While we're at it...what else of the front suspension should be greased? Are there any special points?
Hello from Austria!
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I know, it is an old post, but for whatever its worth I can make some comment: In the Netherlands, the Road authorities (RDW) are not concerned with the 'camper' side of the vehicle, only about the vehicle aspects; in this case, because it is in excess of 3500 kg (7700 lbs) it is to comply with the technical aspects of the vehicle at the time of manufacture, for trucks, not ordinary cars. Those rules are of course a lot less strict then the current ones.
So, they do not look at the LP (propane) system, heating cooking equipment or regulator. Nor do they look at the mains electrics 240 Volt system. It even does not need to have amber indicators at the rear, the flashing brakelights suffice. I know all this as I brought my Winnebago Chieftain from England to Germany around 1999, and later reregistered it in the Netherlands a few year later. It did have amber direction indicators at the rear end, because this was indeed a requirement in England....
And to comply with the Road authorities requirements, I needed to remover the bulbs from the top lights, front and rear, and have E marked headlights installed, which was a very easy swap; trailer hitch needed a 50 mm approver ball of course, and the frame number (VIN) needs to be steelstamped in some non-removable part of the chassis. they would be happy to do this for you, at the time against a charge of some Euro 50, say 55 USD.
Cor
I had a Winnebago chieftain on a Chevy P30 chassis, and as far as the front end is concerned, I would not think this is very different from your Revcon.
The upper and lower ball joints (Lenkbolzen) need to be greased, as you found out, as well as all the balljoints in the steering linkages right up to the pittman arm. The "A" frames (control arms) swing in rubber bushes, so no grease there.
Cor
Not only that, but the missing zerk leaves an open hole for water intrusion--and it's on top, so worst case scenario.
Good call on replacing the brake hose. Strain like that is not a good thing.
Even if it was dry, the ball joint would normally just have a shorter lifespan, and would be noisy. I've never seen a severed ball joint unless a vehicle was in a collision.
There is a GMC Maintenance Manual in the files section, it's going to be close to your Revcon.
Greasing the suspension parts is done along with changing the oil, every 3000 miles. This includes the rear bogies.
The Revcon has not been repaired yet. Still sitting with its broken limb. The boss of the repair shop has troubles with his back again...and winter is coming soon. An excuse, a pretext? Doesn' t like this situation at the moment.
Windshield on the driver' s side has a crack now, maybe caused by the incident.
No idea, where I could get a new windshield for a 1979 Revcon Motorhome. Must be sent to Europe. €€€ Found some RV companies , but no reaction so far. Think about joining Facebook again, because there is - as I have learned - an active European Revcon community with contact possibilities. The problem is, I hate FB.
The good thing is, that our little GMC Safari did a good job this summer. 5.000 miles without any problems during the summer time. We used it for our "family video project".
And my best car ever - the Crown Vic - did a great job last weekend.
But the Revcon must be repaired by the end of October. Hopefully.
Windshield on the driver' s side has a crack now, maybe caused by the incident.
No idea, where I could get a new windshield for a 1979 Revcon Motorhome. Must be sent to Europe. €€€ Found some RV companies , but no reaction so far. Think about joining Facebook again, because there is - as I have learned - an active European Revcon community with contact possibilities. The problem is, I hate FB.
The good thing is, that our little GMC Safari did a good job this summer. 5.000 miles without any problems during the summer time. We used it for our "family video project".
And my best car ever - the Crown Vic - did a great job last weekend.
But the Revcon must be repaired by the end of October. Hopefully.
Finally my repair shop has replaced the ball joints.
Due to the ball joint failure I have a crack in the windshield of my 1979 Slant Nose on the driver´s side. It´s hard to see in the picture, but it is there. Has anyone got a reliable source for getting a new one? Must be send to Germany. Yes, I know that´s expensive, complicated, unusual etc, but I have imported some rare parts before.
I need to replace the windshield in order to get a valid inspection sticker. Any help is highly appreciated! Please let me know! Thanks.
Due to the ball joint failure I have a crack in the windshield of my 1979 Slant Nose on the driver´s side. It´s hard to see in the picture, but it is there. Has anyone got a reliable source for getting a new one? Must be send to Germany. Yes, I know that´s expensive, complicated, unusual etc, but I have imported some rare parts before.
