HueyPilotVN
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I was going thru the maintenance records that were in the replacement RV that I got a few weeks ago.
I found that the previous owner, a physician, had installed the castor shims that improve the steering on a E-450 chassis during a front end alignment. This increased the positive castor from 3 degrees to 5.
When I drove the new one from Phoenix to Q. I thought it steered better that my old one.
These parts were one of the five modifications that were to go on the old RV but now are for the new one.
Since they have already been installed and I do not like returning things, only giving things away.
The two of them were about $100 but I am not interested in selling them, so they are free, just do something nice for somebody else.
Installation is not to complicated.
You remove the cotter pin and the castellated nut, remove the old factory shim and install the new ones with the vertical line to the rear. This moves the top towards the rear and pushes the tire another 2 degrees forward.
You can watch an installation video on Utube and here are a couple of pictures.
I will bring them to Q in a few weeks.
I also discovered that much of the give away stuff for Q, was in the back of the Jeep and did not burn up.
I found that the previous owner, a physician, had installed the castor shims that improve the steering on a E-450 chassis during a front end alignment. This increased the positive castor from 3 degrees to 5.
When I drove the new one from Phoenix to Q. I thought it steered better that my old one.
These parts were one of the five modifications that were to go on the old RV but now are for the new one.
Since they have already been installed and I do not like returning things, only giving things away.
The two of them were about $100 but I am not interested in selling them, so they are free, just do something nice for somebody else.
Installation is not to complicated.
You remove the cotter pin and the castellated nut, remove the old factory shim and install the new ones with the vertical line to the rear. This moves the top towards the rear and pushes the tire another 2 degrees forward.
You can watch an installation video on Utube and here are a couple of pictures.
I will bring them to Q in a few weeks.
I also discovered that much of the give away stuff for Q, was in the back of the Jeep and did not burn up.
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