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Re: New tires and other surprises

Reply #175 –
Actually I left today around noon. I'm now in Hoover. Alabama. Had a sports complex that has a RV park next to it for 40 bucks a night minus vet 10% discount. The brakes were a little grabby at first but they seem to settle down just fine. No issues with the brakes.
On the other hand, I now have a crack in my windshield right where it bends around on the driver's side. Side. Wasn't there this morning. Nothing hit my windshield that I know of. It was pretty hot and then all of a sudden it started raining and I put the windshield wipers on for a little bit and when I looked up again I could see the crack. Luckily I have zero deductible on windshield glass. I'll give them a call in a couple days. I arrived tomorrow outside fort Benning, Georgia but I'll be in Alabama across the border. I plan on being there for 1 to 2 months so plenty of time to get the windshield fixed. I guess that could qualify for a new thread... But it does say new tires and other surprises. So I guess I could just add that to the list of other surprises.
Couple thoughts on the brake jobs that David and I did. Some people at the beginning said just put new pads on it and don't worry about it. That would not have worked for me and I think that's a terrible idea. Course you do you but I would not do that. The other thing is is that while I probably could have gotten away with just changing the pins and pads and the new rotor, I didn't know it at the time and I couldn't know it until I pulled everything apart and I wasn't willing to stick around and wait a week to get the parts delivered. So I went with the full Monty and I'm not unhappy with that. They quoted $8,500 if they could get a caliper for the driver's side. That was for new pads, a new rotor and the new caliber. What I got instead for $2,500 in parts roughly was rebuild calipers on the rear, a new rotor on the rear, new brake pads on both sides, new slide pins, etc. Etc. I also have new brake pads for the front when I get around to doing that, although I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to replace the slide pins too. This coach has been in Mexico multiple times from multiple owners so maybe that's the reason? But there was some these pitting in the stainless steel pins. So much so that I would not have been comfortable just cleaning them and putting them back on. I think a lot of the corrosion comes from the spring that holds the pins in place. It's actually a bolt with a half moon shape cut out and the pins slide past that. That bolt has a pin and a washer. I found a fair amount of rust in that area and if I had been keeping up with the maintenance on the pins and the brakes then probably it wouldn't have been an issue. But I confess that I really ignored that part of the coach. Not again though... At least every 6 months. I think I will get in there and spray it with corrosion x for the pins as well as add a little bit more than meritor grease.
Anyway, I'm very grateful for David aka John 44, his wife, his son, his son's wife and especially the granddaughter who made me feel very much at home. Chief and I really enjoyed our stay there and I wish I could have stayed longer but no place to dump tanks. And I have things to do anyway.
Anybody have any specific questions about it, PM me.
I think this closes the thread pretty much.
Bob
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Re: New tires and other surprises

Reply #176 –
FYI,the slide hammer from Harbor Freight screws directly into a slide pin,works good.
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Re: New tires and other surprises

Reply #177 –
Quote from: Journey, Roam, Explore –
They quoted $8,500 if they could get a caliper for the driver's side. That was for new pads, a new rotor and the new caliber. What I got instead for $2,500 in parts roughly was rebuild calipers on the rear, a new rotor on the rear, new brake pads on both sides, new slide pins, etc. Etc. I also have new brake pads for the front when I get around to doing that, although I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to replace the slide pins too.  Chief and I really enjoyed our stay there and I wish I could have stayed longer but no place to dump tanks. And I have things to do anyway.
Anybody have any specific questions about it, PM me.
I think this closes the thread pretty much.
Bob

You and John44 must have put in many hours.  That $6,000 "savings" works out to what hourly rate for the two of you?  More? Or less than a case of beer?
Art
FWIW I book my time at $25/hour at the speed I get things done to help decide if I do the work or the garage gets it.
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