Trailing Arm End Play
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Trailing Arm End Play
I am trying to determine the correct shim when rebuilding the trailing arms. With just the bearings and the spacer installed on the tool (no shims), and the tool installed in the support housing, there is no end play. When I remove the tool from the housing, and install just the bearings and spacer on the tool, there is about .096 gap. I am using Timken bearings, and both races are installed fully into the housing. Any ideas on why this might be happening? I am using the Spindle setup tool from Wilcox. Has anyone had any issues with this tool not being the correct length?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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Was there a shim in on the spindle along with the spacer when you took it apart? I always start by using this shim for my first set-up. You menioned that with just the spacer you had zero end play that will happen because you do not have enough stack up height. I hope you didn't torque that puppy to the 100 ft lbs. without a shim in there you may have trashed the bearings.
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Was there a shim in on the spindle along with the spacer when you took it apart? I always start by using this shim for my first set-up. You menioned that with just the spacer you had zero end play that will happen because you do not have enough stack up height. I hope you didn't torque that puppy to the 100 ft lbs. without a shim in there you may have trashed the bearings.
I had a similar problem, but it was an issue with my setup tool. The tool was the right length, but the journal for the outer bearing was too tall, and the spacer (original '68 part) rode on the journal shoulder. My first and second setup showed a ton of end play; I was wondering if I was gonna have a small enough shim in the kit! I figured out the problem when I tried to pull everything apart to have a look, and the spacer was stuck on the setup tool. Once I got the spacer off, I had to grind down the shoulder of the journal on the tool. After that, the setup went great.
Try your setup once outside of the carrier to make sure everything looks right.
Good luck!
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You have to put a spacer shim in the set up to start with and make shim adjustments from there based on the end play. Without a shim, the tool will not work. I too, hope you did not torque the bearings without one.
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You have to put a spacer shim in the set up to start with and make shim adjustments from there based on the end play. Without a shim, the tool will not work. I too, hope you did not torque the bearings without one.
Willcox Inc.
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Thanks for the help all. It works fine when you put a shim on the tool. Almost like magic. Fortunately, I only put the nut on hand tight without the shim.