stuff is a big compressor, at least six HP, with a 175 PSI upper limit and an 80 gallon tank. That, combined with 1/2" hose and a 1" impact wrench and you can easily deal with the most stubborn nuts or bolts.
Finally, if you are willing to rely on a two person method you can use a 3/4" drive wrench with about a 4 foot breaker bar. The wrench can be used solo on the front wheels, but because the nuts are inset from the body or wheel face on the tags and drives a drive extension is required and this is where a second person is needed to hold that pivot point from cocking when loosening or tightening lug nuts.
A 1/2" impact wrench has many applications on our coach, such as brake chamber replacement, shock replacement, etc. but save your money for the tools you really need such as the ones listed above.
Unless you decide to never do any of your own work, or unless you live across the street from a Prevost service center every single tool you purchase for work on the coach will ultimately be CHEAPER than driving to and paying for someone else to service your coach.
At POG III it was clearly demonstrated just how quick and easy it was to change the windshields on Ray's coach....almost all other jobs are just as easy. Some involve a few more tools and a few more steps but none are so complex the average person can't do them.