[Spridgets] Culprit photos- Re: In a lurch

Chris King cbking at alum.rpi.edu
Mon May 25 05:56:15 MDT 2009


Ron,

>From bottom to top, it might be the fulcrum pin in the wishbone, the
kingpin bushings, or the trunion bushings. Someone else mentioned a
cracked wishbone, could be that at the fulcrum pin.

Take the drum back off and see if you can find any movement in the
suspension...

-=Chris

Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/

<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: Ron Soave [soavero at yahoo.com]
>Sent: 5/25/2009 2:54:08 AM
>To: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Culprit photos- Re: In a lurch
>
>I actually went to church and convinced my son to pray for the car. IT
never
>works at the racetrack either.
>
>I re-loaded, re-shimmed wheel bearings. I think I'm actually getting
passable at
>that procedure. Verified brakes are same material. Made sure pads were
centered.
>Dialed them in to the definition of "light drag". The more I dial in
the other
>stuff, the worse it seems to get. I have definitely isolated a 12
o'clock to 6
>o'clock rocking motion on the wheel, like a Dwight Gooden curveball
before he
>discovered crack. Is that kingpins or bearings/hubs?
>
>
>
>.


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