A diesel motorhome is 2 machines sharing a frame, and RDI Power works on the one that moves it: the engine, the transmission and the chassis, including air brakes and air suspension. Owners in Connerton can reach our Brooksville shop in a little over 40 minutes, about 24 road miles, without touching a toll road.
Connerton Boulevard to US-41 in a diesel pusher
The route is the same one any truck takes: out Connerton Boulevard to US-41, north into Hernando County, and SR-50 to Donto Way. Call before you leave so we know the coach’s length and height and can have a bay open when you pull in. If the coach shows an air pressure warning, a coolant leak, a temperature gauge that will not settle or a transmission in limp mode, do not drive it the 24 miles. Call (352) 433-3800, and we will work out whether a mobile technician can start at a campground or whether a heavy tow makes more sense.
Air suspension and air brakes on a Connerton coach
A coach that leans after parking, sits low at 1 corner or takes a long time to level usually has a leak somewhere in the air suspension: an air spring, a fitting, a line or a leveling valve. Slow air buildup after a start points to the compressor, the governor or the air dryer. On the brake side, chambers, slack adjusters, drums and linings wear the way they do on a heavy truck, and an adjuster that keeps needing attention is telling you something is worn behind it. We air the system up, apply the brakes and soap-test for leaks where they actually happen, then replace what failed.
Steering and driveline checks for Connerton motorhomes
Long wheelbases and heavy front axles put a lot of load through the steering gear, tie rods and linkage. Steering that needs constant correction, a clunk over bumps or front tires wearing on 1 edge all deserve a look. Behind the transmission, U-joints and the driveshaft carry the engine’s torque to the rear axle at an angle, and a failing joint usually gives warning as a vibration that comes and goes with speed. Tires on a coach age in the Florida sun whether it travels or not, so their date codes matter as much as their tread when we write up the inspection.
Engine and Allison service before a trip out of Connerton
Pushers commonly run Cummins or Caterpillar engines; RDI Power is Caterpillar certified. Before a long trip, the cooling stack deserves attention, since rear-mounted radiators and charge air coolers clog with road grime and make a coach run hot on long climbs even when nothing has broken. Belts and hoses in a hot rear engine bay age faster than you would expect. On the Allison automatic, service starts with fluid level, fluid condition and any stored codes, and a shift complaint gets a road test before anyone mentions a rebuild.
Where our work stops on a Connerton coach
Our work covers what makes the coach go, stop and steer: engine, transmission, driveline, air brakes, air suspension, steering and the rest of the chassis. The living quarters are a separate trade, and an RV coach technician is the right call there. Every coach we work on gets a digital inspection with photos, and the labor carries a 3-year, 36,000-mile warranty.
See RV service and repair for more, and our winter RV maintenance article for cool-season checks. A coach that wanders or chews through front tires may also need our Connerton truck alignment service. Owners to the south can read Land O’ Lakes RV repair.