This assembly is in the basement. The damper is on the car. I guess we are
looking at finding that bigger hammer. I must not be suitably drifting.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Frank Clarici <spritenut at exit109.com>
To: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
Date: February 10, 2000 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: trunnion link
>Robert Duquette wrote:
>>
>> I couldn't help myself. I whacked. I did get more distance established.
>> Then it stopped advancing. Where's the next sized hammer ... I can't
find
>> it! So I turned it back down with the nut. We're up to about a 1/4 inch
of
>> free play now. Anyone think that I should perhaps file down the threads
a
>> bit? The king pin is toast already, but I would like to avoid having to
buy
>> another trunnion link.
>
>Make sure you have freeplay on the shack arm travel or you will be
>trying to whack a trunion that is bottomed out via the shock on the
>body.
>
>A shot of liquid qrench and a smack should do it.
>Some stubburn ones need a "suitable drift" to continue the whacking
>process down thru the trunion.
>
>When all else fails, get a bigger hammer!
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Too many Sprites (again)
>There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
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