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« on: May 03, 2006, 16:25:08 »
looking in the haynes manual it says to set the swivel pin bearings using a spring balance, well i haven't got a spring balance so is there a way of setting it by feel

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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2006, 16:42:28 »
You can, but its difficult t describe and comes with experience.  Spring balances are pretty cheap from a fishing tackle shop and if you keep with LRs you'll need it more than once!

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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2006, 17:47:04 »
well is it loose  or should there be some resistance
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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2006, 17:55:04 »
Shouldn't be loose, shouldn't be too much resistance. :roll:  See what I mean?!

I think the manual says that you need about 1.3-1.6 kgs of pull.  Difficult to judge if you've never done one before and it makes a huge difference to the way the vehicle behaves.  This set up has a large bearing on steering shake.

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« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2006, 19:21:05 »
IIRC the swivel seal makes quite a bit of difference, without it it's a matter of a few LBs (I seem to remeber it's about the same as a pint of water, maybe justy over).

You can do it with a weight on a string running over a pulley, but the spring balance is best.
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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2006, 20:34:57 »
RRB i just tried weighting a bag of bolts then rigging up a pulley, i think i need some more shims as i have put new swivel bearings in, hopefully someone at work will have a spring balance i can borrow
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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2006, 01:57:05 »
Make sure of the weight as adding more shims will loosen the swivel, take them out to tighten it!  :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2006, 09:09:19 »
cheers budgie, i have stuck new bearings in so thats why it probably needs more shims to loosen it, im ogoing to get hold of a spring balance anyway and do it properly, i found out the my metal brake pipes need replacing now, when will this ever end.
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« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2006, 16:22:24 »
It's a Land Rover Nick, it never ends!!  :lol:
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« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2006, 16:31:48 »
i now have a spring balance in my hand, although in this weather id rather it was a pint of beer
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2006, 16:31:51 »
Just what I was going to say!

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« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2006, 16:32:09 »
Just what I was going to say!

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« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2006, 16:32:30 »
did you mean the beer or it never ending 8)
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« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2006, 16:34:50 »
Quote from: "nickW"
did you mean the beer or it never ending 8)



Probably both  :D

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« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2006, 16:35:13 »
I meant the never ending - but only meant to say it once.  Now, the beer sounds like a good idea!

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« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2006, 16:45:28 »
It was such a good comment Henry it deserves to be said twice!!  :D

Just to cheer you up Nick, it's just stopped raining up here, we've got total cloud cover and I'm on nights!  :wink:
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