 Ears, ears....., I been worrying bout ears for years |
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| J P Stein |
 Dec 30 2007, 09:28 PM
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Irrelevant old fart  Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None  |
....Sorry. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
The ear is now 1/4 inch thick. I can't come up with anything obvious to brace the back side of the ear.....the angles are too great for anything to be of much good...tho I'm open to suggestions. Summore welding & grinding and we can move to the other side. Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| Mugs914 |
Dec 30 2007, 10:52 PM
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"Hey, yellow IS faster!" Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 22-July 05 From: Temple TEXAS Member No.: 4,452 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Looks good! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
This is something I was planning to do on the turbo but haven't actually done yet. It uses a section of tube, or just formed sheet, to reinforce the "back side" of the ear. It would wrap around the bottom of the ear under the pivot arm, and connect to the front side of the console and the long. Pardon the quickie P-shop job, but it should give you the general idea... Attached image(s) 
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| McMark |
Dec 30 2007, 10:55 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Back to the tranny brace... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
Looks pretty sturdy otherwise. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) That shouldn't go anywhere. |
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| eeyore |
Dec 31 2007, 12:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 889 Joined: 8-January 04 From: meridian, id Member No.: 1,533 Region Association: None |
Look beautiful, but if the ear is 1/4" thick, and trailing arm has roller bearings, how is toe and camber adjusted?
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Dec 31 2007, 02:20 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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QUOTE(Mark Garriott @ Dec 30 2007, 10:47 PM)  Look beautiful, but if the ear is 1/4" thick, and trailing arm has roller bearings, how is toe and camber adjusted? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) How would that change how you adjust the toe and camber? You set those by using shims and adjusting out the trailing arms. Looks nice JP. When you're done you can come up here and do mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| J P Stein |
Dec 31 2007, 06:07 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Mark Garriott @ Dec 30 2007, 10:47 PM) Look beautiful, but if the ear is 1/4" thick, and trailing arm has roller bearings, how is toe and camber adjusted? Mark brings up a valid point. There is enough slop in bearing set-up (in and out) to allow for it. The is washer not parallel to the bushing face. The result is uneven wear on the inner washer.....which was apparent with the original ear. The alignment guy was cussing at it last season....I don't suppose I've made it any easier. I run -.5 camber & 0 toe. Were I going for -2 or thereabouts, we could have a problem. |
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| Joe Ricard |
Dec 31 2007, 08:23 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
I imagine camber and toe would have to be designed in with a hunk of iron that thick.
You could always put in a spherical bearing. But for what JP is using for static alignment settings this should be more than adequate to maintain those settings under load. |
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