27-11-2024, 09:31 AM
Managed to take some pictures this morning to show the problem.
The bearings onto the cross shaft are all in fairly good condition, including possibly an original 'Zinc' one.
The problem is as per the photo's. Both sides have a lot of movement but the nearside is very bad.
Suprisingly there is NO bearing on the N/S, just cross shaft straight into the ball, which is probably why
this end is the worst.
I suspect the problem started with the bearings being too tight onto the cross shaft meaning movement
was from the cross shaft and bearing with the bearing mount ball to socket doing all the movement, but
with no bearing on the N/S this has the worst wear.
There are a few options to fix:
1, Weld the ball part to the bracket. Bit final as if it does not work I will have to fabricate brackets for a full replacement
2, Glue the ball into place. Possible, and reversable if it did not work.
3, Take the brackets off and as suggested use packing or bending to make the ball firmer in the housing.
Option 3 is probably the better idea, but with garage temperature at +4C I think I will wait until
the weekend when temperatures are supposed to go up.
Martin, GM6VXB
The bearings onto the cross shaft are all in fairly good condition, including possibly an original 'Zinc' one.
The problem is as per the photo's. Both sides have a lot of movement but the nearside is very bad.
Suprisingly there is NO bearing on the N/S, just cross shaft straight into the ball, which is probably why
this end is the worst.
I suspect the problem started with the bearings being too tight onto the cross shaft meaning movement
was from the cross shaft and bearing with the bearing mount ball to socket doing all the movement, but
with no bearing on the N/S this has the worst wear.
There are a few options to fix:
1, Weld the ball part to the bracket. Bit final as if it does not work I will have to fabricate brackets for a full replacement
2, Glue the ball into place. Possible, and reversable if it did not work.
3, Take the brackets off and as suggested use packing or bending to make the ball firmer in the housing.
Option 3 is probably the better idea, but with garage temperature at +4C I think I will wait until
the weekend when temperatures are supposed to go up.
Martin, GM6VXB