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Re: [GMCnet] Setting the front ride height procedure [message #294019 is a reply to message #294002] Mon, 18 January 2016 10:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Bob de Kruyff   United States
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Scott Nutter wrote on Mon, 18 January 2016 00:19
*********UPDATE***********

First of all, mine was a real pain in the rear.........
The PO used a real good thread locker on the pork chop set bolt. It took what seemed like all day to get them out. And that was with a 1/2" drive breaker bar.......It actually required twice as much force to remove the set bolts than it did to compress the pork chop with the unloader tool...
After taking the bolts to the wire wheel for cleaning, I coated them with anti seize. They went back in with no problem.

Since this was my first time to set the ride height, I erred on the cautious side and lifted the front end till the wheels were off the ground before I compresses the pork chop with the unloader tool. All went according to plan with no hiccups. I ran out of time, so no test drive to allow the front end to set in. Hopefully that will be in the next few days.

I have a friend who has extreme duty Kent Moore torsion bar unloader tool. When I get a chance to fine tune the front end height, I am going to use that unloader tool and attempt to set the height WITHOUT raising the front wheels off the ground. I just don't know how I'm going to fit under the coach without the front end jacked up.......I will post results when finished....Scott out..




Scott--don't forget to check the front toe setting. Depending on how much you raised the coach, the toe will change a lot.


Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
 
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