I need to replace the windshield in order to get a valid inspection sticker. Any help is highly appreciated! Please let me know! Thanks.
I do not have any info regarding your Revcon, but I wanted to replace 1 windscreen of my Winnebago Chieftain '89 and that did cost some €2600 to get it to the Netherlands, so parts+shipping/customs. My insurance paid all but €75 fortunately. Then it had to be glued/bonded in, not in rubber.
I could find the info of the firm who arranges it all , here in the Netherlands, if you want I could ask them. If so, let me know.
Cor
I could find the info of the firm who arranges it all , here in the Netherlands, if you want I could ask them. If so, let me know.
Cor
Thank you very much for your answer! I only need a new windshield. As far as I have learned, it is about USD 1.000,--. I have somebody who is able to change it in Germany. Yes, please ask them for a quote
This would be a good price, but unfortunately it is for a Flat Nose and not for my Slant Nose Revcon.
This would be a good price, but unfortunately it is for a Flat Nose and not for my Slant Nose Revcon.
I am sorry that I gave you some hope to get this old part, but I now found out that the company I was searching does not appear to be in business anymore, at least not under their old name. Some further search on the internet did not get me anywhere.
For the record the name was as follows:
C.T.E (camper techniek eersel) located in the village of Eersel, near Eindhoven, and long reknown for their expertise in American motorhomes. I knew them and have been there, but that is many yeas ago.
Sorry I cannot be of mor help in this case
Cor
For the record the name was as follows:
C.T.E (camper techniek eersel) located in the village of Eersel, near Eindhoven, and long reknown for their expertise in American motorhomes. I knew them and have been there, but that is many yeas ago.
Sorry I cannot be of mor help in this case
Cor
Have you reached out to Coach Glass? That is who is currently making windshields for the GMC. They claim to support a lot of older vehicles. I'm fortunate to have them just an hour down the road from me. The last time I got a windshield from them, I was able to arrange for a will-call pickup and avoid the crating/shipping fees. They were very nice and easy to work with while selling to an individual. They do not restrict themselves as suppliers to dealers/installers.
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Thanks for your advices.
I have asked Coach Glass some weeks ago, but they didn' t answer. The apply form is for the U.S. only, maybe this was the problem. I could call them.
The crack is too large, you can' t repair it.
I have asked Coach Glass some weeks ago, but they didn' t answer. The apply form is for the U.S. only, maybe this was the problem. I could call them.
The crack is too large, you can' t repair it.
Coach Glass delivered two windshields for a Revcon Slant Nose to a member of a FB group for 3.000 USD.
That's good news, so it's at least possible. Will they ship internationally?
Unfortunately I don' t know yet. I have sent them an inquiry, but no answer so far.
Could you please be so kind and ask them for a 1979 Revcon Slant Nose driver' s side windshield?
Could you please be so kind and ask them for a 1979 Revcon Slant Nose driver' s side windshield?
I'll submit a quote request form. They got back to me last time I did one. I can ask for the price to have one crated for will-call pickup. If we can get some size/weight estimates, perhaps we could look into shipping independently if they're not able to do it.
All I can say is: Thank you very much for your help!!! Yes, please do it. If I got the windshield in spring, it would be fair enough. Maybe collection container shipping would be the cheapest option.
A member of one of the two Revcon FB groups, who has also bought one windshield for his Flat Nose Revcon and two for his Slant Nose wrote:
"At the absolute worse I know of a company that does domestic production of them. Last I talked to them all in for install of both sides was $1300. So minus average labor I'd guess cost of glass is around $350-500/side loosely guessing. I sent them an Email and can update when they get back to me!"
Only $500 for one side? Can this really be that cheap?
A member of one of the two Revcon FB groups, who has also bought one windshield for his Flat Nose Revcon and two for his Slant Nose wrote:
"At the absolute worse I know of a company that does domestic production of them. Last I talked to them all in for install of both sides was $1300. So minus average labor I'd guess cost of glass is around $350-500/side loosely guessing. I sent them an Email and can update when they get back to me!"
Only $500 for one side? Can this really be that cheap?
