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**LostMy65** · 06-28-2022, 11:03 PM

Another I just remembered from doing it before is to keep the draglink level and parallel with the front crossmember.

**LostMy65** · 06-29-2022, 03:02 PM

As I guessed, everything aligns with the original, I just need to raise it some to get the draglink level.

**LostMy65** · 06-29-2022, 08:44 PM

Well it still wobbles.
I'm going to try changing the wheels.
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Also, it pulls to one side when I hit the brakes, and then jerks back the other way when I let off the brakes.
They are power disc brakes.
I could understand if they were drums and I needed to adjust the shoes, but I don't know what to adjust with the discs.

**LostMy65** · 06-29-2022, 09:03 PM

Found this for it pulling while braking:

Quote:

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

If it pulls right when braking I would check the left front calipar. It might be frozen and not working causing the truck to pull towards the side that is working.

Gary

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Another said if the left hose is collapsed, then it pulls to right when braking with disc brakes.

SkinnyG · 06-29-2022, 09:16 PM

And a caster imbalance can cause a pull under braking too.

**LostMy65** · 06-30-2022, 01:47 AM

I guess the confusing part is it didn't drive like this before. Definitely no wobble.
I'll keep trying things. If changing the wheels gets rid of the wobble, then I'll feel like I'm making some progress.
But hey, it starts and runs nice.

**LostMy65** · 07-17-2022, 10:55 PM

Changing the wheels didn't change things one bit. I'm taking a break on this for awhile, but I'm thinking now it may be the front wheel bearings. I'll hopefully have time this next weekend to look.

**LostMy65** · 11-24-2022, 07:29 PM

Went to take my truck for a drive after several months.
I thought wow, how good the brakes were.
I forgot I put a booster behind my drum master cylinder.

**pdxhall** · 11-28-2022, 12:23 PM

Did you get the front end wobble solved?

**LostMy65** · 11-29-2022, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Did you get the front end wobble solved?

I guess I forgot to give an update about that.
I got a little tired of trying to figure it out, so I put everything back on the 62 frame. I don't like my 65 becoming unusable for too long. I'll probably give it another try next summer. I'm less tolerant of Portland's cold weather as I get older. I need a heated shop.

**pdxhall** · 11-29-2022, 01:09 PM

I understand the weather thing. I spent too many years dealing with that. I'm glad I got away even though I'll always have a connection to the NW.

06-28-2022, 11:03 PM	#1
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 Another I just remembered from doing it before is to keep the draglink level and parallel with the front crossmember. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

06-29-2022, 03:02 PM	#2
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 As I guessed, everything aligns with the original, I just need to raise it some to get the draglink level. Attached Images __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

06-29-2022, 08:44 PM	#3
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 Well it still wobbles. I'm going to try changing the wheels. . Also, it pulls to one side when I hit the brakes, and then jerks back the other way when I let off the brakes. They are power disc brakes. I could understand if they were drums and I needed to adjust the shoes, but I don't know what to adjust with the discs. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

06-29-2022, 09:16 PM	#5
SkinnyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?! Posts: 2,210	Re: Lost My 65 And a caster imbalance can cause a pull under braking too. __________________ 1961 Apache: "Grabber Orange" Shortboxed, pancake, step-notch, air-ride, boosted-LS 1977 Silverado: Shortboxed & dropped, potato-potato V8 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint): The ultimate engine swap: 5.7L in a 1.0L bag Lotus Super 7 Replica: Scratch-built street-legal rollerskate

06-30-2022, 01:47 AM	#6
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 I guess the confusing part is it didn't drive like this before. Definitely no wobble. I'll keep trying things. If changing the wheels gets rid of the wobble, then I'll feel like I'm making some progress. But hey, it starts and runs nice. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

07-17-2022, 10:55 PM	#7
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 Changing the wheels didn't change things one bit. I'm taking a break on this for awhile, but I'm thinking now it may be the front wheel bearings. I'll hopefully have time this next weekend to look. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035 Last edited by LostMy65; 07-17-2022 at 11:15 PM.

11-24-2022, 07:29 PM	#8
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,517	Re: Lost My 65 Went to take my truck for a drive after several months. I thought wow, how good the brakes were. I forgot I put a booster behind my drum master cylinder. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

11-28-2022, 12:23 PM	#9
pdxhall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,069	Re: Lost My 65 Did you get the front end wobble solved? __________________ Sanity'66 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=515110 Long bed, Fleetside, Small back window I've Done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, That Now I Can Do Anything With Nothing.

11-29-2022, 01:09 PM	#11
pdxhall Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,069	Re: Lost My 65 I understand the weather thing. I spent too many years dealing with that. I'm glad I got away even though I'll always have a connection to the NW. __________________ Sanity'66 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=515110 Long bed, Fleetside, Small back window I've Done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, That Now I Can Do Anything With Nothing.



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