Air system maintenance
Well I finally got around to trying to pull the lanyards on the air tank automatic moister ejectors. I understand they are automatic but the owners manual states to pull them every 6 months no matter what just in case they aren't working properly.
There are three on ours. Two behind the passenger front wheel and one behind the drivers front wheel. They come thru the frame. I could just barely reach the two on the passenger side. The front worked fine and released the air. The rear did not. It barely released air no matter how hard or light I pulled. Definitely there was something wrong with it. So I assume it is still under our 1 year warranty. The one on the driver side I couldn't even reach without crawling underneath. So not sure about that one.
We dropped it off at a local Freightliner repair facility to have it looked at along with a few other things pertaining to them. I was surprised they don't set appointments, it was a first come first serve. But there was at least a week wait. Wasn't crazy about the MH sitting there all week.
So my post is just a reminder that some maintenance things which might get ignored shouldn't be. I wonder if the the one bad ejector has malfunctioned allowing water into the braking system. That could be a big problem somewhere down the road.
Now all I need to do is find something to allow me to pull the other lanyard without crawling under the coach.
There are three on ours. Two behind the passenger front wheel and one behind the drivers front wheel. They come thru the frame. I could just barely reach the two on the passenger side. The front worked fine and released the air. The rear did not. It barely released air no matter how hard or light I pulled. Definitely there was something wrong with it. So I assume it is still under our 1 year warranty. The one on the driver side I couldn't even reach without crawling underneath. So not sure about that one.
We dropped it off at a local Freightliner repair facility to have it looked at along with a few other things pertaining to them. I was surprised they don't set appointments, it was a first come first serve. But there was at least a week wait. Wasn't crazy about the MH sitting there all week.
So my post is just a reminder that some maintenance things which might get ignored shouldn't be. I wonder if the the one bad ejector has malfunctioned allowing water into the braking system. That could be a big problem somewhere down the road.
Now all I need to do is find something to allow me to pull the other lanyard without crawling under the coach.
