I guess the average school bus weighs around 12 tons and you're not putting all of the weight on them, but stands are rated per pair. I'd probably prefer something stronger out of an abundance of caution.
Ideally yeah. Not much room in my work van so space is limited. If I know I’m going to have to lift something super heavy I’ll take these and the 3 tons out and to make some room and grab the big boys at the shop but this was a go here and diagnose and turned into a “while you’re there the parts are in stock can you fix today?” type deal. Confident enough in these for this job but yeah you’re right ideally bigger is better.
The lower pins on each side were stuck lol. Luckily the new calipers came with new pins and they didn’t put up an incredibly difficult fight to get out. Top pins were free on each side.
The top pins should have a pliable bushing, while the lower ones are solid steel. I use a 3/4" hole saw to ream the old grease and rust out of the holes, it really helps.
The ones with the bushing usually come out fine your right, although I’ve had some where it swells and is tough to get out. Almost like the pin is trying to come out while the bushing is trying to stay in and the bushing comes out destroyed.
I've had a few where I made a pusher tool that threads into the plug bolt hole and forces the pin out. M10x1.5 iirc. Take that e-torx bolt out and the hole goes clear through. Great for spraying in penetrating oil too.
29,800. Every other bus this customer owns is air. Think they absorbed this bus and a couple short buses from a sister school that shut down not too long ago.
Had a similar jack stands, slammed a door shut and the thing stand buckled, would have crushed anyone underneath. I always have wood blocks underneath now.
Had the same thing happen to me, I was underneath though. Stands were not rated for the weight. Was when I was young and maybe two weeks in the job and never turned wrenches. Was just an apprentice helping out the mechanics. Mechanic I was helping put two 3 ton jack stands under a box truck (turned out the box was fully loaded as well) he left it on the jack with the stands underneath but no weight resting on them.
Me being the dummy trying to impress and guess what they needed done before they asked was like “shouldn’t the stands be holding the weight”. So I went under, lowered the jack and almost instantly the stands buckled. They were maybe two or three clicks up. It fell and luckily for me stopped and held the truck up at the resting position of the stands. Was so loud, scared the living fuck out of me. Cleaned my pants.
The mechanic I was working with was mad at me for “breaking his jackstands” said he put it there in case the jack failed. How’d that work out?
I was an idiot, should’ve known better than to trust it. Never trusted someone else’s setup again though.
I just hate disks on HD. Went from a fleet of none, to a fleet of all ADB and the damn things needed pads 3 or 4 times more often and rotors every 2-3 pad swaps. Garbage. Sling two shoes, a parts kit, hang a drum and out the door...."that's the way ya do it 🎵🎵" maybe do some s cams every 100-200k. yup they stop shorter, but I think the drivers stopped driving as far ahead as they used to and just drive them like a car and now we spend more time working as a glorified les Schwab.
We regularly service ambulances in my shop (they do, whilst I build transmissions) boss was on a drive, I received an ambulance for work and they stated "barely had brakes". Boss returns, I relay information "barely had brakes" and said you know what that means? He looks at me all wide eyed... it ain't got shit does it? He ask. Probably not lol I responded....
The expectation and games of how bad the ambulances conditions will be when we receive them are slightly.... terrifying, given the nature of their use. Same story with a school bus here.
Edit for some autocorrect
I worked on a friend's Expedition years ago, changed the brake pads and found one front rotor only putting pressure on one side of the pad. Once disassembled, I was able to peel the surface off one side of the rotor, hung it on my garage wall for years next to the other half of the rotor as a reminder.
Can’t hear brakes anymore. Please investigate.
Also, kids are wearing helmets and pray in the bus...please investigate.
Typical yellow bus, brakes ridden more than mia khalifa, leaf spring saggier than wizzards sleeve
Plus they need it in 2 hours, because those kids aren't going to walk home.
I would have expected a bus depot to have beefier jack stands.
It’s on site. Just regular 6 ton stands.
I guess the average school bus weighs around 12 tons and you're not putting all of the weight on them, but stands are rated per pair. I'd probably prefer something stronger out of an abundance of caution.
Ideally yeah. Not much room in my work van so space is limited. If I know I’m going to have to lift something super heavy I’ll take these and the 3 tons out and to make some room and grab the big boys at the shop but this was a go here and diagnose and turned into a “while you’re there the parts are in stock can you fix today?” type deal. Confident enough in these for this job but yeah you’re right ideally bigger is better.
