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Dbbc · 04-16-2024, 08:38 PM

Aloha
Got a slight play on the front left wheel when I hold the wheel at the top and bottom. Side to side seems ok
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Mahalo

Synchro909 · 04-16-2024, 09:12 PM

Wheel bearings, king pin or king pin lose in the axle is where I would start.

old31 · 04-17-2024, 03:57 AM

I agree with synchro. I would start by taking the drum off, inspect the bearings, grease the bearings, and then tighten the proper way to rule out the bearing.

If that didnt help then look to the king pins.

ronn · 04-17-2024, 05:44 AM

power sliding again? thats what a high compression head will do for ya!

lol

Wick · 04-17-2024, 05:52 AM

Wack the king pin holding wedge bolt,then tighten. Nobody ever checks these things.

Synchro909 · 04-17-2024, 06:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wick

Wack the king pin holding wedge bolt,then tighten. Nobody ever checks these things.

That is exactly what causes the eye in the axle to stretch. Then, the only cure is to replace the axle or have the eye shrunk and reamed back to original size.
I hope for the OPs sake, that is not his problem.

Rob Doe · 04-17-2024, 07:17 PM

Synchro, please explain further. Should the lock bolt be tightened with a wrench only? Are the lock bolts not softer than the forged axle? At least one curious mind wants to know?

Synchro909 · 04-17-2024, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Doe

Synchro, please explain further. Should the lock bolt be tightened with a wrench only? Are the lock bolts not softer than the forged axle? At least one curious mind wants to know?

Driving the cotter pin (yes, that is a cotter pin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotter...%20split%20pin.) in with a hammer puts a far greater pressure on the wedge part of it than the nut alone does, forcing the pin towards the middle of the axle and the pin towards the outer end of it. That is what stretches the (thin) metal, leaving the eye too big. The nut applies enough pressure. Don't ask how I know this.

Dbbc · 04-17-2024, 08:44 PM

Ding...Ding..Ding, we have a winner: Mr. Wick
I just tighten the bolt on the wedge (was not quite able to tighten by hand, but it felt very easy with a short wrench). Play is gone, at least for now.
Will confirm after driving around a bit.
Thank you again for all of you who posted a response, being handy but not really a car guy, I had to do a little bit of research to figure out what you all were talking about. Learning bit by bit.
Again thank you all.
daniel

nkaminar · 04-18-2024, 06:56 AM

Glad you got it fixed. I was going to volunteer to come and help if you paid for the airline ticket.

Synchro909 · 04-18-2024, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

Glad you got it fixed. I was going to volunteer to come and help if you paid for the airline ticket.

I've made that offer several times but never an uptake.

04-16-2024, 08:38 PM	#1
Dbbc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Honolulu Posts: 116	Front left wheel play Aloha Got a slight play on the front left wheel when I hold the wheel at the top and bottom. Side to side seems ok Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Mahalo

04-16-2024, 09:12 PM	#2
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,503	Re: Front left wheel play Wheel bearings, king pin or king pin lose in the axle is where I would start. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood. Last edited by Synchro909; 04-17-2024 at 02:03 AM.

04-17-2024, 03:57 AM	#3
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,104	Re: Front left wheel play I agree with synchro. I would start by taking the drum off, inspect the bearings, grease the bearings, and then tighten the proper way to rule out the bearing. If that didnt help then look to the king pins.

04-17-2024, 05:44 AM	#4
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,795	Re: Front left wheel play power sliding again? thats what a high compression head will do for ya! lol

04-17-2024, 05:52 AM	#5
Wick Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gwynn's Island Va Posts: 1,393	Re: Front left wheel play Wack the king pin holding wedge bolt,then tighten. Nobody ever checks these things.

04-17-2024, 07:17 PM	#7
Rob Doe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 497	Re: Front left wheel play Synchro, please explain further. Should the lock bolt be tightened with a wrench only? Are the lock bolts not softer than the forged axle? At least one curious mind wants to know? __________________ "It ain't what you know for certain that gets ya in trouble. It's what ya know for certain that just ain't so!"

04-17-2024, 08:44 PM	#9
Dbbc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Honolulu Posts: 116	Re: Front left wheel play Ding...Ding..Ding, we have a winner: Mr. Wick I just tighten the bolt on the wedge (was not quite able to tighten by hand, but it felt very easy with a short wrench). Play is gone, at least for now. Will confirm after driving around a bit. Thank you again for all of you who posted a response, being handy but not really a car guy, I had to do a little bit of research to figure out what you all were talking about. Learning bit by bit. Again thank you all. daniel

04-18-2024, 06:56 AM	#10
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,907	Re: Front left wheel play Glad you got it fixed. I was going to volunteer to come and help if you paid for the airline ticket. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.