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17 Aug 2019 11:31 #212202
by yakuza
Most suppliers of lip seals will allow quite a lot of offset as long as there is no throw. A shaft seal should easily cope with an offset of 0.2mm without it being a leak problem. Most seals should manage 0.4mm offset depending on the profile and design.
Especially if you fix the wooble and vibrations by adding a shim the seal will be more comfy
The reason for me reading old shim threads is that I am going to my garage to shim up my lower shims just as an quick fix before driving tonight to and from a music festival. I will do it properly later and change the bearings and all as a complete service, but driving yesterday I got fed up with the wobble.
So I am trying to find a tip i saw earlier on just adding shims to the lower pins as a test.. but i couldn't find it, or how much to add so I'll just "gefuhl" it.
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 BFG MT, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck, 17%/87% high/low gears.
Replied by yakuza on topic kingpin shims
jayj wrote: Greetings from Panama,
The only issue I can see looking at the drawings is the relation of the axle to the oil seal. If the offset is too severe, the oil seal could leak.
Most suppliers of lip seals will allow quite a lot of offset as long as there is no throw. A shaft seal should easily cope with an offset of 0.2mm without it being a leak problem. Most seals should manage 0.4mm offset depending on the profile and design.
Especially if you fix the wooble and vibrations by adding a shim the seal will be more comfy
The reason for me reading old shim threads is that I am going to my garage to shim up my lower shims just as an quick fix before driving tonight to and from a music festival. I will do it properly later and change the bearings and all as a complete service, but driving yesterday I got fed up with the wobble.
So I am trying to find a tip i saw earlier on just adding shims to the lower pins as a test.. but i couldn't find it, or how much to add so I'll just "gefuhl" it.
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 BFG MT, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck, 17%/87% high/low gears.
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