I always worry, one day a bus will go up the hill. But it will be so bad the person can’t afford to fix it. You are a True miracle worker. You are the man who seems to always make it work!
When I saw the condition of the outside of the brake pot and not that it indicates the health of the internals but definitely was showing age and with a broken spring brake pot on one side, the other is suspect as well. And a few minutes later I was nodding my head at two brake pots ready to install .. doing the right thing which will save this owner a huge headache down the road when the other one would have failed. Those lovely wire braided hydraulic line style air lines, those go to crap after some years on roads that have any salt, they can snap like a pretzel without warning. I've done the very same thing with my two main highway tractors, replaced all the spring brake pots and switched over to the rubber style hoses ( of course the fittings were mostly seized anyway on the old hoses.. go figure ). Yup, do it right and do it once pays in the long run !
@@BusGreaseMonkey The main trucks as well as my grain trailers use 30/30, they have pallets of them for example sitting at a truck/trailer supply warehouse type store I tend to get them from ( bendix brand ). That's the problem with some of the not so common parts and imagine the 20/24's tend to fall into that category, both cost and availability. I have had horrible luck some years ago now with a certain other brand that are no doubt some Chinese crap pretending to be quality at another supplier, the main spring broke within 3 years or so and had this happen twice with the same brand.
You know Scott, my hero's have always been mechanics, the way they think, apply logic, problem solve etc. So nice to see some young guys like yourself carrying on the trade.
That parking brake can release was a pucker moment for sure. Even with all the prep I wouldn't be able to resist flinching from that! Thank goodness they were at least nearby and the coach could still move. Didn't even know that could even be an issue.
A memory from over a decade ago. Wasn’t Country Coach based out of a small town in western Oregon on the east side between OSU and UofO? I lived in that area. I also lived in Delaware, Ohio (just north of Columbus) which made Flexble buses and coaches (that one is 30 years ago now.)
If there's ever a "good" place to break down, it's any place near a shop. If there's ever a "good" failure, it's a failure that allows you to "limp" it back to that shop.
Hopefully you use ear protection. I'm 55 and tinnitus is a real thing. Not bad yet but I've shouldn't been so cocky in my youth. Yeah born in -69. A different time. Learn from your predecessors. Hello from Finland!
Better to breakdown with that close to your workshop rather than in the next state and pay a wrecker fee on top of a garage that has him over a barrel..
I worked for a company that manufactured spring brakes. All were made with a universal length rod unless they were going to an OE who specified rod length. Rod standardization significantly reduces inventory.
It's always fun being able to identify what headlights and or taillight they used for these coaches. 1992-96 ford f150 headlights.
A CAT???? there's a Cat in Scott's shop...I'm contacting the local media....cats and dogs sleeping together....this is biblical....LOL
Yup looks like the bus grease monkey has a fetish for cat power the he kept in the closet all these years lol It’s Armageddon I tell ya.
I always worry, one day a bus will go up the hill. But it will be so bad the person can’t afford to fix it. You are a True miracle worker. You are the man who seems to always make it work!
That bus must haul on the highway. It ripped up the hill like it was nothing!
Great bus control while backing!
Way better job than i would have done backing up
Gotta love the 9th generation F150 headlights.
I love picking out which vehicles RV manufacturers (often) borrow headlights and tail lights from.
that break down is the epitome of something unfortunate happening at the right place, like having a heart at the entrance to hospital
When I saw the condition of the outside of the brake pot and not that it indicates the health of the internals but definitely was showing age and with a broken spring brake pot on one side, the other is suspect as well. And a few minutes later I was nodding my head at two brake pots ready to install .. doing the right thing which will save this owner a huge headache down the road when the other one would have failed. Those lovely wire braided hydraulic line style air lines, those go to crap after some years on roads that have any salt, they can snap like a pretzel without warning. I've done the very same thing with my two main highway tractors, replaced all the spring brake pots and switched over to the rubber style hoses ( of course the fittings were mostly seized anyway on the old hoses.. go figure ). Yup, do it right and do it once pays in the long run !
