More shims for trunnions is tighter but more shims for wheel bearings is
looser. Thats just the way
God made them.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Hutchings" <s.hutchings@rogers.com>
To: <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 5:41 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Upper trunnion question
> OK, I'll admit I feel a bit silly asking this question, because there's
> obviously something about this procedure I don't quite get. I even put
> this job aside, and went on with a lot of other aspects of the restoration
> first. But here I am...
> When I did my wheel bearings, I understood how the shims were working
> because I had to get a certain end float within a given torque wrench
> setting...got it.
> However, with the upper trunnion bearing, and king pin nut, I can screw
> down the nut until it's too tight, and the trunnion can't move freely, or
> stop just before that. I can't see how the shims change this, as long as
> there's enough thread to over tighten. I hope this conveys my
> misunderstanding clearly.
> I'm using the new roller bearings, and the nut is a locknut, rather than
> the original castellated with pin. (Sorry Rich!)
> Thanks for your indulgence...I've been accused of over-thinking things
> before!
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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