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This is not new to you vets but as I work on my Infraction v1 (and Felony) to remove more slop.
Today I was looking at both the Infraction/Felony...previously I have removed slop from the tire areas shimming around the wheel bearing where I left a tiny tick of movement and rear hub areas.
Now looking at the front steering block around the pivot balls, and the upper suspension arm:
How tight do I want to go on the front steering blocks, do I need to leave a small tick? Or, do I tighten them where there is NO tick but they move but not overtighten to restrict movement...what I did? I oil the pivot balls and add Cow Moo-slick on them after each run once I clean it.
Last, on the front upper suspension arms? There is a lot of movement on my Infraction v1 the Felony not so bad but has movement too. I added some shims as you can see in the pic and there is no movement of the arms now...no slop. Was that good or bad does it need that slop or a tick of movement...my rookie thoughts would be no.
Steering block
Upper Suspension Arm
Today I was looking at both the Infraction/Felony...previously I have removed slop from the tire areas shimming around the wheel bearing where I left a tiny tick of movement and rear hub areas.
Now looking at the front steering block around the pivot balls, and the upper suspension arm:
How tight do I want to go on the front steering blocks, do I need to leave a small tick? Or, do I tighten them where there is NO tick but they move but not overtighten to restrict movement...what I did? I oil the pivot balls and add Cow Moo-slick on them after each run once I clean it.
Last, on the front upper suspension arms? There is a lot of movement on my Infraction v1 the Felony not so bad but has movement too. I added some shims as you can see in the pic and there is no movement of the arms now...no slop. Was that good or bad does it need that slop or a tick of movement...my rookie thoughts would be no.
Steering block
Upper Suspension Arm