You shouldn't do any of that. You probably have some bent parts that
are causing the gap. Either the upright, or the arms are the most
likely, but it could be anything. The parts should fit precisely and
move freely.
If you stroke the suspension and the gap changes then you definitely
have bent parts.
On Jul 19, 2009, at 8:51 PM, davehogye wrote:
> My apologies for sending an email though my aol address. A reply had
> the word
> spam connected to it. I'm sending a return reply though my comcast
> address.
>
>
> B Randall, thanks for your reply.
> B B To clarify, with the 1/8"+ gap at the trunnion and the arms, as
> soon as I
> try to lessen the gap, the trunnion binds up tight. I've reamed the
> bushings
> to a close fit and they move freely until I try to tighten the gap.
> I've
> opened up the diameter of bushes on one side, to what I feel is too
> sloppy, to
> decrease the binding and I feel that this is also not correct
> because the
> trunnion pin is now riding on a small portion of the bushing surface
> because
> the pin is cocked in the bushing a bit. I think that I can make this
> work, but
> it doesn't seem right. I have a factory service manual that
> describes to
> trunnion set up and I have a good understanding of the process. This
> is
> however my first attempt at setting up a TR and I'm wondering if
> this is a
> typical sort of problem one might have. I'd really like to get it
> right and
> not too tight.B
>
>
> B B Thanks again for the reply,
> B B Dave
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