Man this bus was a trifecta of braking problems. Important brake parts falling off, rusting apart, brakes going out of adjustment. Making this bus safe to drive again.
Would definitely like to see you take a look at Taylor ray's Eagle bus. It needs a good looking over from someone like you. Great job on this but too, very thorough 👍
Great work Scott. That sack adjuster must be one of the odd parts to go out. Also shows that unless you have experience with this kind of break system you would never know where to look for the issue.
Scott, you really need to do a full roller brake test on these vehicles before you start to work on them. It will give you an insight to the problems affecting them and the areas of concern. When the work has been completed another full brake test should be done to sign off the work, apart from anything else it will give the owner confidence and will keep your product liability insurance provider happy.
@@billcooper2584 air braking systems fitted to these vehicles are complex and it can be easy to miss the less obvious indications that things have gone awry. That and a poor previous safety inspection record can cause problems like this to show up. This is in no way casting any blame on either the owner or Scott as both have done the best thing in the circumstances, rather it highlights the need for regular inspections on these vehicles.
Ive never seen the internals of a slack adj. Neat. I teach all the new drivers at work to air the system up then pull down the trolley valve go around and listen for air leaks and look to see if the slack adjusters have moved. You can only look at them with out a box on the chassis. I was driving a different truck one day. Got pulled behind the scale house. They had me tryn the steering wheel lock to lock. Managed to ripe off the brake line to the paas side steer axle. Thats always a long day.
@@BusGreaseMonkeyScott, John A from 60107. Wanted to ket you know that one can reply to comments already posted, but cannot leave a general comment. Somehow that feature is missing from your channel. Just a FYI.
Good year to avoid Burning Man! Between the protestors and the weather, it's been a mess and now no one can leave due to the flooding and food and water are becoming scarce.
I was there with my 1960 GM 40' bus, I parked on a 14'x48' billboard tarp (cause that Hillary storm had gone through earlier and I was concerned about damp ground), turned out to be the best thing for the later rain! Was still a great year just stayed 3 days longer and the lakebed was dry and drivable again :-)
Some times I think ,you should put auto slacks on them ,after all ,the folks that need your help ,are kinda helpless if we stop and think abought it a bit ,thanks for helping them anyhows
@@fabiodriven ...and when they are broken they lead people into ignoring maintenance on them "because they are automatic". At least with manual ones someone should take a look at them at regular intervals.
That’s our son in law and he’s been here almost a year now. Last month hunter went away to full time state college. And about a month ago tyler moved back to indiana to start a new career there. He’s tired of turning wrenches.
@@BusGreaseMonkeyI enjoyed his old channel Indiana Diesel. I’ll have to go check it out and see if he still posts. I wonder what he will be doing? I’m happy for him for doing what he wants at his age.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Shame Tyler has become tired of turning wrenches, he was a great asset to you, but all the very best to him on his next steps along life's pathway.
Would definitely like to see you take a look at Taylor ray's Eagle bus. It needs a good looking over from someone like you. Great job on this but too, very thorough 👍
Your videos are so interesting. Love how you can explain things to us non bus owners. thanks for all you do.
I fell down the BGM rabbit hole like three years ago. Watch everything he puts out. No I don't have a bus or plan to have one😂
As always, Scott and his team taking care of people. Great job!
"The bus stops like a car"
Scott is a miracle worker! He does the impossible.
Great work Scott. That sack adjuster must be one of the odd parts to go out. Also shows that unless you have experience with this kind of break system you would never know where to look for the issue.
"I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."
Jimmy, how ya doin?
Good to see a quick turnaround and not a laundry list of repairs.
I think that every bus that comes in should get a diagram as to where the grease fittings are, and when to have them serviced.
If they pay him for it I'm sure he would be glad to make one up.
Wow how scary that the breaks can be that bad thank god for your knowlage and abilty to fix this for them you are truly a bus god 😊
Greetings to Scott, Kelly, and Tyler from Union, Missouri USA.
Another good job and another happy customer
Scott what you expose about pin missing is lucky never caught fire or else.the job expose is great.thank you video😮
Scott, you really need to do a full roller brake test on these vehicles before you start to work on them. It will give you an insight to the problems affecting them and the areas of concern. When the work has been completed another full brake test should be done to sign off the work, apart from anything else it will give the owner confidence and will keep your product liability insurance provider happy.
