Hi all
I'm in the process of overhauling the front axle (new swivel balls, bearings, seals, the lot) following one of the technical guides I found online.
I had a question regarding the upper swivel pin pre-loading. I've tightened the bottom pin to the torque settings stated, and put a thickish shimm under the top one, and tightened to the specified torque.
But the pivot seemed quite tight, so I added a few extra shimms to the top pin and re-did the torque and now it feels better. You can pivot the ball and it takes "an amount" of effort, but it's not difficult to turn it.
The other side which is still original is looser then the one I've done, but the vehicle has always had really light steering, and has always suffered from wandering about the road at speed, so I figured that the original pre-loading was probably too loose.
What are other peoples opinion on pre-loading?
I'm in the process of overhauling the front axle (new swivel balls, bearings, seals, the lot) following one of the technical guides I found online.
I had a question regarding the upper swivel pin pre-loading. I've tightened the bottom pin to the torque settings stated, and put a thickish shimm under the top one, and tightened to the specified torque.
But the pivot seemed quite tight, so I added a few extra shimms to the top pin and re-did the torque and now it feels better. You can pivot the ball and it takes "an amount" of effort, but it's not difficult to turn it.
The other side which is still original is looser then the one I've done, but the vehicle has always had really light steering, and has always suffered from wandering about the road at speed, so I figured that the original pre-loading was probably too loose.
What are other peoples opinion on pre-loading?