How to change the power steering fluid

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On or around Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:42:11 GMT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>I agree, I've just renewed both swivels and pin bearings on my knackered old
>Disco and set the tracking with my Gunsons 'Tracrite' [1]tool

*perk*

>[1] The best tool I've ever purchased, it's saved me hundreds over the years
>and more hundreds from premature worn tires after the muppets in fsuck fit
>make a balls of it...

wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured"
Tacitus (c.55 - c.117) Agricola, 45
 

"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-07-08, Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.
>
> http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8657&frostProductName=Trakrite
>
> I've heard good things about them from various lists, driving one tyre
> over it tells you the correction to apply to both wheels on that axle,
> so no need to use it on all your wheels.

Yes very good indeed, if anyone says they are crap then it's most likely
that they don't have the intuition to use it properly! Follow, or improve on
their instructions and you won't go wrong. I think you can buy them direct
from Gunsons online, Frost is normally pretty dear.

BTW, you don't need to check both wheels on a axle. When you've got the
tracking correct then (by default) both wheels will give the same reading on
the Trackrite, on the Disco you only have one adjustment for tracking
anyway. On normal cars you need to make equal adjustments to both track
control arms otherwise you may have to reposition the steering wheel
afterwards.

The Trackrite will do front axle tracking and rear axle tracking (obviously
not applicable to Discos!) but it wont do front to rear tracking, you can
however resort to bits of string or laser pen pointers for this though...

Julian.




 
On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:41:03 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:42:11 GMT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
>enlightened us thusly:
>
>>I agree, I've just renewed both swivels and pin bearings on my knackered old
>>Disco and set the tracking with my Gunsons 'Tracrite' [1]tool
>
>*perk*
>
>>[1] The best tool I've ever purchased, it's saved me hundreds over the years
>>and more hundreds from premature worn tires after the muppets in fsuck fit
>>make a balls of it...
>
>wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.

If you want it set parallel (and the rear axle is fixed thus) can't
you do it by running a tight string right round all four tyres. When
it just touches the rims all the way round you've got it...

Or am I missing something?

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"
 
Tim Hobbs wrote:
> On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:41:03 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>On or around Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:42:11 GMT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
>>enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>
>>>I agree, I've just renewed both swivels and pin bearings on my knackered old
>>>Disco and set the tracking with my Gunsons 'Tracrite' [1]tool
>>
>>*perk*
>>
>>
>>>[1] The best tool I've ever purchased, it's saved me hundreds over the years
>>>and more hundreds from premature worn tires after the muppets in fsuck fit
>>>make a balls of it...
>>
>>wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.
>
>
> If you want it set parallel (and the rear axle is fixed thus) can't
> you do it by running a tight string right round all four tyres. When
> it just touches the rims all the way round you've got it...
>
> Or am I missing something?

In the way that you described it - yes. The tyres stick out beyond the
rims!

But if you use the tyres themselves at hub height it should work (I
use the tyres with my 'stick') and avoids the not uncommon problem of
damaged rims. If you want to be really pedantic there's probably also
a requirement for identical tyres, equally loaded/inflated on rims
with identical offset.
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

||| I agree, I've just renewed both swivels and pin bearings on my
||| knackered old Disco and set the tracking with my Gunsons 'Tracrite'
||| [1]tool
||
|| *perk*

And me.

||
||| [1] The best tool I've ever purchased, it's saved me hundreds over
||| the years and more hundreds from premature worn tires after the
||| muppets in fsuck fit make a balls of it...
||
|| wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.

Austin, do you fancy going halves on one?

--
Rich
==============================

I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.


 

"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message

If you want to be really pedantic there's probably also
> a requirement for identical tyres, equally loaded/inflated on rims with
> identical offset.

I guess also that the width of both axels would have to be the same or you'd
need to make up some spacers perhaps.

One of the (claimed) advantages of the Trackrite is that you measure
tracking in the dynamic situation, ie you slowly drive over the gauge using
engine power in just the same way as you drive down the road. This, in
theory, produces a result better than the traditional methods, I can't offer
an opinion on this but the Tracrite certainly works.

Julian. (sounding like a salesman now!)


 
On or around Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:37:56 GMT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Yes very good indeed, if anyone says they are crap then it's most likely
>that they don't have the intuition to use it properly! Follow, or improve on
>their instructions and you won't go wrong. I think you can buy them direct
>from Gunsons online, Frost is normally pretty dear.
>

I've seen 'em for sale online for about 50 notes. there are several on eBay
an' all.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"'Tis a mad world, my masters" John Taylor (1580-1633) Western Voyage, 1
 
On or around Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:03:39 GMT, "Julian" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
>
>If you want to be really pedantic there's probably also
>> a requirement for identical tyres, equally loaded/inflated on rims with
>> identical offset.
>
>I guess also that the width of both axels would have to be the same or you'd
>need to make up some spacers perhaps.
>
>One of the (claimed) advantages of the Trackrite is that you measure
>tracking in the dynamic situation, ie you slowly drive over the gauge using
>engine power in just the same way as you drive down the road. This, in
>theory, produces a result better than the traditional methods, I can't offer
>an opinion on this but the Tracrite certainly works.
>
>Julian. (sounding like a salesman now!)
>

yeah, I might buy one... it does look a handy bit of kit.
--
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Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
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a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!
 
On or around Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:58:13 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>||| I agree, I've just renewed both swivels and pin bearings on my
>||| knackered old Disco and set the tracking with my Gunsons 'Tracrite'
>||| [1]tool
>||
>|| *perk*
>
>And me.
>
>||
>||| [1] The best tool I've ever purchased, it's saved me hundreds over
>||| the years and more hundreds from premature worn tires after the
>||| muppets in fsuck fit make a balls of it...
>||
>|| wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of wants.
>
>Austin, do you fancy going halves on one?

the trakrite thing is not all that pricey - I've been looking at the kind
with lights and mirrors, and they tend to go a couple of hundred on eBay
second hand and cost 4-500 new, which is much more than I could justify for
something I only need rarely.

The local garage have a much simpler thing which is a hollow ally section
about 1/2" square with 2 cranked ends which slide into it, suitably
calibrated and with position for clamping the ends in place - this you just
use like a ruler to measure between the wheels. But so far I can't find
anyone selling such a device. I did find something a bit like from a US
supplier.

Trakrites on eBay - dunno if it's worth it though, they're only about 50
quid new, and I imagine it's quite possible for an old one to be worn or
something.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

||||| wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of
||||| wants.
|||
||| Austin, do you fancy going halves on one?

|| the trakrite thing is not all that pricey - I've been looking at the
|| kind with lights and mirrors, and they tend to go a couple of
|| hundred on eBay second hand and cost 4-500 new,

I'll take that as a no, then!

--
Rich
==============================

I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.


 
On or around Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:46:27 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>||||| wonder if I can get one... tracking device is on my list of
>||||| wants.
>|||
>||| Austin, do you fancy going halves on one?
>
>|| the trakrite thing is not all that pricey - I've been looking at the
>|| kind with lights and mirrors, and they tend to go a couple of
>|| hundred on eBay second hand and cost 4-500 new,
>
>I'll take that as a no, then!

well, not exactly a no. I've not really given it much thought, as yet,
beyond scouting around ebay looking.

might be a bit tricky going halves on something like that - there's a fair
bit of scenery between us.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849
 
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