{"id":944,"date":"2020-06-26T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healeyblog.wanjon.nl\/?p=944"},"modified":"2020-06-26T17:25:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:25:06","slug":"front-suspension-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healeyblog.wanjon.nl\/?p=944","title":{"rendered":"Front suspension rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sprite failed the annual test (APK in Dutch). To much play in the fulcrum pin in the lower wishbone and in the kingpin lower bushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Worn
Worn Fulcrum pin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bad maintenance by the previous owner and old hardened grease caused wear on the Fulcrum pin and bushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Worn
Worn Kingpin and lower Wishbone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The kork seals are worn out and the Kingpin shows wear. You can even see the grease groove from the bushing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Old
Old and new fulcrum pin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Old fulcrum pin next to a new one<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Painted
Painted spring seats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Reaming
Reaming lower bushing in stub axle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Only the lower bushing need to be replaced. To get a nice fit the bushing has to be reamed to the diameter of the Kingpin. I used a lathe to align the reamer with the bushing and rotated the reamer by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Fresh
Fresh assembled Stub Axle & Trunnion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lower
new cork seals, kingpin an lower wishbone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Dust
Dust tube with spring in Stub Axle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Long
Long bolts for mounting spring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Using two long wire-ends to compress the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Left
Left front suspension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finished assembly, unfortunately I rotated the trunnion top 180 degrees, which caused a total misalignment (too much toe-in )of the wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Trunnion
Mistake, Trunnion mounted backwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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