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 Post subject: Bus Brakes
PostPosted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:33 pm 
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Last weekend the brakes on the bus were just ok the pedal is very firm but doesnt seem to hold good. I looked at 3 of 4 breaks tonight they are dry the drums are smoth. When we went riding around Austin some hilly stops were tought to hold. Any ideas I have a trip in the bus this weekend about 500 miles. :?

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 Post subject: Re: Bus Brakes
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:27 am 
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Were the brakes hot and just fading? Maybe the shoes have glazed over. Try taking some sand paper and rough up the shoes. just a thought.

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 Post subject: Re: Bus Brakes
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:02 pm 
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The pads feel rough the drums are slick I will adjust and save money for disc I read on line 944 will bolt on.

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 Post subject: Re: Bus Brakes
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:35 pm 
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That sounds like my Westy's brakes, the pedal is hard and I need to just about stand on the pedal to get it to slow down. I just assumed that's how buses stopped, makes me miss driving the notch.

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 Post subject: Re: Bus Brakes
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:25 pm 
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I think I need differnt pads the ones I have are wearing in the middle only not at all on the ends front and back the same

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