LOOK i slotted my BALLS!

Kept out of this up until now as I initially did not know why this modification was being done. The machining is a very simple procedure using a slot drill or end mill in a vertical milling machine with the work piece held on a rotary table in dividing head mode. If you do not need slots for ongoing adjustment, just for a one off movement, why not weld up the original hole and mill a new hole (slot drill) in the required position for changing the angle?

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Kept out of this up until now as I initially did not know why this modification was being done. The machining is a very simple procedure using a slot drill or end mill in a vertical milling machine with the work piece held on a rotary table in dividing head mode. If you do not need slots for ongoing adjustment, just for a one off movement, why not weld up the original hole and mill a new hole (slot drill) in the required position for changing the angle?

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Brian you need to slot them so you can get the correct castor done by your freindly aligment provider.:D

As for coming loose well, I am running the old 6 bolt swivels, scotch keyed and thread lock & spring w/s. No problems what so ever. As far as torque goes, I think the Isuzu with 4:1 diffs, rock crawler gears and 35" Creepies at 8psi is a good bench mark.

Jumping on the skids at 100km/h will put more load on it than most other cases anyway.:cool:

Good on you for posting in the first place, as someone said before the ones that are knocking it hav'nt done it and probably never will.:cool:


Regards justin

Looks great, top job.

Will any wheel aligment place align it for you ?

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Originally Posted by matbor

Looks great, top job.

Will any wheel aligment place align it for you ?

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They should do depending on your wheel size. Some castor aligners cant get around 35" or bigger when they go from lock to lock.;)


Justin

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Will any wheel aligment place align it for you ?

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im going to talk to a ''specialist'' about it. some one who deals with larger vehicles, trucks and 4x4's.
no more beauies etc for me!

cheers phil

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Originally Posted by discowhite

im going to talk to a ''specialist'' about it. some one who deals with larger vehicles, trucks and 4x4's.
no more beauies etc for me!

cheers phil

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Phil.

Is Pro-axle at Smithfield still there. They were the aligning gurus 10 years ago. I could have the name wrong as well.

Justin

yep! at enfield and smithfield.

cheers phil

well its well over a year, ive been all over the place, high country, fraser hopefully soon to the cape, and now there is 63 000k's on the clock, 26 000 ish when i started this thread...

so i have to confess..................... something about my slotted balls.......
























































THEY STILL HAVE NOT MOVED!!:rocket::thumbsup:

proof.
http://inlinethumb36.webshots.com/42...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/43...600x600Q85.jpg

Good to see

Is that a trick of the camera or are there big ugly garks on your swivel balls?