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Re: Disc brake conversion for BE?

Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion for BE?
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:17:47 -0600
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
References: <8C547876-2EDD-11D9-9447-000A95771166@sport.rr.com> <418B0373.5080803@exit109.com> <87F00C2C-380B-11D9-8624-000A95771166@sport.rr.com> <001201c4cc1d$8b4c5550$6664640a@vgl.cvg.ucdavis.edu>
Ok, but does anyone have the criteria to determine when something is 
not worth working on?

Lester

.. and thanks to all for the info!  Maybe I'll just sandblast it, paint 
it and resell it on eBay..  ;-)


>
>> Ok, so the bits are here.
>>
>> Now, what criteria do i use to determine if:
>>
>> the fulcrum pin (the part that holds the Kingpin to the A arm right?) 
>> is bad, or
>> the bushing that it rides in in the Kingpin is bad or
>> the bushings that it rides in in the A arms are bad?
>>
>> Currently there is a LOT of slop at that joint.
>>
>> Also, what criteria do i use to determine if:
>>
>> The Kingpin is bad
>> Or the upper and lower bushings that the Kingpin rides in are bad?
>>
>> Overall, everything looks pretty good, rotors, backing plates, A 
>> arms, calipers.  Gotta spend a coupla hours in the blast cabinet to 
>> see what's really there then I'll get back to ya..  ;-)
>>
>> Lester
>>
>> Thanks guys! et. al.





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