16-09-2022, 09:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-09-2022, 09:21 PM by Ian Williams.)
Mick, did you try to do this with the wheels still on the axle and sitting ion the ground? I always remove front axles with wheels taken off the weight of the axle alone is then hanging on the spring. I use a modified jack under the axle to support it form below so I am in a neutral position, the shackles will then slide out without any spring deflection or axle drop.
As mentioned immobilising one shackle is a reasonable mod to improve side to side front axle swing and makes the spring effectively into a sort of panhard rod.
Mick, regarding the wandering, I would make sure that the tracking is correct, but as mentioned by others castor angle will have a lot of bearing on skittishness if the angle is to small so focus you attention checking that too.
As mentioned immobilising one shackle is a reasonable mod to improve side to side front axle swing and makes the spring effectively into a sort of panhard rod.
Mick, regarding the wandering, I would make sure that the tracking is correct, but as mentioned by others castor angle will have a lot of bearing on skittishness if the angle is to small so focus you attention checking that too.
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