Thread: Swivel ball

i cant help you with your question at the moment but am just wondering if you have any before and after photos,i have to do mine very soon

The line described by the top and bottom swivel bearings (king pin angle) projects a line that intersects at the interface between tyre footprint and road surface. i.e. the bottom is the lug that protrudes.

Isn't it obvious?????

Or put a stick through the two holes - it is right way up when the stick is leaning in at the top.

John

The top bearing cambers in. You got to put the thinking cap on when pressing in the bearings. I put them in the wrong way once........

Not a series one but the general idea.....

well it looks like i got it right how ever the wheel looks to have a slight positive camber and the left looks straight up and down 0 camber so i bolted a wheel up and put a level on it (the whole axle is out of the truck) and the right wheel is out maybe something is bent so i best investigate. schmierer LR at singleton i got a bloke called Hardchrome Services i dont have any pics but the ball came back spot on. the series one shop has them too i think have a look there too i was lucky an only needed one chromed

Check to see if the axle tube is bent. You can do this by clamping a straight edge to each flange end and measuring the distance between them; or measuring the inclination of the flange with a bubble level and square.

That should at least confirm that there is a bend. Bent tubes can be pulled straight with an oxy set and a lever and someone who is switched-on, to help,

Cheers Charlie

If I may ask, what was the cost of the hard chroming?