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Re: [GMCnet] Bent bogie arm [message #245567 is a reply to message #245513]

Fri, 28 March 2014 17:45

USAussie

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Location: Sydney, Australia

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OK,

Lets look at the comments one by one:

Jake noted:

Our friend is now driving it from Los Angeles to Galveston TX to get shipped in Finland, and in first leg just before Phoenix AZ
noticed that right side mid tire was wearing out fast.

After a closer look and road side tape measuring it seems that right front bogie is bent in and it is 3/4" closer to frame than
opposite side.

Your response:

Make sure that it is really bent. The person checking it may have just parked it after a turn, and it has not found it's neutral
position yet. On corners, they go all catty wompus, look like they are about to fall off, and scare the cr__ out of you. Drive it
straight for a ways before checking

My thoughts:

My comment of "I guess you missed reading this" referred to Jake's comment as your response was much later in the thread and I
thought you REALLY might have missed it.

The coach had been driven from LA to "just before Phoenix' which is over 300 miles.

The driver noted that the mid tire was wearing out fast when coupled with the fact that he measured it and it was bent in 3/4" in
was enough for me to agree that it WAS bent in.

Now you state:

I didn't miss that at all, however in my mind, being "bent" and "tire wear" are certainly "questionable facts". I don't think we
know anything of this drivers qualifications. I just know that when the suspension is all out of shape due to parking in a turn, an
unfamiliar person can get concerned about that, and perhaps "imagine" new tire wear that isn't really there.

My response:

To me the fact that the driver noted that the tire was wearing and knew enough to take measurements told me he knew what he was
doing whereas from what you note directly above you didn't think he did.

The final email from Jake demonstrated that the driver did know what he was doing!

Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

-----Original Message-----
From: Corley Wooldridge

Rob,

I didn't miss that at all, however in my mind, being "bent" and "tire wear" are certainly "questionable facts". I don't think we
know anything of this drivers qualifications. I just know that when the suspension is all out of shape due to parking in a turn, an
unfamiliar person can get concerned about that, and perhaps "imagine" new tire wear that isn't really there.

(This actually happened to me when I was stopped for gas one time. A stranger came up to me and said my tire was going to wear out
fast because the suspension was all bent out of shape and I should get it fixed right away, and it was unsafe.)

I don't mean to imply that absolutely is the case, but... If the driver is not familiar with GMC MHs, he might see a misaligned tire
on a parked coach, and decide it is wearing out a tire when it is actually not doing so at all. Or, it could very well be bent, only
checking it properly will tell.

Stranger things have happened, and I felt it worth questioning. If you don't agree, well, isn't this all about different ideas on
things, and exchanging possibilities, ideas and information? JMHO

Corley

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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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