Re: Itinerant Air-Cooled Los Alamos upd
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:03 pm
I suspect the accident caused it.
The issue with the center pin I covered in the Samba a couple years ago. The stock pin fits slightly different at the bottom. The main thing is that the OG bushings are about .0015 inch tighter than the Febi ones. That makes it rock less. One would not thing it is material but it is. The center pin cap on the top is thicker OG VW than the Febi so it also allows less flex. Use the original top cap if you have one. Same for the spring washer at the bottom.
Also when the relay arm is pinched make sure it is as tight as possible. Any clearance in the bearings and the tightness of that relay arm to the bottom of the pin results in up and down rocking motion first before the tie rods move when the steering is turned.
The issue with the center pin I covered in the Samba a couple years ago. The stock pin fits slightly different at the bottom. The main thing is that the OG bushings are about .0015 inch tighter than the Febi ones. That makes it rock less. One would not thing it is material but it is. The center pin cap on the top is thicker OG VW than the Febi so it also allows less flex. Use the original top cap if you have one. Same for the spring washer at the bottom.
Also when the relay arm is pinched make sure it is as tight as possible. Any clearance in the bearings and the tightness of that relay arm to the bottom of the pin results in up and down rocking motion first before the tie rods move when the steering is turned.