Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #75 – December 18, 2018, 05:59:00 pm Quote from: Roland Begin – December 18, 2018, 05:33:34 pmPlan on bringing the coach to Rush Truck repair outside of Phoenix to replace the still leaking rear seal. Anyone ever heard of these floods. This is my last go around with this seal.Roland Rush should be able to handle it, be sure and give them the history on it. Hopefully it will make them take a good close look at it. Good luck. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #76 – December 18, 2018, 06:17:18 pm Quote from: bbeane – December 18, 2018, 05:59:00 pm Rush should be able to handle it, be sure and give them the history on it. Hopefully it will make them take a good close look at it. Good luck. I would re-phrase: Hopefully, they will put a SENIOR/QUALIFIED TECH on it. You have paid for enough OJT. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #77 – December 21, 2018, 11:20:25 am Brought the coach to Rush Trucking yesterday too repair the leaking wheel seal. Labor rate is a bit steep at $140 an hour. Will see how this goes last shot for me.Roland Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #78 – December 21, 2018, 01:22:55 pm Good luck, labor rates are gettin way out there. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #79 – December 21, 2018, 06:51:02 pm Received a call from Rush Trucking, seal is OK looks like a cracked housing. If the housing is cracked it happened when our brakes exploded on that side last summer, something Dickenson's in Indianapolis should have caught perhaps. If they can't weld it too seal the housing the coach is going to salvage. Have to stop the bleeding.Roland Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #80 – December 21, 2018, 07:25:56 pm I hope they can weld it. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #81 – December 21, 2018, 07:33:23 pm A good welder can fix almost anything. I remember using a shop in Los Angeles to narrow a rear end plus spline the shorter axles so it would fit in a Jaguar sedan. Great job and never a problem after that. They are already ahead of other shops by identifying the problem. The new year will be good to you!Pierce Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #82 – December 21, 2018, 08:30:40 pm JB Weld is a miracle cure for a lot of things. Give it a try if all else fails. I have patched engine blocks with the stuff— it works. Secret is to clean everything well before starting. Good luck. Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #83 – December 21, 2018, 10:11:29 pm Weld it gently, buff it up with a die grinder or bead blast the area. 5 min epoxy the problem area. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #84 – December 22, 2018, 11:58:40 am Marine Tex works good. Even a fuel tank repair patch should seal it up .There is no pressure on ithttps://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/versachem-5169/paint---body-repair-16614/body-repair-25202/metal-repair-17687/752ab182e1b8/versachem-fuel-tank-repair-kit/90180/4776672 Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #85 – December 22, 2018, 12:20:57 pm It could always be worse. Several years ago we owned a Monico Executive and while driving down the road the differential froze and left us on the side of the road. After that experience we sold the coach. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #86 – December 22, 2018, 12:37:53 pm I guess it depends where the crack is as to how to repair it. If it be in the area where the seal mounts on the machined area it will require a bit more work as far a fit and finish. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #87 – December 22, 2018, 12:46:22 pm I have had great results with Devcon metal filler both for filling holes/cracks and building up areas on castings then machining it etc. We used to use it in England on massive diesel engine blocks and transmission cases during rebuilds. These units where sometimes half or more the size of our coach's. Napier Deltics.That stuff also was used by me to repair the 4 big holes in my CAC a bunch of years ago and still hold strong.John H Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #88 – December 22, 2018, 06:17:18 pm I second the use of Devcon. Way better than JB weld. Prepping any surface is key! Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #89 – December 23, 2018, 07:25:08 am Here is a link to Devcon Products. There are a lot more than I was aware of:Devcon Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #90 – December 26, 2018, 09:40:15 pm Hey Roland, any progress? Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #91 – December 26, 2018, 10:10:18 pm Quote from: bbeane – December 26, 2018, 09:40:15 pmHey Roland, any progress? Haven't heard anything today. I may give them a call tomorrow. I do know that they are busy with the OTR rigs at this time of year. Roland Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #92 – January 03, 2019, 12:33:31 pm Called Rush Trucking housing not cracked it is the wheel seal that was leaking. That's the good news. Bad news is the monkeys that worked on it before Rush bunged up three studs that need to be replaced. Studs are so bad they can't get the wheels back on, they be looking for replacements.Roland Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #93 – January 03, 2019, 12:46:10 pm We'd all be interested what happens. I'm putting together a list I can post of outlets that have done good/bad/insane work on our Arizona Coaches. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #94 – January 03, 2019, 02:56:10 pm Are they left hand thread?? Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #95 – January 03, 2019, 04:22:20 pm Quote from: Protech Racing – January 03, 2019, 02:56:10 pmAre they left hand thread?? These are for the rear wheels on the passenger side so they are right hand thread.Roland Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #96 – January 03, 2019, 04:24:40 pm Not sure why they are having a hard time getting thank I think they should have them on hand. Any good time shop should have them also. JMORoland Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #97 – January 07, 2019, 06:11:07 pm Went to Rush Trucking today. Asked how they were coming along. They told me that they did not have an account with Foretravel and that I needed to order the studs and have them sent to them. Not sure how long it would have taken them to let me know. Not very communicative kinda glad we are not full-time anymore, although if we were still full timing I would have been a bigger PITA. They did replace the wheel seal I hope the third time is a charm. Foretravel will ship the studs tomorrow.Roland Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #98 – January 07, 2019, 09:29:54 pm Hopefully this will end your ordeal and you can get back to the reality of enjoying your coach. Quote Selected
Re: Failed Transmission cooler Reply #99 – January 08, 2019, 12:36:25 am I sure hope you get you issues resolved, you have sure had a time of it. Quote Selected
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