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norcal kyle (Kylexisxrad)
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Username: Kylexisxrad
Post Number: 181
Registered: 12-2005
Posted From: 67.49.114.141
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 11:30 pm: | |
for those Eagle owners that frequent this board, i just had to post a thread giving praise to their parts dept. i drive for a band that currently uses an '81 Eagle 10, and while in las cruces, NM earlier this week we suffered a fatal loss of our pulley that runs our alternator/fan belts on the pax side(6v92), and with one quick phone call at 2:55pm on the day of the breakdown, we had a brand new rebuilt one sent to us next-day by them to the shop, it was there by 11am the next day, and we were on our way by 2 o'clock. the best part was, while the part cost us $250 up front, they offered us a $150 core charge, so the part only really cost us $100, totally rebuilt.
for anyone looking for parts for an Eagle, whether in an emergency situation or just rebuilding, i urge you strongly to contact Dan in the parts department. he used to work at the ORIGINAL factory(was actually co-workers and still friends with w/ Norris @ jefferson bus) and will most certainly steer you in the right direction, and on top of that, he will fill your mind full of so many Eagle facts, that you will have to write them down to remember them all. case and point: did you know that it took Eagle 17 days to build a bus from the first weld to the day it left the factory on its delivery trip? neither did i. just a little fyi. lol.
silver eagle bus mfg: (800) 686-5211
kyle in norcal
1980 Eagle 10 #30223 (currently driving #30605) |
Mark Renner (Boomer)
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Username: Boomer
Post Number: 74
Registered: 11-2006
Posted From: 12.180.53.193
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 12:41 pm: | |
I too had a good experience with the Eagle parts dept. (Dan) last week. I had to order a new bogie torsion. They were "on special" for $1595, which was quite a bit less than I was expecting to pay. And no core charge either. I was worried that they might have NOS springs, that had been on a shelf for 20+ years, but no, it was brand new, stamped June '07. Shipping arrived on time. Kudos to Craig and Eagle. Let's support them all we can and keep Eagle in business this time. |
niles steckbauer (Niles500)
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Username: Niles500
Post Number: 796
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 71.43.39.156
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 2:03 pm: | |
Has anyone checked to see if they reindex torsilastics ? That's a pretty common request on the boards |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
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Username: Drivingmisslazy
Post Number: 1998
Registered: 1-2001
Posted From: 75.108.77.39
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 - 6:31 pm: | |
I had mine re-indexed at a local shop in California. They do not have to go back to Eagle for that. Quite a bit of manual labor involved, but not really complicated.
Richard |
david anderson (Davidanderson)
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Username: Davidanderson
Post Number: 217
Registered: 2-2004
Posted From: 64.136.90.179
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 5:22 pm: | |
Thanks for that post Richard, because I didn't know that. If the beam has quite a few cracks in the rubber at the ends, can or should I consider reindexing? I saw those new beams in Brownsville in April and they sure look good.
Replacing those has to be at least a one day job on each side, not to mention having the right tools to do all that.
David |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
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Post Number: 2000
Registered: 1-2001
Posted From: 75.108.77.39
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 6:23 pm: | |
It is not unusual for the rubber on the ends to look cracked, but I do not think that is an indication that they need changed. Around $1500 as I recall from years past. As I recall there is a very good section in the manual that completely details re-indexing. You will need a jack with weighing capabilities to weigh each individual wheel and it had better be air operated. LOL
Richard |
Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
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Username: Luvrbus
Post Number: 122
Registered: 8-2006
Posted From: 74.32.84.136
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 10:20 pm: | |
David
re-indexing the torsilastics on the drivers and front end is just a band aid and is alot of work it works great on the bogie. Jefferson will do it for you if the tubes and rubber are in good shape but it wasn't worth the cost for me because i had to buy 2 new torsilastics any way.Some people install longer adjustment bolts also.P.S it took 3 days to install the 2 |
david anderson (Davidanderson)
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Username: Davidanderson
Post Number: 218
Registered: 2-2004
Posted From: 64.136.90.179
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 12:40 pm: | |
I vaguely remember Gene Rochester mention a reindexing of the beams by removal and a reposition of the spline on the tube, a very labor intensive proposition, similar to reindexing the bogies. I kind of agree that if you go that far you may as well get new beams because removal and reinstallation would be done either way.
New beams on the drives would make the coach a bit more valuable over a coach who has no threads left on the adjustment bolt. I still have 1.5" left on my threads, but the last time I raised and balanced the coach it got harder and harder to turn that nut the farther it went on the fulcrum of the adjustent bolt. I had to start pressing the wrench with my feet and full body weight.
I called Jefferson 2 years ago and the labor to install was $1000 per beam. Probably more by now.
David |