[SEL] Old vehicle questions. OT

[Elden DuRand]

Curt:

What I do is to make sure the kingpins and tie rod ends are in good condition and the wheel bearings have no slack in them.  If there's slop there, toe-in adjustment will be almost meaningless.

I jack the car up as level as I can and mark (just use a pencil or nail or something to make a fairly fine line) a place on the approximate center of the tread of each tire to measure from.  I Turn the tires so the marks are at the front and measure the distance between the marks.

The, I turn both tires to as close to the exact rear as I can and measure between the same marks.  The difference is toe-in.  Naturally, the distance should be shorter at the front than at the back.  If you get this reversed, it will make for interesting driving fun.  :-)

Take care - Elden
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> Subject: [SEL] Old vehicle questions. OT
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> 
> Gentlemen,
> Engines have been on hold a while as we've 
> continued to work on Devin's
> project vehicle. We are currently assembling the 
> front I-beam axle and
> have a couple of questions for the experts out there.
> 
> 1) When setting toe in, where is the dimension 
> taken from? At the OD of
> the tire? Or at the brake drum/caliper OD? ISTR 
> most toe in specs are a
> 1/16" to a 1/8". Where this is measured makes a 
> HUGE difference in
> resulting angle between the wheels.
> 
> 2) We are in need of dust caps to go on the axle 
> ends. NAPA turned up
> nothing. These caps fit OVER the hubs, not inside 
> like more modern
> vehicles. The Hub measures 2 3/8" diameter and 
> the caps need to be about 1
> 5/8" deep. Anyone know of a source?
> 
> If helpful, a few photos of the front axle can be 
> seen at the bottom of
> this page:
> <http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/W
illyOverlandRestoration/FrontAxleIbeamRebuild/Thumbnails.html>

The entire project is being documented here: LOTS of photos.
<http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/WillyOverlandRestoration/Thumbnails.html>

Thanks,
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

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