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Old 11-22-2020, 04:12 PM   #13
BRENT in 10-uh-C
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Default Re: spring perches, castle nuts, and cotter keys

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Originally Posted by dmaxweb View Post
I bought a pair of repro spring perches from one of the vendors about 5 years ago. I'm just now putting them on. When installing them (while rotating king pin) the threaded shaft on the brake actuator arm will not go in the hole in the spring perch. The hole diameter is fine but looks like it's about 1/16" outboard from where it shoud be. Has anyone experienced this?
Yes, look at post #3 above. Those were absolute junk. They did not fit the front radius rod correctly and as Roger said above, the holes were not drilled correctly. I think most vendors sent them back and that is how the guy in the northeast got them.
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