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DDenialDave reacted to TexasBulldogger's post in the thread Crashed! How do I ensure this never happens again? with
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Dot of paint is to show nut is still tight. Since TP has adjustable lean out. We only have toe in and wheel width for alignment set up. Pretty easy stuff but it's a mix of geometry and trial and error. Join https://sidecar.com/... -
DDenialDave replied to the thread Crashed! How do I ensure this never happens again?.Well when I look at the front mount, it appears solid with the paint mark on it from when it was installed (I did not install it). But it seems to me that there is a lot of thread behind the nut, so I'm questioning why more of the...
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DDenialDave reacted to TexasBulldogger's post in the thread Crashed! How do I ensure this never happens again? with Like.
From my limited structure knowledge, thread engagement length show be at least 1 1/2 times bolt diameter. The heim bolt could never unscrew when mounted, but if the lock nut was loose threads could bang around destroying threads. I...
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DDenialDave replied to the thread Crashed! How do I ensure this never happens again?.Yes, the heim joint came out, ruining the tube it threads into. So I'm having both heim joints replaced, and both tubes on the sidecar mounts replaced- with a higher grade steel. What I am surmising (and I'm definitely not a machinist...
