Steering Spindle Plates
Posted: November 26th, 2013, 10:02 am
My right spindle plate was getting rounded out and the spindle was starting to get damaged. I tried some JB Weld to fill in the gaps but it broke off within a couple of days.
The kids have been running it with the wheels and I had the toe set up pretty well but there is still 1"-2" slop in the steering.
So then I found a new plate on vintagesleds.com and put that one in. Last night my kid clipped the right ski on the power box in our back yard and now there is 2"-3" of slop.
I should note...it doesn't have any bushings on the posts. I just picked them up last night and was going to put them in when he took it out for a spin to test the new needle/seat and had the above accident.
So here is my question. Do I take it apart, put in the bushings and hope for the best. Use a little JB Weld again? Get the alignment squared up and have the plates welded on (can you do this without melting the busings)?
I know they are not designed to take a direct hit but these plates seem pretty week.
The kids have been running it with the wheels and I had the toe set up pretty well but there is still 1"-2" slop in the steering.
So then I found a new plate on vintagesleds.com and put that one in. Last night my kid clipped the right ski on the power box in our back yard and now there is 2"-3" of slop.
I should note...it doesn't have any bushings on the posts. I just picked them up last night and was going to put them in when he took it out for a spin to test the new needle/seat and had the above accident.
So here is my question. Do I take it apart, put in the bushings and hope for the best. Use a little JB Weld again? Get the alignment squared up and have the plates welded on (can you do this without melting the busings)?
I know they are not designed to take a direct hit but these plates seem pretty week.