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  airbags for 2002

Posted by: encantotom
08-02-2012, 05:41 PM
Forum: Suspension/Tires/Wheels
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hi,

thought i would share the airbags on the rear of my 2002.

my drive axle airbags were Goodyear 1R11-066. they were stamped on the outside of the bag so it made it easy to tell. i bought the firestone equivalent that was W01-358-9447. i paid 170 each for 4 of them from a local dealer.
the suspension that is on the drive axle on mine is a Ridewell 2460003 on it. the 246 series.


the tag axle bags on mine are NOT the Ridewell 103589378c airbag like newell told me. there is a firestone equivalent that is w01-358-9378 this bag has the top and bottom mounting studs that are 90 degrees off from each other. mine they are the same direction top and bottom. that bag is not available hardly anywhere. i took my tag bag off and it was a firestone w01-358-8908. NO one has them. firestone will make them but they are 8 weeks lead time and about 180 each before shipping. the tag suspension is a ridewell 2840002 with a dana axle

i did alot of research and the firestone w01-358-9448 is nearly identical to the w01-358-8908. same bellows, same rubber stop inside, same mounting, only 1/4" diff in a couple of places. so i called firestone and they said it will work.

so i ordered 2 of them from www.truckspring.com for $311.42 shipped.

i had leo at all aboard america put all 6 on. btw, it only took him a few hours to do the 4 drive bags.

the front bags i have not replaces as they look fine. from what i understand they are firestone WO1-358-8087 from what others tell me they had on theirs. i have not verified it. they are avail from newell for about 250 each. couldnt find them anywhere else.

hope it helps someone.

tom

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  Common air leak places

Posted by: encantotom
08-02-2012, 10:14 AM
Forum: Air Operated Systems and Leaks
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ok,

to find leaks is an artform. listening for big ones....sparying windex or soapy water to find bubbles, using various leak detectors to listen....everyone has their ways.

i have found them all the ways.

1. i have replace a couple of the small air dryers/water seperators that were leaking

2. loose connections

3. solenoids at manifolds.

4. my engine air dryer was leaking

5. a couple of the brake porportioning valves for the tag were leaking.

6. my emergency parking brake was leaking under the dash at the seal on the push pull rod.

tom

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  summer tripping

Posted by: prairieschooner
08-02-2012, 10:01 AM
Forum: Travel Logs
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We are sitting at Thousand Trails in Idyllwild, CA. I found a spot that is fairly level and shaded well in the afternoon. We are proving the systems before going to the bay area and Yosemite the middle of the month.
So far the only problem I have found was the aireator for the Kitchen Faucet was plugged.
I'll be doing some minor maintenance later.

*please excuse the dirty coach it has been in storage a few months.

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  Tires

Posted by: prairieschooner
08-02-2012, 09:46 AM
Forum: Suspension/Tires/Wheels
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A though about tires. They are not good forever and should be changed after 5-7 years or if they become weather checked. The weather checking will happen on the sidewalls and in the treads. Those tires are unsafe and could do some real damage when letting go.
There is a Date Code on the Tires and here is some information;
Read the last two digits of the DOT code. The last two digits are the year of manufacture. If the last two digits are 07, for example, the tire was manufactured in 2007.
The two digits before the year indicate the week of the year that the tires were manufactured. There are 52 weeks in a year, so these two digits range from 01 to 52.

and here is a link;
http://www.ehow.com/how_4621263_read-tir...codes.html

When we got our '82 the tires were so weather checked that I was afraid to drive it on the freeway and had to drive on city streets to get the new tires.
The newer coaches need the tires replaced more often than the older (smaller) ones. Cool

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  digi panel for non ECM engines

Posted by: encantotom
08-02-2012, 09:12 AM
Forum: Engine and Transmission Monitoring Systems
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here is a monitoring system that needs to be physically hooked up but i thought was interesting. for those that have non DDEC or non ECU engines.

http://www.digi-panel.com/

the bluebird guys have a thread on this at http://www.wanderlodgeownersgroup.com/fo...temp+order

thought you might find it interesting.

tom

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  anti sway bar add on

Posted by: encantotom
08-01-2012, 08:13 PM
Forum: Suspension/Tires/Wheels
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i had talked to someone a while ago who said that on their 2001 or so newell they had put an add on anti-sway bar on the rear suspension.

the newellcoach site talks about it but only on coach 1272 and after with zf suspension. maybe my memory is wrong about what i heard.

any of you aware of what is available?

tom

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  3 week trip

Posted by: rheavn
08-01-2012, 06:55 PM
Forum: Travel Logs
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First day out. Left home and in rain within an hour. Then back to 100 degree temps. Series 60 running cool and strong. First leg got 8.21 mpg. Not one problem---yet. First time I have run all four roof airs---Suzy always said 4 a/cs is excessive until I pointed out a Prevost with SIX roof a/cs. Every thing is very dry here in Illinois. Corn crops standing brown. Have seen one other Newell. Have not seen much motorhome traffic on the interstate--probably too hot. Be leaving Mulberry Grove, IL tomorrow heading for Columbus, OH. Trying to keep up with my summer motto--"in the pool by 3".

This sure beats sittin' in the barn.....................

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  E/B I-44

Posted by: rheavn
08-01-2012, 04:59 PM
Forum: Newell Sightings
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    Saw this coach e/b on I-44 at Sullivan, Missouri

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  HWH 680 Auto Leveling System

Posted by: encantotom
07-31-2012, 07:45 PM
Forum: Air Operated Systems and Leaks
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here is the manual for the HWH leveling system that is in my 2002. you will notice there are some operating features that are particular to Newells.

also here is the RAP1940 solenoid instructions

tom

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  repairing Villa Gliding rocker chairs

Posted by: encantotom
07-31-2012, 06:27 PM
Forum: General Repair
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my passenger and salon chairs are both villa rocking gliders.

both of them the arms were loose.

so when we were staying at steve and suzy's we took one of them apart and saw that the frame at the back where the seat springs were attached had broken and made the whole chair flimsy.

so steve made me brackets out of angle iron and we removed the broken wood and redid it with angle iron brackets and bolts. then jimmy webb came over and brought his staple guns and he restapled all the leather.

they turned out great and are now really strong. once we got the first one done we took the passenger chair off the mount and did the same thing to it.

nothing like a gigantic crescent wrench to fix furniture with. actually since the springs were still attached to the back piece of wood, we had to force it onto the brackets steve made. those springs are strong.

darlene and i both wish there was a different seat for the passenger as the only way to stop it from rocking is to the have the foot rest up.

oh well.

tom

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