> In my little town I learned that their is another GMC motorhome and it has been here for over 5
years, never saw it until a few months ago. The young guy keeps it hid behind an old building
outside and drives it regularly long distance to party and have fun. Never broke down on the road
and the young fellow is oblivious to all of our technical wizardry like ballooning torque converters
and E rated tires. In fact his tires scare me to death, mismatched, cracks in the
sidewalls,,leveling sytem is broke and he inflates the air bags once in a while with a shrader
valve, etc. He has never checked the front bearings and was not even aware that he had to (his
remark to me was that "she always gets me there"). There are leaks everywhere inside of it as
attested to by the ceiling panels that are almost gone. But he loves it and wouldnt dream of parting
with it. Is he wrong? Of course not. But the day will come as sure as god makes little green
apples,when he will have a catastrophic failur
> e on the road that will cost him 10 times what it would to fix it at home at his leisure.
>
> The fact is that the GMC motorhome is a very simple coach to work on and with a little help
believe that anyone can accomplish the preventative maintenance and repairs they need to drive their
coach with confidence on the longest trip. Thats what the extensive and often heated discussions can
accomplish, pointing you in the right direction to help you make the decisions on your coach that in
your mind is right for you.
>
> tom
When we bought our coach new in 1975 there was not the wealth of resources out there that we have
today. We know nothing about bearings and their need for regular attention. we also tended to take
our coach on rougher roads than we should have (dirt backroads). This lack of insight led to a
catastrophic bearing failure in which we lost the left front wheel cresting a hill at about 60mph.
God was looking over us, as there had been a steady stream of traffic coming the other way, yet we
crossed into the other lanes with no one coming and stopped inches short of plunging into a deep
drainage ditch. This episode, and other lessons learned the hard way led us to the insight that this
is a different vehicle than your car, and needs special attention. If this isn't a challenge you are
up for, get something else or be prepared for some unpleasant surprises some day.
Tony Bad
years, never saw it until a few months ago. The young guy keeps it hid behind an old building
outside and drives it regularly long distance to party and have fun. Never broke down on the road
and the young fellow is oblivious to all of our technical wizardry like ballooning torque converters
and E rated tires. In fact his tires scare me to death, mismatched, cracks in the
sidewalls,,leveling sytem is broke and he inflates the air bags once in a while with a shrader
valve, etc. He has never checked the front bearings and was not even aware that he had to (his
remark to me was that "she always gets me there"). There are leaks everywhere inside of it as
attested to by the ceiling panels that are almost gone. But he loves it and wouldnt dream of parting
with it. Is he wrong? Of course not. But the day will come as sure as god makes little green
apples,when he will have a catastrophic failur
> e on the road that will cost him 10 times what it would to fix it at home at his leisure.
>
> The fact is that the GMC motorhome is a very simple coach to work on and with a little help
believe that anyone can accomplish the preventative maintenance and repairs they need to drive their
coach with confidence on the longest trip. Thats what the extensive and often heated discussions can
accomplish, pointing you in the right direction to help you make the decisions on your coach that in
your mind is right for you.
>
> tom
When we bought our coach new in 1975 there was not the wealth of resources out there that we have
today. We know nothing about bearings and their need for regular attention. we also tended to take
our coach on rougher roads than we should have (dirt backroads). This lack of insight led to a
catastrophic bearing failure in which we lost the left front wheel cresting a hill at about 60mph.
God was looking over us, as there had been a steady stream of traffic coming the other way, yet we
crossed into the other lanes with no one coming and stopped inches short of plunging into a deep
drainage ditch. This episode, and other lessons learned the hard way led us to the insight that this
is a different vehicle than your car, and needs special attention. If this isn't a challenge you are
up for, get something else or be prepared for some unpleasant surprises some day.
Tony Bad
