P Chassis Offroadtoybox（P底盘 Offroadtoybox）.pdf

P Chassis for MotorHomes General Information for Alignment DRAFT /cebula/P-Chassis-AlignmentProcess.pdf 1 Version 0.7 –Sep 14, 2005 Introduction The intent of this document is to provide both reference information and guidance for getting the Chevrolet P Chassis to perform as it was designed to perform. A majority of the information is taken from the 1995 and 1997 “Chevrolet Motor Home Chassis Service Guide” for the P Chassis. However, the information has been presented in what is felt to be a logical sequence to accomplish that most elusive item for this chassis – good handling. Age is the common enemy of the chassis. It has been around a long time and many of the older motorhomes on this chassis are showing signs of age. The idea here is to simply get appropriate repairs done to bring the chassis back to reasonable condition and then figure out the correct specifications for alignment. Along the way, you have probably encountered your share of not-so-competent mechanics and/or alignment shops. Matter of fact, many alignment shops simply dont know how to deal with this motorhome version of the P Chassis and wind up treating it like a truck. We will show you that simply telling the alignment shop that its a “P30 Chassis” will almost guarantee you an incorrect alignment. Your Class A motorhome is NOT built on a “P30 Chassis”. The correct general term is a “Motorhome P Chassis”. The P Chassis was also used for what is referred to as a Commercial (Forward Control) truck. The same chassis series has been used for G10, G20, G30, P20, P30, and Motorhomes under a 32 - 52 designation. Whats more, the alignment specs are different for the motorhome chassis because they were made slightly different. If you decide to do some of the repair work yourself, such as replacing bushings, remember that you can generally rent speci