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Re: [Spridgets] Midget spring pan

To: Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Midget spring pan
From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:33:53 -0500
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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References: <8E0C4020-4915-4F49-B074-AEC20E8B5485@chartermi.net>
Yes, it does. Mine allows for castor adjustment as well. 

Ron Soave

> On Mar 29, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
> 
> The kingpin in that photo was not locked to the fulcrum pin with the usual 
> "cotter" pin.  It was allowed to rotate on the fulcrum pin and the oval hole 
> worn in the end is the result.  Clancy's design uses two bearings per fulcrum 
> pin instead of threads.  The kingpin does not rotate on the fulcrum pin.
> 
>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 7:31 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Not sure what Iâ??m looking at. We used a design using actual bearing 
>> surfaces rather than using threads rotating as a bearing...
>> 
>> Ron Soave
>> 
>>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 4:23 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Welds look good.  Kingpin rotates on a chromoly pin?  Hmmm, watch out 
>>> for this happening.....
>>> 
>>> <image0.jpeg>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 5:09 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Iâ??ve got those as well, but ultimately like our design a bit better. 
>>>> Ours have the kingpin rotate on a chromoly pin rather than having the pin 
>>>> rotate. See a few of the welds we added- 
>>>> 
>>>> Ron Soave
>>>> 
>> 
> 

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