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IFS Lubrication

Yahoo Message Number: 81528
I am going to get my chassis lubed, and I cannot fine a drawing I had that showed which fittings are sealed and should not be lubed. Does anyone know where I can locate it? I have a 2000 Intrigue with IFS.

Al Colby

2000 Intrigue 10979

Re: IFS Lubrication

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Yahoo Message Number: 81552
Al,

I think this is what you are looking for...www.rvtechlibrary.com/chassis/XLSB06701.pdf .
Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81566
AL

If you have the Holland Neway IFS you do not lubricate the Knuckle Post Assembly. Neway tech spt 800-2378932.

Dan 2006 Allure 31348

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81569
It has always puzzled me that grease fittings were installed in the portion of the IFS that was sealed and not meant to lubed. I've removed the offending grease zerks and replaced them with pipe plugs.

Anyone have any ideas as to why our coaches came that way?

Dave

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81574
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Dave,

I asked that question of CC Tech Support sometime way back when they were still making coaches.
It was explained to me that the zerks are where the grease is installed initially even though the joints are sealed and require no greasing. They claimed that the zerks that are left there are supposed to be blind zerks that look like zerks but will not pass grease. The were left to indicate to anyone that is repairing the joint were to fill them back up with grease.
I mentioned at the time that I didn't like that idea as anyone that didn't know they were blind and was trying to unknowingly grease them would assume that they were clogged and replace them with true zerks and proceed to grease them. Of course if you try very hard it will push out the 'O' rings and you now will have leaking seals until you can get them fixed.
Personally I like the idea of replacing them with plugs but it is an interesting problem. I guess the story is true but who knows how many have already been replaced.

Don Seager

2004 Allure 31046

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81584
Don, According the Holland/Neway service bulletin the Zerks are left there in case of maintenance issue, replacement of parts so that Lubrication can be performed after this correction.

thanks, Mike 03 Allure 1st Ave. #30898

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81586
I think that basically is what I was told.

Don Seager

2004 Allure 31046

allure012000 wrote:

Don, According the Holland/Neway service bulletin the Zerks are left there in case of maintenance issue, replacement of parts so that Lubrication can be performed after this correction.

thanks, Mike 03 Allure 1st Ave. #30898

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81588
Thanks Don........Sort of convoluted thinking as I see it. Makes more sense to me for them to lube the 'permanently lubricated' portion and then remove the zerks and replace with pipe plugs at the time of the build-up. If later replacement was warranted, do the same thing. That way there are no zerks available in the meantime for the uninformed maintenance tech (or owner) to ruin seals on a part where lube isn't required

Dave Trotter
01 Intrigue 11215
 

Re: IFS Lubrication

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 81634
That's a different response then they gave us at the 1st east coast reunion. However the result is the same. They said Neway did not want them to remove the zerks. I think they just did not think about it and left them the way they came from Neway. Once you blow out the seal you have to lube regularly just like the rest or spend the money to get them rebuilt. 6 of one/half dozen of the other..........

Dave

aka Billy Byte (trusty hound)
2000 Allure #30443