Re: steering shimmie on 1929

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2017/8/7 9:09:12

Not sure what your problem is but the fact that hundreds of Packards with the trunnion block don't exhibit shimmy shows that it is NOT cause. The trunnion block was actually introduced because it minimized or eliminated shimmy.

My '34 has about 88,000 miles on the front suspension, still original king pins, tie rod and drag link ends, spring shackle bolts and bushings, etc. and they are all still quite snug. But on rare occasions I can get a bit of a shimmy, speeds of about 45 or 50 when crossing a set of railroad tracks at a diagonal to the highway will sometimes do it but a quick and light tap on the brake pedal normally ends it immediately.