21-03-2019, 06:53 PM
I did a quick check on the wheel alignment and it seemed to be toe'd in by about 1.5-2"! So great hopes for it going even better next time out!
I got the cotter pins out (big nut over the far end and squeezed the undone cotter nut with a G clamp) and on releasing the ends there was no sign of movement even with a little 12" rod put through the clamp bolt holes.
So it all came off.
Wirebrushed the paint off the ends. sprayed with WD40 stuff. Blowtorch heated ends. brushed on some diesel. heated again then put on more diesel. put in vice, and put rod through the clamp bolt holes enough to give 2" to hammer/turn. After considerable time, they both loosened.
I found they had both been shut down entirely (with clamp bolts both loose)
Will reassemble with grease and then next, attempt to get 1/8" toe in.
But... could there have been a reason for adding far more toe in intentionally?
I got the cotter pins out (big nut over the far end and squeezed the undone cotter nut with a G clamp) and on releasing the ends there was no sign of movement even with a little 12" rod put through the clamp bolt holes.
So it all came off.
Wirebrushed the paint off the ends. sprayed with WD40 stuff. Blowtorch heated ends. brushed on some diesel. heated again then put on more diesel. put in vice, and put rod through the clamp bolt holes enough to give 2" to hammer/turn. After considerable time, they both loosened.
I found they had both been shut down entirely (with clamp bolts both loose)
Will reassemble with grease and then next, attempt to get 1/8" toe in.
But... could there have been a reason for adding far more toe in intentionally?