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Replacement Bolts for LANDTANK Caster Plates
Replacement Bolts for LANDTANK Caster Plates (CCP-4)
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Replacement Bolts for LANDTANK Caster Plates
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Hey,
It just occured to me... are the bolts on the frame end also one time use?
Wow these plates made a massive difference. +2.7 front left +3.1 on front right. 1991 HDJ81 with OME Heavies up front.
YES! you want to remove as little as possible so the center sleeve in the bushing has as much contact with the factory bracket as possible. Don't be sloppy! The reason is that once everything is assembled the center sleeve, factory bracket and my plates are all clamped together with the bolts. An oversized slot might allow movement between the factory bracket and center sleeve. You don't want that.gents. is there a reason to leave this little section of the plate in these cuts? looks like it makes more sense to run them both up to the bolt hole.
also was there an order for removal and reinstall if the radius arms? was it easiest to install them at the axle and to then get the rear most bolt in by forcing the arm up into place?
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The slot you are grinding is creating a new bolt path or hole on the front side of the axle. It’s lower than the old one, the axle has to rotate to get the bolts through.
I clamped my plates on and used a shot of spray paint to mark the new holes on each side. I ground my groves from the bottom trying to keep the groove the same width as the bolt diameter. As I got closer to grinding away my stencil mark, I would stop and clamp the plates back on (rear bolt in place) and look through to see what needed get ground in order to get the front bolt through. Remove the plates and grind a little more in the area that was preventing the bolt from passing through its new path or location.
Once done grinding, I wrestled the axle into place and mounted them up.
Drilling a hole doesn’t add a lot of strength but does add quite a bit of time.
And for the love of God, get out of your head!
The new bolt hole is the same distance from the rear hole as the original hole is. And do you know why, because if it wasn’t the bolt wouldn’t slide through the bushing in the arm. You literally would not be able to put your truck back together.
Just follow the instructions and don’t be lazy and take short cuts.