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Post by jdoggit on Jan 5, 2010 11:42:48 GMT -6
Hi -
I just recieved our new Derby Worx rail rider pro tool and have watched the video, which is very good, but left me wondering a bit about one thing at the very end. How to adjust the steerage of the car?
I adjusted the rear as directed - frontwards and backwards and when I roll the car I get turn in the wrong direction (away from the dominate wheel - meaning the dominate wheel is away from the rail - the reverse of what you want).
So, my question is what wheel(s) do you adjust and in what order? I imagine its a simple matter of adjusting the front two tires but I don't know which way to adjust, don't want to damage my axles with my pliers, and don't want to make it worse.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Post by Lucky 13 on Jan 5, 2010 22:08:59 GMT -6
Hi - I just recieved our new Derby Worx rail rider pro tool and have watched the video, which is very good, but left me wondering a bit about one thing at the very end. How to adjust the steerage of the car? I adjusted the rear as directed - frontwards and backwards and when I roll the car I get turn in the wrong direction (away from the dominate wheel - meaning the dominate wheel is away from the rail - the reverse of what you want). So, my question is what wheel(s) do you adjust and in what order? I imagine its a simple matter of adjusting the front two tires but I don't know which way to adjust, don't want to damage my axles with my pliers, and don't want to make it worse. Thanks for any help you can provide. Are your rear wheels migrating out to the axle heads when the car is rolled forward and back ? All you need to do is rotate the axle on the front steer wheel(s) until the car is turning in the direction you want it to. When turning the axle(s) remember to make small adjustments. Are you running a 4 wheel touching car or a 3 wheel touching ? Lucky 13 |
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Post by jdoggit on Jan 11, 2010 14:09:39 GMT -6
Hi - I just recieved our new Derby Worx rail rider pro tool and have watched the video, which is very good, but left me wondering a bit about one thing at the very end. How to adjust the steerage of the car? I adjusted the rear as directed - frontwards and backwards and when I roll the car I get turn in the wrong direction (away from the dominate wheel - meaning the dominate wheel is away from the rail - the reverse of what you want). So, my question is what wheel(s) do you adjust and in what order? I imagine its a simple matter of adjusting the front two tires but I don't know which way to adjust, don't want to damage my axles with my pliers, and don't want to make it worse. Thanks for any help you can provide. Are your rear wheels migrating out to the axle heads when the car is rolled forward and back ? All you need to do is rotate the axle on the front steer wheel(s) until the car is turning in the direction you want it to. When turning the axle(s) remember to make small adjustments. Are you running a 4 wheel touching car or a 3 wheel touching ? Lucky 13Thanks for replying. I am using a 4 wheel touching. The back wheels are behaving forward and backwards. I tried adjusting the dominant front wheel and I don't seem to be able to adjust the axle forward or backwards enough to get the slight turn to the right (to the rail) I need. Suggestions? |
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Post by rpcarpe on Mar 5, 2010 11:04:59 GMT -6
I finally broke out the cash and got the special Axle pulling pliers, much easier to make the adjustments. If turning your axle head is not doing it, you might have some inherent mis-alignment in the car. Might have to re-bend the front dominant axle to 2.5, or greater.
Good luck, and let us know how it turns out.
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