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Why the shim?

leftcase
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03 May 2016 21:04 #166207 by leftcase

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Hi guys. There's quite a bit of oil leaking out at the swivel joint in addition to the wobble. Some folk have suggested this often means that the bearings have gone.

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Daniel30
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03 May 2016 21:10 #166208 by Daniel30

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Does it look like this ?

This was my king pin bearings gone :woohoo:

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leftcase
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03 May 2016 21:16 #166209 by leftcase

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Both sides look like that mate.

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03 May 2016 21:33 #166211 by Daniel30

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Oooooh! That's why uou have a bit of wobble on then :blink:

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06 May 2016 18:17 - 06 May 2016 18:18 #166293 by kirkynut

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If it's that bad there is something wrong with the bearings so it's a good job you bought some new ones!

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