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| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 763 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 72.171.0.143 Rating: N/A |
I need to have a backup option for a shop in the Los Angeles area to do our alignment, now that the bent tag axle has been repaired. It needs to be a shop that can handle a three-axle alignment, and preferably one that has at least seen a steerable tag. All suggestions welcome. -Sean http://OurOdyssey.BlogSpot.com | ||
| Chuck Newman (Chuck_newman)
Registered Member Username: Chuck_newman Post Number: 302 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 76.246.252.104 Rating: N/A |
Sean, Did you check with Virgil at PEDCO for suggestions? Also, Ray Bylsma at Star Dust Tours Maintenance may know of an alignment shop as he used to outsource that function. Ray has moved since we were at his shop, but his telephone at the time was (714) 994-4861. Good luck. | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 540 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.211.63.169 Rating: N/A |
Check West Coach...Chino, CA. They have a web site....ask for Chuck. RJL might be a good one to advise you on this "problem". FWIW  RCB | ||
| larry currier (Larryc)
Registered Member Username: Larryc Post Number: 210 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 64.12.116.203 Rating: N/A |
Sean, If you want to get a good idea of where you are before you lay out the bucks, string and a tape measure are hard to beat. Get a helper and pull a straight line off both sides (like laying a 2/4 against them but just use string) of each driver to the front and rear of the bus at about 50 feet and you can see where they are running in relation to the frame of the coach. Would be nice if they were running straight,to the frame of the coach and if they are not, start there and get the drive axle true first. Could be doing this solves the problems with the other 2 axels as well. I have seen some very well worn out steer axles show great tire wear with only correct toe in. Toe is easy to check with a helper and a tape measure. Just string the tape across the front and rear of the tires as high as you can get without hitting anything under the coach, use the same tire grooves on front and rear of the tire, and look for an equal measurement. More distance at the front is toe out, less at the front is toe in. A couple end wrenches and a pipe wrench are enough to adjust the toe to where it needs to be. The trick to your 3 axel alignment really centers on having the drivers straight ahead. You should be able to handle this much yourself and if something needs to be bent most any shop can do that for you. If the rear diff housing is bent, you will probably need another one. |