Re: Itinerant Air-Cooled Still In So Cal
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:44 pm
Since I've started my own engine thread for the documentation and rebuild, I won't mention more of that here, but I will say I finally unwrapped the saran wrap from my ball joints and wrapped up the last item from my appointment list. Reconditioned torsion arms installed on this bus today. I buttoned it all up, went for a ride, cleaned up the tools, and found the old grease seal on my dirty left lower arm as I was packing up to send for a core charge.
So I got to do 1.5 buses worth of torsion arms today; I feel like I have it down to a science. Colin, thanks for the confidence boost and napkin drawing to guide me through my springy splayed splines. Thankfully both upper welds were still intact. Return to center feels the same or slightly slower. I can't tell if it's honestly tighter or a placebo. MUCH LESS clunking over speed bumps and dirt roads. One more tie rod end to go, and those clunks should be gone. Thanks again.
Robbie
So I got to do 1.5 buses worth of torsion arms today; I feel like I have it down to a science. Colin, thanks for the confidence boost and napkin drawing to guide me through my springy splayed splines. Thankfully both upper welds were still intact. Return to center feels the same or slightly slower. I can't tell if it's honestly tighter or a placebo. MUCH LESS clunking over speed bumps and dirt roads. One more tie rod end to go, and those clunks should be gone. Thanks again.
Robbie