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Bill Barney (63.224.105.200)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 3:01 pm: | |
The left trailing wheel on my MC-7 is toed in to far and is wearing out the tire. "Da Book" gives specs and says to adjust if needed but doesn't say how. My bushings, wheel bearings,ect. seem tight. there are shims where the axle bolts on, but changing that should change the other wheel also, and it doesn't need adjusting.any help would be appreciated. |
Geoff (64.1.0.177)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 8:49 am: | |
Are you sure the tag isn't bent from an accident? |
jmaxwell (66.42.93.149)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 3:22 pm: | |
Geoff has probably identified the more likely cause. It is a rare MC7 that did not suffer tag alignment problems as the result of collision with something that it was not designed to encounter. |
Jim Ashworth (Jimnh) (172.138.48.73)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 7:54 pm: | |
You can add/remove shims from each side of the left hand mounting surface to slightly bend that side of the tag axle tube. Most likely cause is that the bushing and shaft is worn,(possibly, and likely, both sides) along with worn radius rod bushings on the drive axle. While an accident causing this problem is certainly not out of the question, 90% of rear tire wear (tags as well as drives) is caused by worn and misaligned tag axles. This also causes front tire wear since the rear misalignment is pushing the bus sideways down the road. Measure alignment of all wheels before jumping to conclusions. Repair of this stuff is not cheap and is time consuming. Find the problem first and then fix it. With tires at $300-$400 each, its cheaper in the long run to fix it.
Jim |