Charlie175
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This is a Rooster comb trip plow on rubber.
The right wheel had some play in it so I removed the bearing cup thinking there was a bearing in there. I was wrong, there are not bearings on the wheel!
The outside has a cam with several slots that can be used to adjust tension, next was a large ring that presses against the wheel hub.
On the back side is a cup with a bolt that goes in a counter sunk hole to lock the cup in place. However with this in place, and with the cam in the correct position I have 1" of play! So I must be missing something as the P.O. used the rear cup to slide in further than the correct position and locked the bolt down on the axle. Does anyone have a diagram?
I can't imagine why they didn't use a bearing. Unless they packed it full of grease you had metal on metal wear.
The right wheel had some play in it so I removed the bearing cup thinking there was a bearing in there. I was wrong, there are not bearings on the wheel!
The outside has a cam with several slots that can be used to adjust tension, next was a large ring that presses against the wheel hub.
On the back side is a cup with a bolt that goes in a counter sunk hole to lock the cup in place. However with this in place, and with the cam in the correct position I have 1" of play! So I must be missing something as the P.O. used the rear cup to slide in further than the correct position and locked the bolt down on the axle. Does anyone have a diagram?
I can't imagine why they didn't use a bearing. Unless they packed it full of grease you had metal on metal wear.
