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Tue, 28 December 2010 19:46  |
jayrabe
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Registered: June 2009
Location: Portland, OR
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Thanks Ken, the TT have been on my list for awhile, just not near the top yet.
My understanding of the rear suspension is pretty sketchy, as you can tell. Now if we could just get Rob to do a detailed procedure for dummies like me on checking them like he did for the steering system, there might be some hope...
:-)
J
76 PB
Portland, OR
> From: hend4800@bellsouth.net
> Jay,
> I don't think I've ever heard of a bent bogie pin. It's the arms
> themselves that bend, and that from lateral forces such as hitting a
> curb, not from maneuvering. As for your parking situation, I'd
> certainly want to pull straight forward and back, perhaps a couple of
> times, after the S-turn you describe. I'd like to relieve the
> sidewall stresses in the tires even though it's unlikely that the
> suspension arms would be damage by leaving them in that obviously
> distorted condition.
>
> True tracks prevent lateral movement of the suspension arms; they
> won't prevent the twisting which we see as camber change, though they
> may reduce it a slight amount.
>
> The true tracks on the center wheels were one of the last things I did
> to my suspension; I was shocked at how much they improved what I'd
> thought was pretty good tracking.
>
> Ken H.
>
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Jay Rabe <jayrabe@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've been concerned about that too. When I pull in beside my house I have to cut in around parked cars and get close to the curb, so it's a sharp right turn, then after a few feet a sharp left, very low speed of course. Looking in my side view mirror I see that the outside rear wheels are badly tipped, top in, bottom out. Yeah, OK, I guess that's the way they were designed, but I'm wondering, is that the movement that bends the bogie pins? If not, how exactly do they get bent?
> >
> > It's been recommended that after getting next to
> > the curb I pull straight forward a few feet, then back, to let the
> > wheels get realigned. Is that a good thing to do, or not really needed? If I don't do that, and leave the wheel tipped, will that contribute to bending the bogies? And finally, am I understanding correctly that the True Tracks will eliminate that kind of movement?
> ...
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