What did you do for your Bus today?

peterxxl · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject:

I almost finished rewiring the bus!
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pyrOman · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:14 pm Post subject:

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williamblanda · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:40 pm Post subject:

Dammit, PyrO! Stop breakin' things.

pyrOman · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:21 pm Post subject:

That was the START of it all! Laughing

That's the "4th-gear-turned-into-neutral" on my way to Havafew. While the new transaxle was being built, went to get some CV joint boots in the Bug and it broke the crank on the way home! The new transaxle was sofa king good, it broke the crank on the Dormy half way home from Havafew. After towing it 100 miles and left at a friends house, went later to pick it up with a spare motor. The Plump Truck barely made it up the hill all the while taking parts from the spare motor to throw into the truck! On the way down from the hill, the Dormy barely made it home but the Plump Truck had to be towed too! All this inside of a week's time and my birthday weekend to boot! Happy forkin birthday! Confused

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crofty · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:26 pm Post subject:

Once you hit 30 it all goes down hill.
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pyrOman · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject:

Well hell! After 20+ years of that, you'd think I hit rock bottom already!?! Confused

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73sports · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:02 pm Post subject:

Finally had a chance to get out to the garage and work on the single cab. I installed the new hoses, cylinders, shoes and hardware on the front.

I guess I'll go for this end next...

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cdennisg · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject:

thom · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject:

Started tacking in the right rear corner, then test-fit the bumper and rear apron for good measure.

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Daddybus · Samba Member Joined: June 15, 2000 Posts: 1662

Loaded up the boy (Anthony Jr) and took the bus to Harbor Freight and Lowes to do some shopping. Heard a moaning sound when turning Shocked

Checked the front wheel bearings when I got home. Left side spun fine, right side was a little loose. Pulled the hubcap, dust cap, and outer bearing. Repacked outer bearing, but noticed that the cage was a little rough from being loose. Sad

So the bus was parked and I'll replace the passenger side front bearing this week before OCTO. I'll have to double check the condition of the driver's side bearings.

SkooobaSteve · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:19 am Post subject:

73sports · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:27 pm Post subject:

cdennisg · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject:

justcruzin · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:13 pm Post subject:

sventinker · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:11 pm Post subject:

I got my bus back on three wheels today?

I bought this Dolly on eBay months ago and couldn't install it as the stock bolts were too short so I bought some 20mm longer bolts. they have no shoulder bit are fine for a dolly. I am in the middle of fixing my axle tube and need to move my bus out to clean up the flood damage from the rains. a bus on a single wheel dolly is very unsettling

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cdennisg · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:00 pm Post subject:

Damn! That's beefy!
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BlastMasterMannyFresh · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject:

I ran into some trouble with the tranny on the blue bus that I'm getting ready to go to FL in two weeks, so I cut my loses and pulled the motor out I had just installed in it, pulled the motor out of the white bus as well and put the good motor in the white bus, that one only needed a motor and some brake work, only thing is, all this work is being done outside, last night was about 15 degrees when I was done wrenching at 10 pm

also swapped the alternator to the generator so I didnt have to rewire anything on the white bus, I'll bring the alternator as a spare and rewire the bus on the side of I-95 when the time comes

peecee69 · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:44 pm Post subject:

cdennisg · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:51 pm Post subject:

BlastMasterMannyFresh · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:06 pm Post subject:


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