Hi folks,
Many of you may be getting your coached ready for the summer season after sitting for several months over the winter. This is just a heads up before you move the coach.
I removed the covers from my tires a couple days ago and everything looked good except the outer tires on my duals looked a bit low on each side. I needed to check the level height as I had just purchased a new tow bar from my Ford Edge so I backed the coach out of its parking spot, about 20 feet to a paved surface, made my measurements then returned it to its plywood surfaces and started measuring the tire pressure. Well the outside duals still had the 90 lbs in each but when I measured the inside tires they were both completely empty. Pulled out my compressor and they wouldn't hold air. Yep, the beads broke loose when I backed it up. I had a mobile truck tire repair guy come out. He removed all 4 tires , checked everything, reset the beads on the inners and the tires are fine. I had those popular braided air extension lines on the valves and the two connected to the inside tires had failed with just a pinhole in them where they bend at the wheel mounting bracket. This was enough to bleed out over the winter. These have been removed now and the tech installed valve extensions instead. He also turned the ones around in the tag for me. Just seems stupid that those valves faced inside anyway.
Had I just driven away for a short road test those inside tires would have caused some catastrophic damage so please check them before you move the coach and get rid of those braided lines.
BTW the guys at Kal Tire in Calgary, Alberta where wonderful so if you need assistance don't hesitate to contact them.