I was super sick at CM last year so I don't remember much.... thats my excuse and Im sticking to it! lol I do remember you there now, my bad lol
Gert's New Legs
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J Kimmel
Hard Core 4+
Looks awesome!
If youāre running wilwoods I had to bleed mine several times. A power bleeder will help a ton for that
Whatās your caster at? Old front had horrible caster and consequently lots of wander. New one has much more caster and Iām one hand on the wheel as fast as itāll go.
Grease your u joints often and you may need to remove the top BJ eliminator bolt and shorten it. I had to take a couple threads off to clear zirc fittings.
Donāt forget the big Allan for your BJ eliminators. Theyāre going to loosen until the settle in.
Have fun !
If youāre running wilwoods I had to bleed mine several times. A power bleeder will help a ton for that
Whatās your caster at? Old front had horrible caster and consequently lots of wander. New one has much more caster and Iām one hand on the wheel as fast as itāll go.
Grease your u joints often and you may need to remove the top BJ eliminator bolt and shorten it. I had to take a couple threads off to clear zirc fittings.
Donāt forget the big Allan for your BJ eliminators. Theyāre going to loosen until the settle in.
Have fun !
Gerty
Rising Sun Member
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Dude your response is perfectly spot on. Funny you mention all you did because yes, I'm running Wilwoods and as I'm sure you know, they've got 4 total bleed screws each caliper but you only bleed the two "highest" screws, which I did 3 times so far. And while I'll do another 1-2 bleed efforts, I preemptively set an appointment on Wednesday afternoon with a shop in Moab to vacuum bleed the system if I still can't get it.
And then separately, you're spot on regarding the caster - I called PSC today and they told me the same thing. I'll check to be sure but I think I'm at 6-degrees caster right now. PSC recommended increasing it, which I will do.
And then yes, the upper ball joint hex head is literally the first thing on my tool packing list!
Thank you for the foresight on greasing the ujoints. I did so already but I'll keep an eye on it. I don't think I'll need to shorten the upper bolt; I've got about a quarter in clearance between it and the axle shaft yoke.
And then separately, you're spot on regarding the caster - I called PSC today and they told me the same thing. I'll check to be sure but I think I'm at 6-degrees caster right now. PSC recommended increasing it, which I will do.
And then yes, the upper ball joint hex head is literally the first thing on my tool packing list!
Thank you for the foresight on greasing the ujoints. I did so already but I'll keep an eye on it. I don't think I'll need to shorten the upper bolt; I've got about a quarter in clearance between it and the axle shaft yoke.
J Kimmel
Hard Core 4+
I usually grease them every other trip.
We fought my brakes for 3 nights. Itās pretty good now but it was a big battle.
I had to clearance my bolts a little bit and we just replaced u joints in another and we had to take about two threads out.
Canāt wait to see pics
We fought my brakes for 3 nights. Itās pretty good now but it was a big battle.
I had to clearance my bolts a little bit and we just replaced u joints in another and we had to take about two threads out.
Canāt wait to see pics