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06-06-2015, 12:26 AM | #1 |
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Radius ball shim
I can't find my answer on existing posts, so I'll ask afresh to all the Model A Wizards... I seem to have no appreciable CASTOR, so I purchased a hemi-spherical cup-like shim with a hole in it from Brattons. Then, I found a really dumb You Tube video of some guys in Mass. "RichPins" installing it UNDER THE BALL! [Jeepers, these guys don't know how to communicate, and the dad gives rediculous half answers to his son, like "I don't know, I tighten it till it feels good"]. I'm convinced they are wrong and "bass-ackwards". Shouldn't it go OVER the radius ball? Only OVER the ball would push the ball down (lower it) and change the castor. Am I wrong or right here?
Also, is it fairly easy to pull the radius ball down to get this cup over the top of the ball (felt pad too)? ~ Chuck
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06-06-2015, 12:53 AM | #2 |
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Re: Radius ball shim
Given that most of the wear happens on the top of the ball, I agree with you but for a different reason. It should go on the top.
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06-06-2015, 05:38 AM | #3 |
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Re: Radius ball shim
Yes, it should go on the top for both reasons. But, it won't add very much caster. Make sure the rod to axle attachment is tight/correct also. Caster should be around 5º.
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06-06-2015, 08:04 AM | #4 |
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Re: Radius ball shim
Maybe you should also check if you have the original Radius Rod socket set or the later replacement.
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06-06-2015, 08:31 AM | #5 |
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Ok, Thanks. I put it in wrong, due to "You Tube University". ~ Chuck
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06-09-2015, 09:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: Radius ball shim
Regarding caster; are there any "axle twisters " left in upstate N.Y. The one in Williamsport, Pa. can't do A's, only trucks.
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06-10-2015, 06:56 PM | #9 |
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Any large truck repair/spring shop might be able to help??
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06-10-2015, 11:47 PM | #10 |
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it will work its way to the bottom unless you tack weld it up top.
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06-16-2015, 11:41 PM | #11 |
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Re: Radius ball shim
Thanks, Bill. I will put some heavy axle grease on it, even though it's supposed to be lubricated from the top. I guess if they got enough grease from the top, they wouldn't wear out... right?
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Re: Radius ball shim
Slack in the radius ball gets "overlooked" many times! Just think, with a loose ball, if you welded a TILLER handle to the rear of the radius rods, you could LITERALLY "STEER" the car with it!
You also have to KNOW if the socket set up is original, or the larger set up, that was designed to accommodate the rubber ball. Another, often overlooked thing, is loose nuts that secure the steering arms to the spindles, usually causing a side to side "WOBBLY" FEELING, at "MID" speeds! Bill W.
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One last fix: cast iron drums tomorrow, and I'm in tall cotton! Chuck
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I'm not refuting you, but I never heard of, or considered that the shim would work its way down. The hole in the center is clearly intended to pass lubricant from "on high" onto the ball. If the shim ishifts downward, that would be a design flaw, I'm thinkin'. Then again, a shim was not in the original engineering. You could be right.
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