Thread: My 2a freshen up

Thanks Rod I can sleep easy now

Originally Posted by AJF

Paul

how did you go getting the loading right on the front swivel balls? Was it easy? Any tricks?

cheers
angus

Easy peasy all you need is a spring scale and shims..........add or subtract until you get to 6/7kg friction range, I used inner hole on passenger relay arm as I felt outer would distort reading by giving more leverage as opposed to shorter driver side.

Cheers Paul

One thing to note about the angle of the wheels - while the camber is only 1.5deg, the king pin inclination is 7deg, so the wheels lean more noticeably if not in the straight ahead position, especially if on full lock as the wheels are at different angles.

Hey Paul, where did you get your balls from ? And did you buy genuine parts or after market ? And how much were they ???

I used a fishing scale to measure the preload on my swivel balls. The genuine workshop manual shows which hole to use on the steering arms. From memory its the track rod holes as they are in the same position on both sides but opposite way around obviously. Keep up the good work Paul.

Cheers Rod

After just over 12 months I now have a rolling chassis

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Fuel tanks painted last bits to need paint

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Cheers Paul

Great effort Paul, although I'm sure "Freshen Up" is not an accurate description, you really have gone to town.

I will follow closely :-)

Cheers,
John

a little more progress engine and gearbox in.........if I had to do it again I would lift engine and gearbox in as one unit

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Not quiet Duck Egg Blue but I'm happy with result

Cheers Paul