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The rear leaf springs had relaxed with age and weight.
The rear of this '74 270 weights in at 9,800 pounds. Several options
were available: add-a-leaf, counter leaf, and spring loaded shocks.
These replacement shocks, although already compressed, provide a decent addition to your ride. Installation was tough. It took some ingenuity to compress the shocks during the install process. The eye mounts at either end proved to be a challenge. You can read more about that under Great Ideas. By the way, to remove the former shocks, which had zero resistance, I removed the retaining nut. The shocks wouldn't budge. With no room to wield a hammer (since I didn't care what damage was done to the old shock), I used a come-along attached to the shock and the opposite side frame. |
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R3-4-5 Suspension |
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| This is a close-up view of the power steering gear box. It is accessible from the front left tire well. The caption points to the gear tension screw. Instructions to remove "play in the wheel" can be found on the GREAT IDEAS page. |  |
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Although the exhaust manifold and tail pipe are intact, the muffler was history. Something "exploded" one day after I fired up the engine. A hole large enough for a football was in the side of the muffler. The sheet metal was literally blown out. Shown here, the muffler has been removed. A replacement muffler is not readily found, but any muffler shop can find a truck muffler to work. |
| I have no idea how old this muffler is, but it finally
rusted out, clogged the exhaust, and "exploded" the
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This new one is stainless steel. The muffler shop said it would outlast the motor home (he doesn't know Travco). Although they normally run higher, he almost gave me the thing to get rid of it. | |
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Some of our Travcos used a drive shaft parking brake. The parking brake lever located next to the driver's seat extends through a cable to this device. Inside, brake shoes surround the drive shaft coming out of the transmission. When pressure was applied, the brake pads expand inside the drum. Although this method is effective for a parking brake, I question its capability if used as an emergency brake. |
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