All this after they were adjusted 1k miles ago? Am I missing something
@@billcooper2584 air braking systems fitted to these vehicles are complex and it can be easy to miss the less obvious indications that things have gone awry. That and a poor previous safety inspection record can cause problems like this to show up. This is in no way casting any blame on either the owner or Scott as both have done the best thing in the circumstances, rather it highlights the need for regular inspections on these vehicles.
Happy customer and another dangerous heavy vehicle off the road! Making America's roads safer one bus at a time. 😅
Ive never seen the internals of a slack adj. Neat. I teach all the new drivers at work to air the system up then pull down the trolley valve go around and listen for air leaks and look to see if the slack adjusters have moved. You can only look at them with out a box on the chassis.
I was driving a different truck one day. Got pulled behind the scale house. They had me tryn the steering wheel lock to lock. Managed to ripe off the brake line to the paas side steer axle.
Thats always a long day.
I was shocked to see it rusted apart
@@BusGreaseMonkeyScott, John A from 60107. Wanted to ket you know that one can reply to comments already posted, but cannot leave a general comment. Somehow that feature is missing from your channel. Just a FYI.
Several dozen new comments per hour are posting so i don’t think that’s true john
@@BusGreaseMonkey I don't know. I will update YT on my end and see what happens. Definitely odd.
RUclips must be glitching
The bump stop soul's broken too
Well done team .. another quality job done..
Great video, thank you for sharing it with us.
Great work as always!
Good year to avoid Burning Man! Between the protestors and the weather, it's been a mess and now no one can leave due to the flooding and food and water are becoming scarce.
I was there with my 1960 GM 40' bus, I parked on a 14'x48' billboard tarp (cause that Hillary storm had gone through earlier and I was concerned about damp ground), turned out to be the best thing for the later rain! Was still a great year just stayed 3 days longer and the lakebed was dry and drivable again :-)
Given the age of most of these buses.........owners need to face the reality that most if not all the hardware is junk, and start over.
Great job, Scott!
Some times I think ,you should put auto slacks on them ,after all ,the folks that need your help ,are kinda helpless if we stop and think abought it a bit ,thanks for helping them anyhows
Automatic slack adjusters don't usually work in my experience.
@@fabiodriven ...and when they are broken they lead people into ignoring maintenance on them "because they are automatic". At least with manual ones someone should take a look at them at regular intervals.
Auto slacks can over adjust and make more trouble.Even a fire.
Scott, we need an update on Lenny! Solar panels, etc.... Did I miss something? WillyB
You should do a collaboration with @taylordrifts giving his new / used Car hauler bus conversion a once over!
Just came over to say the same thing
keep the clips coming
What ever happened to that scenicruiser from a year ago? The one the tire shop screwed up on. I never saw an update video on that one
Once Upona Brakes😱
I wish bring a minute until they're tighten back. I'm off a quarter turn a little fly.
So if I understand it correctly You had it adjusted 1000 miles ago ? Let that be a lesson.
I’d surely bring my bus to Scott and his son!!
I'd like to see Tyler take Lenny back on the road to do field servicing like Scott did back in the day.
Thats kinda rare to loose those shoe pivot pins.could you see signs of where the original lock bar and bokt were. Or were they missing a long time.
Great job
bunp stops wer bad along with the boot on the thingy
Good job
Does blocking off air bags make the ride stiffer ?
Slightly yes
I figured that was an over exaggerated wives tail.
Awesome.
bus stuff !!!
Where's Tyler?
He moved back to Indiana about a month ago.
How long should the push rod Clevis be without brakes
Shit happens
Scott, your son has disappeared from your videos and there is a new guy helping. Can you elaborate on this matter please........
That’s our son in law and he’s been here almost a year now. Last month hunter went away to full time state college. And about a month ago tyler moved back to indiana to start a new career there. He’s tired of turning wrenches.
Thanks for your reply, wish you the best you and your family. Regards from Kuwait.....
@@BusGreaseMonkeyI enjoyed his old channel Indiana Diesel. I’ll have to go check it out and see if he still posts. I wonder what he will be doing? I’m happy for him for doing what he wants at his age.
@@BusGreaseMonkey Shame Tyler has become tired of turning wrenches, he was a great asset to you, but all the very best to him on his next steps along life's pathway.
There is more to the Tyler story than that explanation.@@BusGreaseMonkey
I've gotta ask; why doesn't anyone steam clean these bus chassis?
Because it would be an environmental disaster.
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