Prevost bus new tie rod assembly, repairs fighting us at every turn. Warranty tool replacement 

It depends a little on your local store. There IS guidance given to a manager and they CAN deny you if they chose too. I've seen them ban people in uniforms trying to swap out the same pittsburgh breaker bar for the 3rd time in a week after pointing out the handle has a score from a cheater bar, etc. It's rare though, mostly people just straight up abusing the system (like bringing in tons of random garage-sale find hand tools, etc.) But, for the most part, the policy says Walk-In and Walk-Out with a tool, even if they have to open a set to get that specific tool.

I saw abused Craftsman tools and the local Sears folks were not happy to swap but they always did. Most were broken wood handles.

We did it didn’t work

Eugene Prevost started his company building church pews. Started building buses in 1924. They are celebrating 100 years this year (2024)

And one needs 10’s of thousands to maintain it too.

Not sure what today's prices are but the 2021 price for a Prevost shell (no seats or other interior appointments not needed to drive the vehicle to the conversion installer) was US $800k - $1m. There are still some nice XL II out there, owned by entertainment coach lessors and maintenance-conscious charter operators, and then there is the unfortunate example in this video. The owner brought it to the right place, Scott and Jonathan will take good care of it.

​@@TheBeingRealWhat should the annual maintenance allowance be for 10,000 miles/year?

@southothehighway once the maintenance is all caught up the yearly maintenance is only about 1-2k. We see so many neglected ones that need 20 years of catch up

Try Ballistol too!

I use Tri-Flow to lubricate my bicycle chains. They last six to eight times longer and they don't become a mess. Only downside is the inclusion of PFAS.

Crazy

​@@robertI153 He said the bus came out of Salt Lake City, UT.

They do not have the largest selection and many craftsmen items are no longer made so you get something similar not exact replacement

The chief is a stronger hammer. We were switching back and forth. It had its chance.

@@BusGreaseMonkey I hear a lot of people saying bad things about Harbor Freight Tools and personally, for the money I don't think you can beat them for their availability, service, and especially price. Over the past many years, I ve accumulated and used about all the major tools(mainly heavy duty ones}, and with the exception of Tiger Tool, I would put them at the top as far as customer service goes.

⁠@@billtodd6509 Tekton tools are quite impressive, though it is mail order. Replacements are in the mail about as quick as you hang up with them.

Harbor freight has many convenient locations to go to.

Rocky Mountain winter salted roads

Grease is cheaper than precision parts. It people do simple maintenance many issues we fight are eliminated

Just don't buy an old worn out pile of junk bus that hasn't received service or proper routine maintenance throughout it's life. The fact is you get what you pay for and if you buy the cheapest bus you can find you will very learn very soon why it was so cheap and by the time you get done with repairs you will have likely spent more than the cost of buying a well maintained bus that is road worthy.

@@ChrisHarding-lk3jj how much do you think he paid for this bus? It was not cheap

@@BusGreaseMonkey How many miles are on it?

@@BusGreaseMonkey I have no idea what they paid for this unit that looks like it was driven into the Great Salt lake, but I do follow prices of entertainer coaches from the Bus4sale lot in Goodlettsville. The difference in prices for very similar conversions, same Prevost chassis, within a model year of each other... was the telling clue for me. If there's a $100k-$150k spread on a 12 year old model, guess which one likely has observable deficiencies? Not for the faint of heart or light of wallet. "This sucks..." prices start at $10k plus the tow charges. I'm guessing if the transmission in this coach has to be replaced the owner is looking at a total bill of $40k+ from your shop. That's a whole lot of work for a bus that was presumed to be maintained. One look at the rust would have had me re-think any seller statements. Great video series, Scott, and Jono is gonna be a great mechanic. He's got the patience to learn and retain.

Better in my opinion. Replacement is way easier and faster 95% of the time too with HF

That is good to know. Kent-Moore sure has save a lot of Professional shops bacon, right?

I think this probably had some serious issues while in service….

Yeah, put a jack underneath pushing up on the threaded end, then bash the side of the knuckle with a hand sledge. That will normally pop the toughest joints. No guarantees of course, but that normally will do it. This obviously was not a normal situation however!

I would love to spend a couple days under this with a wire wheel and some rust converter paint.

@@BusGreaseMonkey unfortunately mine was beyond that. Rust holes . That 2x3 tube that the front two air bags sit on was rusted thru in a few spots I had to replace that whole tube and cut new air bag perches

Having not needed a metric impact socket for the last 10 years i will not be buying a lot of them. My sae stuff fits what we work on just fine. But i only workin old stuff.

You have disc tag axle

@@BusGreaseMonkey Yes, I do. And steer axle as well.

Buses are a lot like boats; Bust Out Another Thousand. 😉

@@danielseelye6005 Yep. A friend told me that a boat was a hole in the water where money was thrown in.