Castor block/steering spindle bind

[DaveG28]

Having a mare trying to get my castor blocks/steering spindles built on the 502, sameparts as the 511/db01, basically the left binds when you turn right, and the right hand side binds when you turn left!!

Ironically I helped Rich D with this in the summer, but now can't do it myself, is there some trick to avoiding the binding problem??

[Gaz_Stanton]

Get carving some new castor blocks!...

[GRIFF55]

whitling is the term the family uses i believe Gaz!! lol
Papish could knock some beauties up in minutes i reckon

[Gaz_Stanton]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

Papish could knock some beauties up in minutes i reckon

And some castor blocks???...

[Rich D]

Julian Beckett from our club had a neat solution to this Dave, ill get him to reply on this thread when i see him ! Involves heating up the steering spindles whilst threading a dowel through them as they arent perfectly inline. His went together mint first build after doing this the clever git

[julianb]

Yep, wot 'e said !

push a length of piano wire or such like, (even a screwdriver handle if you're a bit of a savage), - it wants to be a reasonably tight fit, through the C hub then heat it up GENTLY with a paint stripper gun or such like. Don't go mad tho, or you'll split it!

This softens the epoxy/carbon C hub sufficiently to allow the holes to align more accurately. I think the initial problem is probably shrinkage out of the moulds. Let it go stone cold then slide it off the piano wire. Job done.

Oh, by the way, whittling works to!

regards

J