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jeffff
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 2:46 pm    Post subject: PO screwed up my steering dampner bracket..help Reply with quote

This is what is left of my steering dampner bracket. Somebody decided it would be a good idea to cut off one half of the "upside down U bracket" and bend up the other half.

Then they bolted on the "L" shaped bracket to utilize a shock as a steering dampner.

I haven't looked to see if the that little bracket is availiable but I'm guessing its not. So...what should I do? It would be somewhat easy to make the bracket. I do have other buses to compare too. Then it would have to be welded onto the frame...once again doable.

Would do guys you suggest?

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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bit of a bummer... but sounds like you can handle it pretty easy.

Buy stock dampener.
Take off L-bracket.
Heat the one side & bend it back.
Fab the other side to make it look like the part you just straightened & weld it on. (or maybe see classifieds for parted out bus)
Grind/paint.
Add stock dampener... voila!
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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What he said^^^^. Start soaking that bolt in the "L" bracket now with magic loosening juice. If it was mine that bolt would have already been broken, I'm a bit impatient that way.

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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2015 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine was missing also, and I didnt have the use of a welder. I made this bracket after taking a bunch of measurements and tweaking the bracket itself for proper spacing. It is bolted into the back side of the threaded beam mounts, been on my bus for 3 years or more with no problems.
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