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| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1431 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.178.71  Rating: N/A |
Just saw a Prevost on a wrecker heading south out of Ocala Fl on 301/27 with the front end banged pretty hard,Any one around know who and if any help is needed? gomer | ||
| Bill 340 (Bill_340)
Registered Member Username: Bill_340 Post Number: 139 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.203.129.163  Rating: N/A |
Saw a 04 on a flat bed with a wrecker towing a white utility trailer, going south on us 98 in lakeland, fl today. Dont know anything about them either. | ||
| Debbie and Joe Cannarozzi (Joe_camper)
Registered Member Username: Joe_camper Post Number: 371 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 75.222.25.215  Rating: N/A |
Most I have been under have automatic slack adjusters that are not working correctly. Those with these campers that know thay have these same components do not assume they are functioning correctly. in the early 90s only the drives have auto slacks the steer and tag are manuall those chassis set up like that is a blessing. Do not assume the drives are adjusting themselves. physicaly and visually check slack and manually adjust the auto slacks when you are under there adjusting the other 2 axles, you will be stopping way better when you do Did I forget to mention following to close and slow is good?? | ||
| Debbie and Joe Cannarozzi (Joe_camper)
Registered Member Username: Joe_camper Post Number: 372 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 75.222.25.215 Rating: N/A |
Auto slack adjusters are inherently self destructive. All slacks, even the manual ones correctly adjusted are too. Let me try to explan and help some. A correctly adjusted slack adjuster should have less than 1 inch of travel. After many repeated braking cycles the short travel forms a "dam" of grease in the slack at that point where the travel ends. Eventually is gets so thick and sludged up at that point that the "ratchet" in it does not have the ability to overcome that rezistance and they quit auto ratchiting. Left unchecked it will even strip itself. Something I have learned and you all can also do to eliminate the situation is when you grease or at minimum once a year manually back the slack adjuster ALL THE WAY OFF. That turns the s-cam almost an entire 180 degree and then when you grease it you will be shooting grease on the backside of it where it normally is not seeing it there. It will bust the dam of crud and built up old grease by greasing the bakside of the s-cams like this too. This works really really well and will extend the service life of those components exponentially. Have fun and keep the clean side up |