Getting ready to do brake work, I found Meritor helper springs and clay grease on FindItParts.com.
(Not correct picture for spring kit)
(http://www.foreforums.com/MGalleryItem.php?id=3005)
Peter,
That is about a 10 lifetime supply of grease. In fact, ONE clay-based grease cartridge will outlast the coach. Maybe you and a bunch of your Foretravel friends can go in together on it.
Brett
Yes, the reason I bought 4 tubes is I need to purge out the wrong grease that the last shop used in all 4 calipers. I'll post if I have any extra to share.
Brett, does that brand of springs & goop apply to us, as well?
I had to purge once too and it took a full tube of grease but I have a tag too.
In a word, NO. The U225 and U240 have wedge drum brakes. Pretty bomb-proof.
I use mobilgrease 28
Update:
I just got a call from the night foreman at Boyer Truck in Rogers, MN. My oil change, new Koni shocks and brake service is done, they are going to service my air dryer tomorrow and the coach will be ready for this season.
To get rid of the bad blue grease in my brake calipers put in by another shop, they used a full tube of Meritor white clay grease for each caliper, filling and purging several times until the grease coming out was all white. Note to all Foretravel owners, don't ever let someone grease your Meritor brake calipers with chassis grease.
The front rotors and pads were OK. The rear pads were worn down almost to the metal, and the rotors were beyond repair, so new pads and rotors were installed.
As a FYI, I'll post the cost of this brake work after I pick up the coach later this week and get the final bill.
Update:
Out on first trip after brake work. Coach is stopping is noticeably firmer now with less pedal pressure. I'm thinking the rear brakes weren't doing much.
Bill at Boyer Trucks (brake work portion including purging the bad grease) was $4600 which included rear rotors and pads. As discussed on another thread, good high quality shop work will cost some money. :)
Read on the forum that the rear brakes do most of the stopping.
Hmm, Is that unique to big coaches? I've always thought the fronts did the heavy work. :-\
I can attest to the great brakes our Foretravels have. When I brought mine in to FOT for a chassis check a couple of years ago I found out the front slack adjusters were rusted and the front brakes weren't working. I thought my braking was adequate and I didn't know that all I was using for braking were the rears and the Jake Brake! Getting new slack adjusters for the front brakes and adjusting the air governor to 130 psi have made a very noticeable difference in stopping power.
Another approved grease -
spec #0-645
Is Mobiltemp SHC 32
Temp range (-54C to 180C)
Buy Mobiltemp SHC 32 Grease (12.5 oz) - CNC Specialty Store (https://cnc-specialty-store.com/grease-lubrication/mobil-shc-32-temp?gclid=CNeBror08cwCFdgYgQodsBEHgA)