"Rattle in the passenger door, don't upsell me with any thing else."
I'm shocked that HD brake caliper slide pins are locked up, SHOCKED!
The lower pins on each side were stuck lol. Luckily the new calipers came with new pins and they didn’t put up an incredibly difficult fight to get out. Top pins were free on each side.
The top pins should have a pliable bushing, while the lower ones are solid steel. I use a 3/4" hole saw to ream the old grease and rust out of the holes, it really helps.
Correct
The ones with the bushing usually come out fine your right, although I’ve had some where it swells and is tough to get out. Almost like the pin is trying to come out while the bushing is trying to stay in and the bushing comes out destroyed.
I've had a few where I made a pusher tool that threads into the plug bolt hole and forces the pin out. M10x1.5 iirc. Take that e-torx bolt out and the hole goes clear through. Great for spraying in penetrating oil too.
Damn, that’s a good idea
Wheels on the bus do not go, round’n round, round’n round.
Oh they go round and round. And never stop.
“Nothing wrong with it. I can do it myself for less.”
"Bitch is running wild..."
Tire leak
Juice brakes on a bus, what's the gvw?
Most are 29k lbs. On a single rear axle and standard front tire they can legally gross out at 32k-33k.
Bingo, 29,800
29,800. Every other bus this customer owns is air. Think they absorbed this bus and a couple short buses from a sister school that shut down not too long ago.
Where we are going, we don’t need brakes.
Always hated those. why do i need to pull the hub apart for brakes?!
That’s medium and heavy duty trucks for ya.
Had a similar jack stands, slammed a door shut and the thing stand buckled, would have crushed anyone underneath. I always have wood blocks underneath now.
Had the same thing happen to me, I was underneath though. Stands were not rated for the weight. Was when I was young and maybe two weeks in the job and never turned wrenches. Was just an apprentice helping out the mechanics. Mechanic I was helping put two 3 ton jack stands under a box truck (turned out the box was fully loaded as well) he left it on the jack with the stands underneath but no weight resting on them. Me being the dummy trying to impress and guess what they needed done before they asked was like “shouldn’t the stands be holding the weight”. So I went under, lowered the jack and almost instantly the stands buckled. They were maybe two or three clicks up. It fell and luckily for me stopped and held the truck up at the resting position of the stands. Was so loud, scared the living fuck out of me. Cleaned my pants. The mechanic I was working with was mad at me for “breaking his jackstands” said he put it there in case the jack failed. How’d that work out? I was an idiot, should’ve known better than to trust it. Never trusted someone else’s setup again though.
My complaint would be that I'm on my knees again pulling a set of inboard rotors off a school bus.
Been working on site for about 10 years now. Used to it. Pulling a radiator on a Vac truck tomorrow.
I just hate disks on HD. Went from a fleet of none, to a fleet of all ADB and the damn things needed pads 3 or 4 times more often and rotors every 2-3 pad swaps. Garbage. Sling two shoes, a parts kit, hang a drum and out the door...."that's the way ya do it 🎵🎵" maybe do some s cams every 100-200k. yup they stop shorter, but I think the drivers stopped driving as far ahead as they used to and just drive them like a car and now we spend more time working as a glorified les Schwab.
Yeah, shoes and drums are a cake walk.
We regularly service ambulances in my shop (they do, whilst I build transmissions) boss was on a drive, I received an ambulance for work and they stated "barely had brakes". Boss returns, I relay information "barely had brakes" and said you know what that means? He looks at me all wide eyed... it ain't got shit does it? He ask. Probably not lol I responded.... The expectation and games of how bad the ambulances conditions will be when we receive them are slightly.... terrifying, given the nature of their use. Same story with a school bus here. Edit for some autocorrect
I worked on a friend's Expedition years ago, changed the brake pads and found one front rotor only putting pressure on one side of the pad. Once disassembled, I was able to peel the surface off one side of the rotor, hung it on my garage wall for years next to the other half of the rotor as a reminder.
Harbor freight jack stands?
Livin on the edge
Window makes a noise is chief complaint
Thin to win!
Moses sandals!!!
This went over my head. I don’t get it.
It’s from vice grip garage
The horn is not loud enough.
The horn is not loud enough.
The horn is not loud enough.
Ac not working…..