Hello everyone!
About two years ago, I had my coach aligned due to excessive outer tire edge wear. The team at Prevost in Dallas kindly relieved me of a substantial amount of money. After a couple of costly tires, I was back on the road. Since then, I’ve put 35,000 miles on it, and the new tire has worn down to the cords on the edge. Prevost Dallas took another look and suggested that bushings could fail that quickly. I’m inclined to think they missed something the first time, which now leaves me with a ruined tire and another alignment bill.
Anyway, I’ve had terrible luck with them…
So, does anyone know how to replace the bushings? It seems straightforward enough, and since I have experience with automotive and general fabrication work, I’m planning to tackle this myself.
I’m wondering how to stabilize the spindle (upright) when I detach the upper control arm. I’m used to working on cars where the spindle weighs about 15 lbs. The upper control arm bolts look manageable, so this seems like a relatively simple job.
Prevost quoted me $1,800 to replace these on one side, which seems excessive for just two rubber bushings.
Can anyone shed some light on this task?
Thanks!