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John G Root Jr (Johnroot) (140.186.114.56)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 12:27 pm: | |
I have the front of the bus jacked up and looking under it I don't see any place to put wood blocks to start levelling the bus. Nothing looks strong enough. Under the bulkhead behind the front wheels looks most likely but ... what am I missing? Do I just trust that those places are strong enough? Has anyone blocked their 4106 and gotten it level? Thanks for any help you guys can offer!
John Root
4106-1638 |
DaveD (64.235.198.76)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 6:47 pm: | |
You would be better off to establish a reference line and install everything referenced to that line.
IMHO
Dave Dulmage |
Luke Bonagura (Lukeatuscoach) (12.90.12.62)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 7:11 pm: | |
Hi John:
You can support the weight of your 4106 on "Heavy Timbers", or Heavy Duty Jack Stands on the bulkheads ahead of and behind the front and rear axles. On the rear end, additionally, you can support the coach weight on the "U" Channel that is behind the rear bumper, at the point that your verticle engine hangers attach.
If using wood, then you want to have a wide footprint on the ground. For example, REAL railroad ties (not the garden variety), or a stack of 2"x8"'s or 2"x10"'s that you have cut to about 18" long and conected with thru bolts to build a stack. You don't want to use individual pieces of soft wood stacked together, without fastening them into a stack. And most importantly, you want to be doing this on a solid surface, not on dirt in the backyard!!!!
As always, my disclaimer for you & for all reading: If you can't safely support your air suspended coach, then don't attempt to work under it.
John, if you have any questions after reading this, you have my phone number, give me a call.
I Hope this HELPS!!!!
LUKE at US COACH |
MC - Iv (24.83.235.106)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 3:13 am: | |
Ok... How about blocking a MCI9? I have located the jacking points but I too was wondering where to block.
Thanks. |
Luke Bonagura (Lukeatuscoach) (12.90.10.253)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 8:53 pm: | |
Hi MC-Iv:
Might I suggest to folks that they post a "Name", at the end of their posts so that if we want to answer then we feel like we are replying to a real person!!!! I hate to be impersonal!!! (Sorry, just my feelings on the matter).
To answer your question, yes the MCI's do have "STEEL" jacking points. What the condition of those STEEL" jacking points is, after X many years could be problamatic. We don't trust them in our shop where we are working on pits, so we don't jack on them, unless we add our own thick steel plate that is wider than the foot-print of the original jacking point, or,
we will jack up on the axle and then support the body on the same bulkheads, I described in an earlier post (about GM's). Namely, the bulkheads ahead of and behind the front & rear axles.
Again, my disclaimer, if you are not sure of what I am talking about, then E-Mail or call me and I will take it a step further, so that you are SAFE!!!, while working under your coach.
I HOPE this HELPS!!!!
LUKE at US COACH
If you intend to use the MCI built jacking points, |
FAST FRED (209.26.115.204)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, April 11, 2003 - 6:23 am: | |
When youy locate the Jack Points for any coach , be sure to paint them white.
The road service guy will have NO idea where to jack a bus & it could save holes in the structure , from unsucessfull attempts.
FAST FRED |
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