The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #1

Got a bit of play (top to bottom) on both front wheels - car is still on ground. How can i determine, preferably without stripping everything down, where the problem lies?
Is it best to check with wheels on ground or supported off the ground?

 

jamesmartin

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #2

jack it up, rock the wheel if applying brakes removes the play its wheel bearing,and theres no rialko bush brg top and bottom

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #3

thanks James.
what do you mean "theres no rialko bush brg top and bottom".
At the mo. if I pull hard on the top of the wheel, I can feel some play.

 

jamesmartin

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #4

The Mad Hat Man said:

thanks James.
what do you mean "theres no rialko bush brg top and bottom".
At the mo. if I pull hard on the top of the wheel, I can feel some play.

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theres no bush top pin sits in a bearing 606666 which is same bearing as the bottom one,applying the brake hard will show which

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #5

Are the Ralco bushes adjustable? Can they be tightened or adjusted? Is that by shims?

 

jamesmartin

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #6

The Mad Hat Man said:

Are the Ralco bushes adjustable? Can they be tightened or adjusted?

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disco doesnt have bushes it has a bearing so whereas it can be adjusted it shouldnt be more than 3ish lb pull and, very little wear means bearings buggered unlike a rialko bush

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #7

jamesmartin said:

disco doesnt have bushes it has a bearing so whereas it can be adjusted it shouldnt be more than 3ish lb pull and, very little wear means bearings buggered unlike a rialko bush

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The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #8

thanks..... My bad, calling it a bush.
So you reckon, any play then replace? They seem cheap enough. Replace both?

 

jamesmartin

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #9

The Mad Hat Man said:

thanks..... My bad, calling it a bush.
So you reckon, any play then replace? They seem cheap enough. Replace both?

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not necessarily but its often likely, if your doing 1 do both, bottom pin doesnt need removing to strip down or change both bearings

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Mar 27, 2018

• #10

brill, ta. Will study the manual before playing..