Another newbie question

[Kevin Erion]

At Prevost Mira Loma they turn the CB off!
Very easy, just remember to reset before driving!

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Depends on what you want to do.

If all you want to do is pull a wheel, one.

If you want to work under one end only, two.

If you want the entire bus supported, four.

It gets complicated after that because if you want to be under the bus, and raise an axle, such as to change air bags, or work on brakes then you need to support the bus, plus lift the axle.

I would strongly urge you to never get under your bus unless and until you have it properly supported, and you really know what you are doing. There is no chance I could consider getting under a bus even if it was supported unless I knew the concrete beneath it can handle the weight concentrated beneath the supports and that the ground was absolutely level so it did not shift and fall.

[truk4u]

Simple solution on the later shells, with the bus properly supported as Jon correctly keeps driving home, leave the key on, release the brakes and do your work. If your short on air, put shop air to the rear fill valve and rock on. Leaving the key on won't hurt anything for a reasonable period of time. Now before you start throwing darts at me, this is assuming your not working on the drive axle brakes, cause if you run out of air, the spring brakes are coming on! I have quick connects on the aux air and rear fill so I can just hook my shop air direct.

[BrianE]

Are we beating this to death or what? We agree the beeper only functions with the key off, right? Turning off the chassis batteries will turn it off OR pulling #68 relay in the front junction box will also.

[JIM KELLER]

Thanks Brian, That's the knowledge we were looking for. Sort of like the Relay in the back of the Bus that stops the brake lights from coming on when using the Jake Brake.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Every time I hear of a "feature" on shells newer than my vintage model, the more convinced I am that I don't want to "upgrade".

It's almost like someone in Prevost engineering is dreaming up ways to make the shells less reliable, more complex, definitely more expensive to build AND REPAIR, less user friendly, and more annoying.

Must be some driver somewhere left the brake off and the coach rolled, so now Prevost and all owners have a fix in place designed to keep idiots awake and add another step to the servicing process. At the rate society is going I expect I will need a chain guard for my chain saw to keep it from cutting anyone or anything while it is running.

[truk4u]

Hmm, I just remembered my CC sat on the Prevost lift with the brake released and key off while they changed out the LR wheel seal and there was no alarm and it was a 99 chassis.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Someone tripped the breaker and never reset it, or the mechanic turned off the chassis battery switches while you were out tending to the sheep.

[JIM KELLER]

You know Tom, It's starting to look like the Sheep Stigma will be with you till Death ! Who started that in the first place ? Are you still friends ?

[Jamie Bradford]

Tom

When I had the other seal done last month the bus was on the lift with the brake off and the" beep " drove me nuts until I cranked up the music.

Jamie