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Old 12-20-2016, 11:47 AM   #5
Keith Seymore
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Re: Hard to control in Heavy Winds

I skimmed the detail above; without digging too deep I would crank the caster way up: like 10 or 12 degrees.

You do this by adding shims between the leaf spring and the axle pad. This will greatly help with straight line stability.

The other thing I would check is the steering gear torques, both at the ends and "over center". There is a procedure in the service manual that delineates how to do this.

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