Shock mount: Re: Temps

[Ed]

and I discovered that Koni shocks for BB buses
> > are not on every auto parts store shelf. As luck would have it,
the
> > shock ordered overnight from Hayward (No. CA) was lost by UPS! To
> > avoid keeping me over another weekend, they arranged to remove an
> > identical shock from another coach (which had recently had new
shocks
> > installed) and got me on the road. (The shock ordered for my
coach
> > went on the other coach when it eventually arrived.) However,
this
> > little incident added 2 days to my stay.
> >
> > Since the shock mount had reached imminent failure enroute to
CCW, I
> > actually feel lucky that it happened to let go while located in
the
> > service area at CCW as compared to any other possibility. (I'm a
> > little surprised that it wasn't seen until the failure occurred --
but
> > I guess they just missed it.)
> >
> > I guess the lesson here is, if you have a 95-97 PT-42, be sure to
take
> > a look at your front shock mounts carefully. BB apparently used a
> > variety of designs (from what I hear) and it's probably because
> > they've had some troubles with that component in the past.
> >
> > Oh, yeah. The popping noise is gone.
> >
> > Pete Masterson
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > El Sobrante CA
> > aeonix1@...
> >
> >Hey Pete

Looks like I just might be your organ (shock) donor. My 94 pt40 was
in the CCW facility for some rework and the shocks were recently
replaced. Enjoy it and hang on to it.

Ed in Huntington Beach
94 PT40 WLWB
OC BIRD