I have asked this question and received conflicting answers.
I have a car made in the 1940's. A Desoto. The car specifications state that the Castor should be set to between 1 and 3 degrees of NEGATIVE caster. It is a king pin independent coil spring front suspension.
The thing is wandering a...
I am re-building a 1940's Gemmer worm and roller steering box.
The sector shaft, which is about 5 inches long and 1.25" in diameter, is mounted on two roller bearing about one inch long. The needle bearings are on the outer edges of the shaft and have a distance tube between them.
The worm...
I am re-building a 1940's Gemmer worm and roller steering box. The sector shaft, which is about 5 inches long and 1.25" in diameter, is mounted on two roller bearing about one inch long. They are on the outer edges of the shaft and have a distance tube between them.
The worm gear interfaces...
