Re: axle shim material
Posted by HH56 On 2019/4/17 16:02:17
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The tool is very simple and can be made fairly easily. Here is an illustration of the bare tool and with it mounted. Size is not terribly critical but as I recall it is roughly 2 inches wide and 5 inches long.
Get a piece of material thick enough that it won't flex. Steel, aluminum or even wood would work. If you use wood it also needs to be thin enough that it can slide on the axle threads and still leave enough room the nut and washer can be threaded on a few turns to hold it tightly. Drill a hole large enough for the threads on the axle and locate it toward one end of the block. Drill another smaller hole toward the other end of the block so a 1/4 or 5/16 length of all thread can be inserted and tightened . Use a nut on both sides of the block to adjust the length of the all thread.
Once the block is in position on the axle follow the instructions in the SM to adjust the all thread end to the point touching the backing plate and proceed with the measurement.
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I don't have a tool to measure the end play.
The tool is very simple and can be made fairly easily. Here is an illustration of the bare tool and with it mounted. Size is not terribly critical but as I recall it is roughly 2 inches wide and 5 inches long.
Get a piece of material thick enough that it won't flex. Steel, aluminum or even wood would work. If you use wood it also needs to be thin enough that it can slide on the axle threads and still leave enough room the nut and washer can be threaded on a few turns to hold it tightly. Drill a hole large enough for the threads on the axle and locate it toward one end of the block. Drill another smaller hole toward the other end of the block so a 1/4 or 5/16 length of all thread can be inserted and tightened . Use a nut on both sides of the block to adjust the length of the all thread.
Once the block is in position on the axle follow the instructions in the SM to adjust the all thread end to the point touching the backing plate and proceed with the measurement.
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