Skreddy
SILVER Star
A few thoughts:
Nice work firstly!
Says “disassembly is obvious” and you got it; FSM is always right…. I thought they were a tapered pin the first time and almost ruined some stuff before searching.
If you use grease on or around the rubber parts, I use disc brake quiet grease because it’s rubber safe. Not sure if the rubber parts will stand up to petroleum based lubes.
Never needed a wheel puller in a 40; unscrew the nut and pop backward on the steering wheel and they usually come off.
Lastly, unfortunately I bet the tolerance and looseness you’re feeling is about as good as you’ll get. I could be wrong (it’s bound to happen once…). I feel a good “tight” column shifter provides good shifts and you know where the gear engagements are, but it’s “mushy”. Now, if you can’t reliably find/feel the shift gates, there may be improvement to find. I really was able to fine tune the slop when I put in @Cruiser Cult 4 on the tree adapter because the engagement has a smaller window and it was easier to tell what adjustments and fixes were curing the slop.
Nice work firstly!
Says “disassembly is obvious” and you got it; FSM is always right…. I thought they were a tapered pin the first time and almost ruined some stuff before searching.
If you use grease on or around the rubber parts, I use disc brake quiet grease because it’s rubber safe. Not sure if the rubber parts will stand up to petroleum based lubes.
Never needed a wheel puller in a 40; unscrew the nut and pop backward on the steering wheel and they usually come off.
Lastly, unfortunately I bet the tolerance and looseness you’re feeling is about as good as you’ll get. I could be wrong (it’s bound to happen once…). I feel a good “tight” column shifter provides good shifts and you know where the gear engagements are, but it’s “mushy”. Now, if you can’t reliably find/feel the shift gates, there may be improvement to find. I really was able to fine tune the slop when I put in @Cruiser Cult 4 on the tree adapter because the engagement has a smaller window and it was easier to tell what adjustments and fixes were curing the slop.