| Trailing Bogie - Fixing Toe Out [message #93870] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 16:57  |
rvanwin
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Registered: April 2007
Location: Battlefield, MO
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Just had a friend's coach in my barn to check a problem he is having with the right rear-rear tire. Camber was a little over 1 degree negative and about 1/2 degree negative on the rear-front. We shimmed the bogie and got back about a 1/2 degree. However, checking the toe, the rear-rear is about 1/2" toe-out. Looks like the rear trailing arm is bent. According to PO records, the tire and rim was replaced a number of years ago so we think it must have encountered a mishap. The new tire on that wheel has worn rapidly since the coach was purchased.
I've seen discussions about using a jack against a wall and using a porta-power. We can't use the wall because we need to go the other way. Can you put a porta-power between the frame and bogie to bend the arm? Do you position it back at the spindle box? Seems like this puts a lot of pressure on the pins but according to the discussions it appears that people have had success. Trying to find the best/least expensive approach.
Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO
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