I was hoping I wouldn't have to scrape.. Oh, well, it's off to the store to get some hi-spot blue.
I'll start off with a .01 shim and peel it back one at a time to get the clearance I need. I still have some plasti-gage from my
motorhead days.
Larry
On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 01:12:29 PM EDT, glenn brooks <brooks.glenn@...> wrote:
Larry,
I have the same problem with my Dalton. I believe it is due to wear in the bearings. Over the years they have become out of round, hence when you tighten them a bit to much, some high spots grab the spindle and start to restrict movement. ?I scrapped my bearings into better shape a few years ago and improved their action. Still not perfect, but much more effective now.
The best way I have found to to tighten the bolts in the caps is to put a bar into the spindle, and pull upwards against the bearings. Adjust the shims and tighten until you achieve the .002¡± limit of movement. ?
Also I believe equalizing the shim height on both sides of the caps is important.
Glenn?
On Sep 13, 2020, at 8:50 AM, L Leonard via <
metalmechanic@...> wrote:
All I've left to do on my Lot? 4 is tend to the spindle bearings. If I tighten the caps the spindle turns with? a? lot of drag.
I was wondering if there is a recommended torque for the caps and if Bert used shims in his original designs.
I can find these by trial and error but I thought I'd ask to save a bit of time.
Be well
Larry
