Method and structure for adjusting caster or camber

Details Method and structure for adjusting caster or camber Method and structure for adjusting caster or camber

1981-12-28

1983-08-23

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

B62D 1700

Patent

active

044000073

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for positioning an offset or skewed bushing body with small incremental adjustments in a suspension member having fixed positioning lugs to secure the bushing body having an offset or skewed bore, a number of locating projections defined around the outer circumference thereof, an independent lock ring having a plurality of indentations defined around the inner circumference of the ring and adapted to engage the locating projections of the bushing body, the lock ring further having at the outer circumference thereof a plurality of indent pairs positioned to engage the locating lugs of the suspension member, and means to secure the lock ring to the bushing body, whereby the offset or skewed bushing body may be positioned in a suspension member, receive the tapered short portion of a ball joint, rotated to locate the ball joint with appropriate corrections to caster and/or camber, and maintained in such position by the locking ring which engages the locating projections of the bushing body at the inner circumference and the locating lugs of the suspension member at the outer circumference.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2859058 (1958-11-01), Traugott
patent: 3124370 (1964-03-01), Traugott
patent: 3163441 (1964-12-01), Traugott
patent: 4026578 (1977-05-01), Mattson
patent: 4037680 (1977-07-01), Grove
patent: 4232880 (1980-11-01), Dickerson
patent: 4252338 (1981-02-01), Ingalls et al.

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