| Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303294] |
Fri, 08 July 2016 15:24  |
btdaffe
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Location: Seattle
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Hi -
My wife and I purchased a 1974 Sequoia 260 about a month ago. I'm looking for a good shop or someone that can work on it for / with me. Of course I'm willing to pay for any help I get. I want to do the front bearings, check braking system, and some basic engine tuning.
Any contacts would be greatly appreciated!
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| Re: Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303398 is a reply to message #303294] |
Sun, 10 July 2016 17:33  |
btdaffe
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Location: Seattle
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Front bearings are the main project I need help with. I don't have any of the special tools and it is the first time for me to do this project. Would be happy to rent tools from someone local if possible. Trying to get this work done in the next couple weeks.
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| Re: Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303418 is a reply to message #303294] |
Mon, 11 July 2016 07:58 |
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Matt Colie
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BT,
Welcome to the group, family, cult, asylum....
I can't offer you any close by contacts, but for the front wheel bearings, you have two good choices if you plan to travel with the coach and not just do nearby weekends.
The two choices are: Dave Lenzi reworked knuckles And the one ton GMC front bearing adaptation. Neither is cheap, but both are cost effective.
Dave Lenzi does a serious rework so the bearings are the way that they should be and can now be easily relubricated without disassembly.
The One-Ton adaptation is a kit sold by both Manny Traveo and JimK at Applied. You replace a lot of the front end parts with those from a GMC truck and now have easily acquired and replaced bearings.
Consider doing one of these if you plan to keep the coach and travel.
I can't help you with a local contact, but the day is young. Someone will be alone.
I am glad you found you way here. This is a community of supportive and helping people that is like few others. When you come here for advice, you will quickly discover that we have people here that know these coaches inside and out. They are usually very happy to offer advise based on many years and miles. They may even offer to lend a hand. For these reasons, please go to the Control Panel/Account Settings and build a sigfile that has: A - A real name (so that when other owners meet you, they know who you are). B - A geographic reference (both for climate and so another that might like to assist will know if he is in striking range). C - A short about the coach because there are year model differences that can matter.
This group is so much like that watermen that are my life, I decided to welcome all new owners much as a new owner or vessel is welcomed there. So,
May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.
Welcome Btdaffe
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303420 is a reply to message #303294] |
Mon, 11 July 2016 08:28 |
77Royale
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I think Sully is in the area and might have some local contacts.
I agree with Matt on the options. Living closer to Dave, I had him redo my knuckles, and install the new front rotors. Beautiful work and know I will have a long service life with the parts.
One of the issues is that the original bearings could have wallowed a little in the knuckle from lack of service or general wear. That was the case on one of mine. Just putting a new bearing set in would not have fixed this. Dave addresses all of this in the rework. Money very well spent.
77 Royale, Rear Dry Bath. 403, 3.55 Final Drive, Lenzi goodies, Patterson carb and dizzy.
Mid Michigan
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| Re: Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303482 is a reply to message #303294] |
Tue, 12 July 2016 18:01 |
btdaffe
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Thank you so much for the welcome and the tips! I've contacted Mike and have also looked into getting a loaner bearing tool kit to do the work myself. Any other contact are still welcome.
Bellamy Daffe
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| Re: Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303504 is a reply to message #303294] |
Wed, 13 July 2016 08:10 |
77Royale
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Im going to be completely honest. So please dont take offense. Front Bearings are not the first job you want to tackle on a coach if you have not done them before and expertly know what you are looking for. If you have a helper who knows exactly what they are doing then that changes the rest of the story which follows......
I had the same thoughts a few years ago when I got my coach, I'll do the bearings myself. I was given good advice and took that advice. This is a part of the coach that if not done correctly will leave you stranded, and a failure of this part will undoubtedly damage other parts. The parts themselves if you need to fully replace them (no cores) are expensive and heavy for shipping purposes. As I had mentioned one of my bearings was wallowing in the knuckle. I did not know this, and would not have known this on my own. It took Dave Lenzi about 15 seconds to diagnose it. Had I successfully removed the bearings myself and put new ones in, doing everything by the book, I would not have addressed that issue, and would have been back to square one and a few hundred dollars poorer. Even after two years of crawling in, on, under, and around my coach, I dont think even with the knowledge I have today I would attempt to do a front bearing job. If you plan to keep the coach longer term, it will pay off in maintenance to have the knuckles refurbished and a grease fitting installed. That takes a grease repack job down to minutes versus hours. The other things to consider when you get the knuckles off: Condition of the CVs. (I knew I had two torn boots, but the scored outer CV which needed to be replaced was a surprise and Im glad I found it). The rotors needed to be replaced as they were too far gone to turn. Both lower Ball joints were shot, so those were replaced as well. You may also find you have a heck of a time separating the rotor from the hub, and hub from the knuckle. The cost of having the knuckles done with a grease fitting, new bearings (if you need them), refurbished hubs, and new rotors (again if you need them) is less than an average tow bill. Again, please take no offense, but the last thing anyone of us wants to do is spend good money, a lot of time, and a lot of effort to have something end up wrong, or damaged worse than it started.
77 Royale, Rear Dry Bath. 403, 3.55 Final Drive, Lenzi goodies, Patterson carb and dizzy.
Mid Michigan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Looking for Help in the Seattle Area [message #303590 is a reply to message #303543] |
Thu, 14 July 2016 11:37 |
sgltrac
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I put him in touch with the only local contact I am confident with who is
also willing to work with our lost cause coaches. He is in good hands.
Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle.
On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Jim Kanomata wrote:
> Bellamy,
> Call me so I an coach you on this as it is not that straight forward like
> lot think.
> Nothing hard, but one you understand what it is all about and show you how
> you check for bearing clearance and knuckle clearance and even use a new
> style seal that is 100% better than the original.
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> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Bellamy Daffe > wrote:
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>> Thank you so much for the welcome and the tips! I've contacted Mike and
>> have also looked into getting a loaner bearing tool kit to do the work
>> myself.
>> Any other contact are still welcome.
>>
>> Bellamy Daffe
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