I have a buggy with a six inch over front beam and there is alot of slop side to side when you push on the wheels is there anyway to tighten or shim this up? I need a book or something I am afraid to start unbolting stuff because of the torsion springs. I would be greatful for any help or suggestions. Thanks Terry

What suspension, ball joint or link/king pin?

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king pin

is it moving at your berrings , link pin or king pin?

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it could need beam bushings

The bearings are good the bushings have about an 1/8 th inch gap between them and the beam. What holds the spindles in tight to the beam?

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I will assume that you are running stock spindels and arms otherwise you would have seen the big nuts on the link pins. The stock linpins have a square end on the inside towards the buggy. The end is there so you can turn the link pin to take out the play. There is a cinch bolt that needs to be losened in order to turn the link pin then retightend. b Also there is typically 8 to 10 shims on on the link pins for spindel alignment.

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Maybe this will help......




From what I'm getting your trailing arms #21,22 are moving at beam #1. If that's the case either the grub screws #17 are not tight or the beam bushings #15 are worn and need replaced. The spring pack has 3 center holes drilled into the edge of the springs. One in the center to lock the springs into the beam and one at each end to secure the trailing arms to the springs. If the grub screws are loose, not fully seated into the matching holes in the spring, it will allow the arms to move in and out in the beam. Loosen up the lock nuts #16 and tighten up the set screws. If they don't move the bushings are wasted and the front end needs to come apart.

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AH! I misunderstood the post. I thought he meant the spindels to the arms.

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I kinda thought he was talking about beam bushings

Hey I'm old, Im entitled to a senoir moment now and then!

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If you are talking about slack out at the spindle area it is your kingpins and linkpins. Slop in this area came as a factory option. Unless you rebuild the spindles you are never going to get all of it out. Most of the spindles came off of cars that never saw a grease gun, if they are run dry for any amount of time they wear out quickly. Once you get them rebuilt, grease them after every ride. It usually just takes a squirt or two to force the old dirty grease out and the fresh grease in. I've got a grease gun hanging right where the front of my buggy sits when it is parked in the garage. I roll in, hop out, grease up. You know, grease the buggy up.

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