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Old 09-14-2018, 09:19 PM   #7
Corley
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Default Re: Radius ball washer and caster

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Originally Posted by Synchro909 View Post
I calculated that a while ago. You need to drop the ball by 5/8" to get one degree. That said, if you're are putting the washer in there to compensate for wear on the ball, it will make virtually no difference because the washer is only replacing what has been worn away. That is, as the ball wears, the caster reduces.
This matches my rough guestamate, that my two inch ball drop have me about 3 degrees additional caster. Since I only measured about 2 degrees to start with, this brought me back to pretty close to the stock 5 degrees like it should be.
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