swivel hub casing washers

[s79bj40]

just a quick q

i just replaced the wheel and trunion bearings in the front of my 83Hj47 and mixed the top and bottom washers from the top and bottom bearing retainers. I only noticed they were different when i put it back together.

So do the split washers go with on top of the cones in the steering arm on top, and the solid washers on the bottom where there are no cones? Or solid on top and split under?

thanks
Sam

 

[denis]

I've seen both split and solid over cones, but I'd say if you only have 8 splits put them in the bottom. You could also replace them with new ones, sometimes those old grower washers don't hold anything anymore...

 

[beanz2]

Solid washers on the bottom (bearing retainer), split on top (steering arm).

Cone washers only fit on top. Older (pre 79) cruisers have cones and splits on top and bottom.

Dave

 

[wesintl]

we'll if your split washers were like mine they are flat anyway

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Solid washers on the bottom (bearing retainer), split on top (steering arm).

Cone washers only fit on top. Older (pre 79) cruisers have cones and splits on top and bottom.

Dave

Hmmm....Dave, I think this is backwards. The thicker, solid washers with no split go on the top, against the cone washers, the thinner split washers go on the bottom. The FSM does not show it well, but I have assembled 6 knuckles this way and believe it to be correct.

 

[beanz2]

Hmmm....Dave, I think this is backwards. The thicker, solid washers with no split go on the top, against the cone washers, the thinner split washers go on the bottom. The FSM does not show it well, but I have assembled 6 knuckles this way and believe it to be correct.

Well, I'm not sure now but my parts book for pre 74 cruisers which have cone washers above and below clearly show it uses split spring washers next to the cones. The fiche for the newer cruisers aren't as clear. One can sort of imagine there is a slit (not a misspelling, not sPlit) in the washer in the picture, but the pictures are of lesser quality.

Somebody with a virgin unmolested axle should take theirs apart to check

Dave

 

[s79bj40]

all the washers i have are flat as a tack, but i suppose i should be happy there are any there at all given what i found inside, and the general state of everything else. My lower trunion bearing was floating in the watery grease that came out and the race was in several very sharp shards.

Also the castor corrector shims on the front axle are under the spring pack, i reckon all the half-wits who have ever worked on our old property had a crack at this old girl at some point or another. Its only redeaming feature is it is 110% rust free, the chassis still has chassis black on it