ra23 castor rods

[stradlater]

Stefan: Dang, they look hot, and useful too probably. What are they worth? I might get some.

GT: Thanks man.... :-) Might have to borrow that water pipe on the weekend or something.. :-)

[Stefan]

Stefan: Dang, they look hot, and useful too probably. What are they worth? I might get some.

Well, they in theory stop geometry changing dynamically, and the sperhical joints allow the struts to move freely up and down as they should (rather than binding bushing). Current list price is 200 USD + shipping, I can't remember what I paid.

Unfortunately, the thread in the middle has started to rust, but the sperhical joined end is still nice and shiny.

[stradlater]

what's it in for you, an 86 or a 60?

And where do you buy them from?

[twentyEight]

You buy them from T3...

As in www.technotoytuning.com/index2.php

Oh, and your bday present might be that it's all done for you by the time you get home this arvo... In fact, just about to leave now...

[stradlater]

Ah.... Smart is this man...

I thought T3 was some sort of car or something.

[Stefan]

what's it in for you, an 86 or a 60?

A (GA)65 - see my sig

[stradlater]

Ahh... Tricky.

[twentyEight]

Strad, how come you needed to remove them to reconnect the crossmember?

I'll pop over this arvo, reconnect the castor rods to the LCAs, then put the LCAs back into the crossmember for you... Just like I did with mine...

Simon: I couldn't put my LCA's back in place to the base of the cross member without removing the castor rods. It was simply impossible. I would imagine that my alignment setup is slightly differnt to yours and the cross member is slightly further back.

It's a piece of piss to connect the LCAs to the crossmember with the castor rods joined...

I just came back from your joint, and have done it for you... Happy Birthday!

[twentyEight]

Oh, and you need to get some washers to sit under the nuts that hold the swaybar to the rod that joins to the crossmember... The swaybar bush on the passenger side has almost completely popped off over the nut!

[stradlater]

HAH Smart arse. thanks for that. I didn't even realise.. Would have been a hell of a surprise if I had gone to work on it on the weekend and found they were attached!

Did you have tools on you?

You must have only just left before I got home.

Yeah, I've got that washer, it fell off yesterday.

That will be fixed when I have to remove the sway bar entirely.

["Z" UTE]

Most of the old TA22's have so much old paint or rust on the castor rod threaded end. I undo the front nut, remove the bar, and wave an oxy torch over the end. Efffectively burning the old paint and grease off.(a butane torch will do the same job) Liberally soak with WD40 or similar. Place in vice, and wind the back nut backwards and forwards on the rod. It will eventually free up, and you can then have your caster adjusted at wheel alignment.

cheers Chuck.

[twentyEight]

HAH Smart arse. thanks for that. I didn't even realise.. Would have been a hell of a surprise if I had gone to work on it on the weekend and found they were attached!

Did you have tools on you?

You must have only just left before I got home.

Yeah, I've got that washer, it fell off yesterday.

That will be fixed when I have to remove the sway bar entirely.

Yeah, I took my tools with me...

Why do you think you'll have to remove the swaybar entirely?

You may be able to fit the pan between the crossmember and the swaybar like I did with mine, or you can just use an AE86 swaybar which will give you even more room in there...

[timbosaurus]

It's a piece of piss to connect the LCAs to the crossmember with the castor rods joined...

I just came back from your joint, and have done it for you... Happy Birthday!

Hey Simon...

I deliberately left MY shed and side gate open this arvo, but alas... The hilux is not running, the 1G is still not wired up in the '28, the guttering on my house is still rusty, the tree in my yard hasn't been cut down, the exhaust on the levin is still not fitted, and my shed is still not clean!!!!

I thought you loved me!!!

[twentyEight]

I would have got around to all that for you Tim, but I had to do some work for Riceburna this arvo...