We tried to get the tags too but they were 20/24’s and after trying several sources we were looking several days out. No one carries them
@@BusGreaseMonkey The main trucks as well as my grain trailers use 30/30, they have pallets of them for example sitting at a truck/trailer supply warehouse type store I tend to get them from ( bendix brand ). That's the problem with some of the not so common parts and imagine the 20/24's tend to fall into that category, both cost and availability. I have had horrible luck some years ago now with a certain other brand that are no doubt some Chinese crap pretending to be quality at another supplier, the main spring broke within 3 years or so and had this happen twice with the same brand.
At least he broke down when he was less than a mile from the shop.
That's akin to breaking down in your driveway. He was very lucky.
You know Scott, my hero's have always been mechanics, the way they think, apply logic, problem solve etc. So nice to see some young guys like yourself carrying on the trade.
Gosh he was lucky it did not happen out on the freeway bro. Safe travels. Ken.
92-96 Ford F-series headlights and signals. Cool.
Excellent job
"you don't use a strap wrench or anything... We tried that" 😅
Those air leaks are easy to find number to replace the piggy back chamber.
That parking brake can release was a pucker moment for sure. Even with all the prep I wouldn't be able to resist flinching from that!
Thank goodness they were at least nearby and the coach could still move. Didn't even know that could even be an issue.
Great place to break down. A hundred miles down the road would have really sucked.
Another great video!
Nice, well, he was luck that that happened by you guys.
A memory from over a decade ago. Wasn’t Country Coach based out of a small town in western Oregon on the east side between OSU and UofO? I lived in that area. I also lived in Delaware, Ohio (just north of Columbus) which made Flexble buses and coaches (that one is 30 years ago now.)
Next time you face this problem .cage the pot and take a pair of welders wisegripes and pinched the line
Watch the video to the end and we explain why
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I would have replaced both spring chambers as a pair. If they are original, the other one is probably brittle too.
Those aeronose ford headlights ik them well
If there's ever a "good" place to break down, it's any place near a shop.
If there's ever a "good" failure, it's a failure that allows you to "limp" it back to that shop.
Hopefully you use ear protection. I'm 55 and tinnitus is a real thing. Not bad yet but I've shouldn't been so cocky in my youth. Yeah born in -69. A different time. Learn from your predecessors. Hello from Finland!
Have you guys ever considered developing and producing your own tools specifically for this type of repair?
That looks like a c12 or a c13 cat
Better to breakdown with that close to your workshop rather than in the next state and pay a wrecker fee on top of a garage that has him over a barrel..
Murphy sure had his way that day, eh? Oof. Everything that could have gone wrong seems like it did on that brake can, eh?
Well corrosion ate them cans up.they simply timed out
How long is this bus? Seems awfully long going into the shop.
43’
@@BusGreaseMonkey wow,looked longer than that to me. Nice bus.😘
You can take vice grips and clamp off the hoes going to the brake chamber and stop the leak until you get it in the shop
Brake wouldn’t cage and the air lines were not rubber hoses
Where did the caging bolt go???
You couldn't release the maxibrakes ?,nvm you answered my question in the video,
They would release until the air bled off quickly as soon as you released them
Why do they call it a "cage" bolt?
How do you figure out the length of the push rod in the brake chamber to match the old one, just measure the old one and cut it the same?
Yes tape measure
I worked for a company that manufactured spring brakes. All were made with a universal length rod unless they were going to an OE who specified rod length. Rod standardization significantly reduces inventory.
Couldn't cage brake pot??
Why is he driving on the wrong side of the road?
What Cat engine was in that coach, anyone catch that or recognize it?
C 12. 455 or 500 hp
Please turn the Volume Up on your Videos. We (I) can barely hear you the last Few months now. Is it just me? Or my IPhone 8 with a bad speaker? 🤷♂️
It’s you, volume is fine for me. 🤷♂️
it's you
Buy a Bluetooth speaker....I use one with my phone when watching TH-cam videos and it amplifies the sound quite nicely.
Headphones 🎧
It’s on your end.
Sound is fine here.
Did you let him use the new Transtar for a loaner until Monday? Haha