Cant get drums!

[Wags]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

Unfortunately with rv industry as it is, & I've said this numerous times, if you're not somewhat of a handyman with basic plumbing/electrical/mechanical knowledge then be prepared to spend lots of $$$$ & lots of missed usage of your rv while it's sitting in a lot waiting til they decide to work on it.
Sorry to sound harsh, but to anyone that can't do the majority of the repairs themselves they may want to rethink owning a rv, there will always something to repair.

We do everything EXCEPT drums, bearings etc. My husband is very handy but there are some things that we are not able to do. We live in a metropolitan area and our trailer is in storage. We have to work on it in storage. We are prepared to pay for things we can’t do like I mentioned above however “sorry we can’t get drums” is an entirely different matter all together. I took the info DAVE gave me in and what do you know they found the drums. We should be good for awhile and have located a friend who will do the work for us.

[hornet28]

Replacing drums and bearings just because reminds me of the time back in the 60's. Fella in the tire dept of Sears tried telling me that taking a wheel off a vehicle meant they had to put new lug nuts on as it wasn't safe otherwise and shouldn't be driven. I asked him where would he find new lug nuts if he had a flat along the side of the road. That shut him up and he never said another word about new lug nuts being a requirement

[66joej]

Originally Posted by hornet28

Replacing drums and bearings just because reminds me of the time back in the 60's. Fella in the tire dept of Sears tried telling me that taking a wheel off a vehicle meant they had to put new lug nuts on as it wasn't safe otherwise and shouldn't be driven. I asked him where would he find new lug nuts if he had a flat along the side of the road. That shut him up and he never said another word about new lug nuts being a requirement

Actually back in the 50s & 60s where I lived in Northwestern Ontario replacing lug nuts when buying or changing over to summer or winter tires was the norm. Inventive welders where I worked used to make some fancy stuff from those discarded lug nuts

[Freeheel4life]

Originally Posted by Dave W

Unfortunately, this is true. Luckily I have the tools and 60+ years of either earning a living with them or as a hobby so there is little I can't/wont undertake ~~~ that is until I peek under the hood of my Ford 6.7 diesel powered TV

Didnt you know?? Its easy to work on new Ford diesels. All you have to do is own a lift and pull the cab to work on it.

[Dave W]

Originally Posted by Freeheel4life

Didnt you know?? Its easy to work on new Ford diesels. All you have to do is own a lift and pull the cab to work on it.

I think the later GM offerings are even worse from a few comments I've seen