Topic: Camber adjustment
in Forum: C3 Driveline Components
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Thank for all info guys. Thank is a great link! But I am a little confused is the outter axle the flange that bolts to spindle ? You say no play in outter axle ,but spindle nut should have .001-.008 (bearings). I have very little play on inner axle my strut rod looks good when I adjusted camber nut wasn't very tight maybe 50 foot pounds. I did hook up my dial indicator on spindle nut has .007 end play I can feel and here it move. u joints look new, castle nut new, no rust on any parts. If spindle moves .007 wouldn't that move outer axle flange, half shaft, and inner axle flange. 007? Just seems like a lot of movement my first corvette.
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I am sure if Bairs rebuilt the diff they took care of the inner axles and that is why they have little movement. I would measure the inner axle end play since you have it apart now. With a stock built diff and posi up to 040 can be expected, again I never send them out over 010" and I don't like that but sometimes I am limited by the lack of quality machined rebuilt axles out there today.
The outer axle play of 007" is in spec but I would never use it or send out an arm like that. You can if you like. You can check the end play in the bearings at the face of the axle or the axle nut. Axle is the same as spindle in this terminology. The nut should be torqued to 100 ft/lb and pinned.
It should spin by hand smooth but not free wheel. There should be no rock in it if you lay your hands on the rotor at 3&9 or in any position. The front bushings should be rubber but many use poly, they should be tight as well. Shims in place long & cotter pin through them.
The couple I got corvette from are 76 years old they said when they went to Arizona for the winter they drop off at Blair's ( 2 hours away from me )and rebuilt rear ,plus what ever it needed. but no paper work and could not remember year, so who knows who really did the work. The body is excellent and under carriage is rust free. Only wanted 5 k so I grab it , drove it home 10 miles. hope I'm still driving a Corvette when I'm 76 super nice couple. Rotor just have in out play ,put my dial indicator on rotor has same amount .007 play guess the best thing to do , take trailing arms off and have fresh bearings put in. All the shims with cotter pin on upper control arm look new.
Rotor run out through 360* should be under 003" although 005 will work the closer to -0- the better and don't turn a chip on them. There's little room for machine work and unless they are machined on the axle will still have runout in them.
Ok thank you for the help.
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