Came up about 8 years ago on the Type 2 list. It may be more appropriate when swapping different year beams in.
But, I don't care what people do with the advice. I'm just clearing my conscience putting it out there.
On Dec 1, 2007, at 7:42 PM, Dan wrote:
I have never heard of this procedure nor have I ever heard of anyone having their front end bolts shear off.----- Original Message ----- From: Conrad Klahn To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: beam q&aRemember to push the new beam towards the rear of the bus before completely tightening it down. This will prevent the bolts from shearing off during a panic stop. Obviously you'll need to make sure the bus is VERY stable when you do this.Take care. On Nov 29, 2007, at 1:33 PM, Brian Denning wrote:who all here has tackled removing a beam? i'm fixing to start and i want to know what all i should look out for...chad says it's easy but i want ya'lls opinion too. what all should i be looking out for? anything i should replace? comes with bushings, center pin and sing arm with new bushings, bearings, everything except my leaves and torsion levers (orwhatever they are called.)Your smile counts. The more smiles you share, the more we donate. Join in!No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.12/1162 - Release Date: 11/30/2007 9:26 PM
