breaking down all my hubs on the 4106..

[Darkspeed]

I am now wondering if I should breakdown the king pins? I cant measure any play in them but Im concerned because everything else was such a mess...

[Darkspeed]

Well the drivers side front was fun and the giant wasp nest in the hub made it exciting.

Lock nut was rusty and there was rust in the grease, there was also a grit in the grease that I first assumed was sand but it turned out to be grains of metal.

It looks like bronze but I dont know where it came from unless the grease was pre contaminated.

As with all the other bearings these were pitted and crunchy.

Part of the gasket was missing and it looks like it has not been open in a long long time.

Front brake adjusters were cranked all the way over and the bottom brake shoe was frozen in the applied position.

How this bus drove around with all of these maintenance issues I have no idea, I know the PO drove it up from Miami before I bought it.

This is my new advice >

If you dont know 100% what you have going on down there, open it up!

[olebusman]

Well the drivers side front was fun and the giant wasp nest in the hub made it exciting.

Lock nut was rusty and there was rust in the grease, there was also a grit in the grease that I first assumed was sand but it turned out to be grains of metal.

It looks like bronze but I dont know where it came from unless the grease was pre contaminated.

As with all the other bearings these were pitted and crunchy.

Part of the gasket was missing and it looks like it has not been open in a long long time.

Front brake adjusters were cranked all the way over and the bottom brake shoe was frozen in the applied position.

How this bus drove around with all of these maintenance issues I have no idea, I know the PO drove it up from Miami before I bought it.

This is my new advice >

If you dont know 100% what you have going on down there, open it up!

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