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04-24-2019, 05:20 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Nichols
I mostly love the fact that most threads on this site wind up being about something completely different by the end of the 2nd page from where they started.
I'll play:
Dispose-All is a Sears brand name disposer, and nearly everybody calls all disposers "disposals."
Wire Nut is a brand name.
The plural of Kleenex is Kleenices. (Okay, that's probably not true.)
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does anyone remember what the original thread was about? - lol
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04-24-2019, 05:35 PM
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#22
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Paradise Bay, Port Ludlow, WA
Posts: 48
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Oshkosh
Engine: Cummins 5.9 12-valve Tranny MT643
Rated Cap: 26
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IF you were to go with screws (as opposed to rivets), is it advised to use a "thread-lock" to secure the screws from rattling loose?
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04-24-2019, 06:19 PM
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#23
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 9,364
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NovaTRON
IF you were to go with screws (as opposed to rivets), is it advised to use a "thread-lock" to secure the screws from rattling loose?
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If properly installed they won't rattle loose. Every rivet that came out of mine got replaced with screws. When I remove them it takes a couple of "hits" with the impact to remove them, so I know they are secure. Once the bus gets painted those will all be sealed.
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04-24-2019, 06:45 PM
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#24
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Palmer, AK
Posts: 279
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf T Liner MVP 11 window 32’
Engine: CAT 3126E
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
If properly installed they won't rattle loose. Every rivet that came out of mine got replaced with screws. When I remove them it takes a couple of "hits" with the impact to remove them, so I know they are secure. Once the bus gets painted those will all be sealed.
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Warning! All of the following is based off my inexperience....that said, I agree with you 01marc. My bus is one of the Thomas variety that came put together with mostly screws. The ceiling panels, inside & out wall panels...all screws. The only rivets were along the top rail above the windows & on the roof. Not a single (of the hundreds) screw was loose or leaked that I noticed. I’ve put things together with a combination of screws and rivets & have no worries about the self tapping hex heads I’ve used. I actually worry less about them than the rivets for some reason.
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04-24-2019, 07:43 PM
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#25
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Auburn, Indiana
Posts: 37
Year: 2006
Chassis: Freightliner FS-65
Engine: MBE 906
Rated Cap: 72
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The Phillips/Square screws that were mentioned, are called supadriv. Thomas uses them through there buses
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04-24-2019, 07:54 PM
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#26
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 9,364
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schoolbuscraig
The Phillips/Square screws that were mentioned, are called supadriv. Thomas uses them through there buses
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No, In your diagram they are called Phillips Head Screws.
1st pic is what I have.
2nd pic is Phillips on left, supadriv on right.
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04-24-2019, 09:12 PM
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#27
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Palmer, AK
Posts: 279
Year: 2004
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Saf T Liner MVP 11 window 32’
Engine: CAT 3126E
Rated Cap: 72
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IMG_3233.jpgIMG_3234.jpg
a couple samples from an ‘04 Thomas
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04-25-2019, 01:45 AM
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#28
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,845
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tugboater
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Yup, just like those in my 2002 Thomas ... Phillips #3.
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04-26-2019, 07:57 PM
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#29
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 2
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