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WD0AFQ
Messages: 7111
Registered: November 2004
Location: Dexter, Mo.
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Maybe in all of our troubles I have neglected to say much about the new frontend we had Jim K. install. It is great and I would do it again and again if I were to have two other coaches, which I won't. I read Jim Bounds' pose weekly and see what he says about the original stuff under our frontends. He is pretty much right on. We had 30k on our bearings, with grease fittings. It was time for something. So, I got to thinking how much this "something" might cost, since I can't or won't do it myself. I like doing my own work but these things are just too much, and I owned a bearing tool. I wanted to be able to handle the frontend myself so that figured into the equasion. I hated carrying those 300 dollar Lenzi Timkens around tying up my money. That's a good bit of fuel. We also had a set of Steve Ferguson's rebuilt lower control arms that got traded to Jim.
Bottom line, I can stop anywhere now and either get a bad bearing replaced or do it myself after leaving a parts store with the hub and bearing for way under 200 bux. My main helper and I should now be able to forget about a front bearing going bad and now be concerned more about our engines dying out in the middle of nowhere. We would like to use this coach for as long as we can. One of these days some of us "younger guys" might outlive the parts availability for these old frontends. And, I already know Timken is not what Timken used to be. And, many of our group can perform this mod on their own. I watched it being done. With the right tools you can do it yourself. There are members here that have installed the kit or built their own setup. Lots of valuable knowlege is free from those guys and from the owner of the kits, Jimmy K. So, if you are 88 years old, forget it. If you are 60, think about it.
Have I said we have brakes?
dan
3 In Stainless Exhaust Headers
One Ton All Discs/Reaction Arm
355 FD/Quad Bag/Alum Radiator Manny Tran/New eng.
Holley EFI/10 Tire Air Monitoring System
Solarized Coach/Upgraded Windows
Satelite TV/On Demand Hot Water/3Way Refer
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