At the bus service garage that I have work done my friend noticed that the lateral arm shock above the tag axel was damaged from improper use of the tag when backing up and sharp turning in tight areas. I kept my coach in a building and when backing it out I had to turn is several times while in reverse and after doing this for a couple of years I damaged the shock because I should have dropped the air in the tag every time I was doing this.
He informed me that this shock when damaged could cause swaying of the coach especially in windy conditions. We had to have a new one at Catco truck supplies which is working fine.
I now always drop the air when backing up if any turning is involved.
This shock is installed horizontally above the tag axel.
Wally
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