Beam adjusters appear to be stuck!

[dublicious]

Hi,

Currently playing around with my beam adjusters with the camper raised, shocks removed and the adjusters don't seem to want to move downwards to raise. The adjusters have been loosened and ensure plates not locking. I have dropped the bus and jumped around inside, applied downward pressure, hammered ...

Any thoughts please before I decide to remove the beam to get some heat on it :/

Take care

J

 

[Clem]

Standard spindles fitted or flipped?

If flipped you'll need to separate them to move the adjusters.

If standard it's just a case that the centre piece was bashed free initially and is hard to move. Keep trying .... force the trailing arms up and down to get them moving, maybe a bolt into the centre piece and move it with a big ring spanner.

 

[Moseley]

I had exactly the same problem with mine, in the end had to jack the front of the van as high as I could, and then use a bolt threaded into the adjuster with a socket + extension, and then my trolley jack handle slipped over the whole lot. This gave enough leverage to shimmy the adjuster back round, but did bend the bolt in the process...

 

[dublicious]

Hi Clem,

The spindles are stock. I am wondering whether I should remove the wheels to get more leverage on the trailing arms. I will try and find a bolt to fit so I don't ruin existing bolt moving the adjusters.

I want to back them off as much as possible so I can get some French Slammer drop spindles

Take care and thanks,

J

Standard spindles fitted or flipped?

If flipped you'll need to separate them to move the adjusters.

If standard it's just a case that the centre piece was bashed free initially and is hard to move. Keep trying .... force the trailing arms up and down to get them moving, maybe a bolt into the centre piece and move it with a big ring spanner.

 

[K@rlos]

Get Hector on it, he's a strong chap

 

[dublicious]

Cheers dude, I will give it a go tonight if I can find a spare bolt!

I had exactly the same problem with mine, in the end had to jack the front of the van as high as I could, and then use a bolt threaded into the adjuster with a socket + extension, and then my trolley jack handle slipped over the whole lot. This gave enough leverage to shimmy the adjuster back round, but did bend the bolt in the process...

 

[dublicious]

what do you mean? surely my 10 stone of weight and typist hands would suffice such a job lol Hope you are good brother.

Get Hector on it, he's a strong chap

 

[dublicious]

decided to strip down the front end tonight to determine if it was the top of bottom adjuster seized, appears to be both. Effort is not wasted as I plan to get some french slammer drop spindles, though at this rate could be a beam as well! Noticed that balljoint rubbers are all split and move freely, they didn't a year ago!

All good fun and will crack on hopefully tomorrow

 

[gvee]

Split the spindle from one of the ball joints on
both sides. This should relieve any remaining tension/torsion and things should move with ease.

 

[jonboylaw]

Use ratchet straps around the set screw and on to something solid. I had the same problem and spent ages twatting about. Finally had the van on a lift and some ratchet straps over the screw and down to a secure anchor point. Did the trick in the end.


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[dublicious]

Thanks guys will have a go tonight

 

[Clem]

Once you've moved it a 'bit' then you must keep movin it, get some lube in there and make sure it free's up. When you come to set up your ride height properly you dont want to be going through this sort of hassle to fine tune it.

 

[dublicious]

Thanks Clem. Well no luck again tonight! I was looking at it and wondering whether the torsion arms would go any lower, if they went lower wouldn't the stabilizer bar be hitting the beam or am I being an arse?!

 

[gvee]

Take the "bolt" out of the middle of the top tube and see what you can do then. Should be a hexkey fit.

P.S. which way are you trying to turn it?

 

[dublicious]

Both grub screws can be removed and can see torsion leaves move when pushing the arms up.

Many thanks

 

[Clem]

This is the problem of just whacking the centre pice free to do lowering ...

If push comes to shove, you will have to remove the hubs, spindles and trailing arms. Then remove the leaves. Then get a length of pipe or bar and whack the center piece side to side a few times, then centre it up again and get moving it up and down.

 

[dublicious]

Haven't hammered the center piece as didn't want to damage, tried to shock the tube around it. I have removed the hubs, spindles and probably will result in torsion arms if no luck next week.

All fun and games

This is the problem of just whacking the centre pice free to do lowering ...

If push comes to shove, you will have to remove the hubs, spindles and trailing arms. Then remove the leaves. Then get a length of pipe or bar and whack the center piece side to side a few times, then centre it up again and get moving it up and down.

 

[dublicious]

Ok last chance before removing leaves, going to apply some heat though don't really want to by flame I.e. plumbers blow torch! Any suggestions or just a waste of time?

 

[Moseley]

Ok last chance before removing leaves, going to apply some heat though don't really want to by flame I.e. plumbers blow torch! Any suggestions or just a waste of time?

I'd be more concerned with setting fire to a large volume of grease in the tubes....

As I said above,set something up to give it some leverage. Mine was seemingly stuck, but using half of my trolley jack handle over a socket + extension, and it moved freely.

 

[jammac]

I got a piece of 7/8" square base from local metal supplies. This will fit through your centre adjuster and you can turn the end using a spanner (and scaff pole). Works a treat although you have the hassle of removing the spring leaves etc


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