need help with 102a3 brakes

[dbldragon]

is there any where near mexico / southern California to have brakes repaired   travelling with some friends noticed the brakes were quite squishy and soft am heading back in a week from San Filepe and will be heading back through the Calexeco / Mexicalli border so somewhere on route before the pass would be ideal

[buswarrior]

If it comes to cold calling coach companies...

Get your needs clearly separated between putting it over a pit to inspect, and tying up a hoist for repair.

Nobody has excess capacity, they have their own stuff to work on with few hands. The easy responce is to say no.

Make it easy for them to at least put you over the pit.

Do you have auto slacks or manuals?

This might be an easy adjustment... fingers crossed.

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[Utahclaimjumper]

 When did you have the slack adjusters adjusted ?? ever??>>>D

[luvrbus]

It is a dual air system he may have lost 1/2 the system because of a bad brake relay it happens

[Lee Bradley]

brakes were quite squishy and soft? What does that mean?

[dbldragon]

it was in the shop and they adjusted the front end . when i bought the bus i was told theyh had been glazed once and i may have to do them again soon as we were coming down a pass the other day on route to mexico brakes got really hot again and had to pull over as i was loosing grip so i beleive i need to do the drums and pads so looking for ideas on where to call to get things done.

[luvrbus]

The A2 weighs about the same as the A3 with 1 less axle for braking.if you smoked the brakes it will probably need new drums and shoes.
When drums get cracks from heat they will not hold their shape because of the cracks allowing the drums to expand beyond their limits for good brakes, it's going to you cost but there is no high price for good brakes.If you don't have Jake brakes you should look into getting a set for your 50 series engine
   

[dbldragon]

 Yes I figured that I would need to get them done now and cost is not a worry really ,  Looking for the nearest and reliable place to get the job done before heading home .Hope that i could call and set up appointment from here to save some time as I am travelling with friends that need to get home on time .

[buswarrior]

Oh dear...

You need to be sure your down hill procedures are not contributing to the problem.

Changing the brakes and then smoking them again is a waste, and dangerous!

Now... where did I write that up before?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[csrddcd]

brakes were quite squishy and soft? What does that mean?

Guessing it describes when you are pressing the pedal to the stop, but are only just slowing down and not rapidly decelerating.

I experienced this when I first got our rig and found the drive axle was trying to do all the work with the front slack adjusters so loose they were literally doing nothing. The tag axle was loose as well, although not as bad as the fronts.

After I adjusted them it is much, much better, however, the drive axle shoes got glazed trying to do all the work during the period when they were improperly adjusted and they need to be replaced now. Once it comes apart I will have to evaluate the drums to see if they have heat damage and if so they will have to be replaced as well.

[dbldragon]

while i appreciate the feed back i know what the problem is what im asking for is a shop name  in the southern california area that some one knows of that has used or can recommend that all. again i know what the problem is just need to find a shop to fix it

[luvrbus]

Check with 310 Diesel in Yuma they may do it for you and not much out of the way for you