Foretravel Owners' Forum For owners and Fans of Foretravel Motorcoaches September 11, 2025 ...

Is your pump located at the transmission, or the side of the motor? If it's at the transmission yes it's related to the issue Brad had. If it is a dry PTO ( like Brads) It usually doesn't junk the pump splines, just the PTO coupler.

It's belt driven on the motor.

Crawled underneath my 07 Nimbus (ISM 500) yesterday - after cleaning off a bunch of greasy dirt, I wasn't able to find 41188, but I did find 40988 stamped on the large flat surface.  I looked near the bolts where others have shown stamps - none to be found. 

Called FT, they said that I have the 41188 (without asking what build number).  There also doesn't seem to be a plan to stock any units at FOT.  I reached out to Simone to see if all units in the first batch have been spoken for.

Pump arrived, Simone called late last night and said it had shipped!
Feel a whole lot happier!

Can anyone confirm I'm safe from this issue with my ORED/Cat 3208? I figure I should verify instead of assuming.

So the good news is that my hydraulic pump assembly number is not in that list (1407020).

Have you looked on EBAY? I was surprised to find a lot of NOS Cummins engine parts on EBAY that didn't show up on Google search.

Elliott,

That looks like a power steering pump.  Does your coach only have one hydraulic pump?  Some of the later model coaches (like ours) used two hydraulic pumps.  On our U280 there is one pump (belt driven) for the cooling fan motors, and a second pump (mounted on the back end of the engine air compressor) for the power steering system.  Our coach also has two separate hydraulic oil reservoirs supplying the two pumps.  Just curious how your coach is configured...

As the instigator/discoverer of the NLA status.... mine has finally arrived. When i get caught up around here, I'll be installing mine as well as the pulley support mod i posted in reply 309. My old rebuilt pump will be my spare.

Fyi, the developer of that mod has put over 4k miles on his prototype. He's manufactured a less weld version for himself and one for me as i was interested. He is willing to sell his prototype to anyone interested. Contact info if interested is in post 309 of this thread. Ask for Larry.

For those of you that may have a straight shaft pump like ours on our '95 - U280 it's made by
John Barnes Corp model# W9A2-1800118,

Folks,

I honestly believe, due to this problem and subsequent resolution for the moment, I have not received so many emails and phone calls in all my life. But that is perfectly OK, Ive learned a lot more about the technical aspects of our coach, and don't mind at all sharing what Ive learned. Making new freinds in life is also never a bad thing. Maybe 1 day we get to meet.

I have had one gentleman that has recently contacted me, showing thanks for all I have done but at the same time also working on a possible solution/improvement to the system. Not just talking about it, the way so many have done, but actually doing something. There are many opinions on what actually causes these tapered shafts to occasionally break. I think most technically minded individuals would agree that being tapered (weakest of all shafts designs) as well as lateral loading are probably key components to eventual failure. Here is a Prototype of an idea to deal with lateral loading that 1 member has done. He has done so on his personal 2001 U295. So far has run it 600 miles, but is about to head out on about a 3200 mile trip, then take it apart for inspection. Personally I think he has a pretty slick idea that can be seen as an improvement to the system. I don't think he really wants to produce these for sale as he is retired. But he does plan to share all of his design specs after proving all aspects of success. He has asked me to post his pictures in my thread, as well as provide a contact number if anyone is interested in pursuing the approach.

Eventually these pumps will become extinct again. We all know through my research, NOBODY of an official Hydraulic supplier or machine shop wants to seem to help with any sort of re-engineering of the pump unit itself. Though lots or owners have suggested there has to be a way to re-engineer, NONE have come forward with any ideas or suggestions. To create a possible solution that will let what we have, stand a chance of lasting much longer, I see this as at least a step in the right direction.

If interested in contacting this person. 253-350-8695