30-03-2023, 01:44 PM
Hi Tim
The above replies are all spot on, however the ball on the end of the torque tube is often worn and most commonly at a slant, hence the orientation of your torque tube bracket.
Later Rubys had a bracket with a single axis joint and silent block bush on the chassis which prevents this. These can be retro fitted but you need to make up different chassis brackets.
The wear on the ball can be taken up by tightening the big castellated nut, however the wear is often more than can be taken up. An answer is to turn or mill off the face of the bracket and possibly the end of the castellated nut so that it can be tighten up more. Alternatively a shim may be installed, I believe David Stepney on the ‘What have you done’ thread has just reported doing this.
Wear in either the chassis mount or torque tube ball can result in a big thump and judder, especially when reversing.
Cheers
Howard
The above replies are all spot on, however the ball on the end of the torque tube is often worn and most commonly at a slant, hence the orientation of your torque tube bracket.
Later Rubys had a bracket with a single axis joint and silent block bush on the chassis which prevents this. These can be retro fitted but you need to make up different chassis brackets.
The wear on the ball can be taken up by tightening the big castellated nut, however the wear is often more than can be taken up. An answer is to turn or mill off the face of the bracket and possibly the end of the castellated nut so that it can be tighten up more. Alternatively a shim may be installed, I believe David Stepney on the ‘What have you done’ thread has just reported doing this.
Wear in either the chassis mount or torque tube ball can result in a big thump and judder, especially when reversing.
Cheers
Howard