new brakes and the noise they make like a mule in pain. You must
have once been a farm boy like me.
Creeping along in traffic this past Monday I actually had a woman
get out of her car and stomp back to me and ask why I kept blowing
my horn. She thought that god-awful noise was my horn.
I've also been told it is "just normal". If anyone finds a fix for
this embarassing noise please post it.
GordonW. 2008 American Tradition 42V
--- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "kevinkercher" <kevinkercher@...>
wrote:
>
> Speaking of the brake air release on an american eagle..........
My
> new revolution 2008 also sounds like a "mule braying in pain".
Any
> one know how to get rid of this awful noise? It makes my DP sound
> like a junker. fleetwoood says it sounds ok??? imagine that!
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "lshields20" <lshields20@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Most sources say to use the engine brake most of the time,
except in
> > slick road condtions. From what I've read on sites that are
supposed
> > to be authorative on air brakes, the automatic slack adjusters
will
> > adjust with a hard brake application even if the coach is sitting
> > still. Thus, at the start of each trip, I do just that. With the
> > parking brake off, apply the service brake very firmly and
release
> two
> > or three times.
> >
> > Most "squealing" is caused by glazed brake shoes. Glazing is
usually
> > caused by heavy use and overheating.
> >
> > Les
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon W." <gwav8s@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Wrong! According to the Spartan rep at the last large rally I
> > > attended the coach brakes will last about 200k miles in normal
> use.
> > > He said the common problem with RVers is that they do not use
> their
> > > brakes enough but instead rely on the exhaust/engine brakes
too
> much.
> > > He said that in 16 years he had never seen a set of coach
brakes
> > > worn out but had replaced lots of them due to squelling noise
and
> > > due to frozen slack adjusters-both caused by lack of use of
the
> > > brakes.
> > > The engine braking is for downhill grades and emergency
stopping.
> > > He said many coaches never use the brakes enough to cause the
> slack
> > > adjusters to ratchet tighten with wear. He suggested short
rolls
> at
> > > high idle and slamming on the brakes several times to
hopefully
> > > break the slack adjusters loose.
> > > I had been using the exhaust brake a lot and had squelling
> brakes.
> > > After 5 brake slams I heard one adjuster break loose and
another
> 3-4
> > > slams broke another loose. Easy to hear the front ones clank
> loose.
> > > Since then I used my brakes more and got on them harder. It
> seemed
> > > to work well on my 2000 American Dream but it's gone now. I'll
> > > continue this on my new toy to hopefully avoid the loud
squelling.
> > > But even if they squell I probably won't hear them since the
air
> > > release on my new one sounds like a mule braying in pain.
> > > GordonW. 2008 American Tradition
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, "Kenneth Molloy" <ken@>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogroups.com, Bob Clerc <kerplunk@>
wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Why would you use your brakes that much, that is what
> > > compression
> > > > braking on a gasser or exhaust/compression on a diesel is
for.
> > > > Brakes should only be used occasionally on even the steepest
> > > grades.
> > > > > > Jim
> > > > > > James Godward
> > > > > > Belgrade, MT
> > > > >
> >
>
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