Wife drives coach

[Scott & Heather]

Wife has been logging her first miles in the new coach. So far she's clocked almost 1500 miles in the seat this past week. She's a trooper. I'm enjoying the view. And yes, that's my coolant temp gauge top of dash front and center. I care more about that one than most others.



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[Iceni John]

How come the steering wheel's 90 degrees from straight ahead?   She looks too relaxed to be making emergency evasive manoeuvers!

I also moved my temperature gauge to front and center, between my speedo and tach.   It was originally way off to the left, so it was impossible to see the true reading.   As far as I'm concerned it's the single most important gauge of my eleven.

John  

[Scott & Heather]

Steering wheel is dead center in that pic believe it or not. I need to pull it off and center it. It's annoying


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[Geoff]

I can't get my wife to drive the bus,which might be a good thing.

--Geoff

[chessie4905]

My wife drove our ACF Brill for about 100 miles.

[Jim Eh.]

I wouldn't be able to get mine to drive across the parking lot. Kudos to her (bet she has a gas doing it too)

[boxcarOkie]

My wife drives me crazy!!  (It's okay Ed, she doesn't read this stuff)  I would suggest that holding on to the wheel with both hands (Ten and two oclock positions) would be a good idea.

Suggest it to her.

(Be gentle, you don't want to eat Tuna Fish sandwiches for the rest of your life, do you?)

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[scanzel]

Our coach has the six speed standard so there is no way I could expect her to master double clutching and shifting I can't seem to master it but then she may be better at it if she tried.

[blue_goose]

Center your wheel by adjusting the drag link. 
Jack

[rusty]

this is a tough one for me as Jack has forgot more about busses than I know. But I think you want to take the steering wheel off and re index it. If you move the drag link you will uncenter the steering box and driving will not be fun.

Wayne

[Oonrahnjay]

this is a tough one for me as Jack has forgot more about busses than I know. But I think you want to take the steering wheel off and re index it. If you move the drag link you will uncenter the steering box and driving will not be fun.
Wayne 

      I agree with your point here, Wayne, but judging from Scott and Heather's experience with things passed to them from the previous owner, it might be good for them to take the drag link loose, center the steering box and index the wheel to it, then reattach the drag link and set it (wheels/kingpins aligned) so that it's properly adjusted to the correctly-centered steering box and wheel.  It wouldn't be the first system on that bus that was FUBARed and in need of a complete going over. 

[blue_goose]

Wayne I would think is the box is out of center now, that is why I said move the link.  I guess you shouldn't do either one until you know where it is off. 
Jackj

[bigred]

Yep!! Unless the steering wheel has been removed ,I would think a trip to the front end shop would appropriate!!

[daddysgirl]

I've driven every bus we've ever had. I loved the double clutch...
My mirrors are such that I can see nearly all the way behind me, I pay attention 100% of the time...and usually, I look just as relaxed as she does. That wheel position would drive me nuts also.

What I love the most are all the men who gather around whenever I (smoothly as hell) back into spaces most of them can't master. The looks I get when truckers pass and see a little old girl driving that 40' bus!

Tell her for me I said "You go girl!".

[rusty]

As comfortable as Heather is I would bet the box is centered.I had one that was not centered and it was very hard to keep between the lines.

Wayne