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Old 05-30-2012, 11:55 AM
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I had the same issue with the right/left turning and just adjusted the arm on top of the spindle until they were equal. It took a couple of tries to get it right but it was that simple.
OK, thanks I'll try that.
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I also had the issue of not having the tighter turn radius than my old mechanical steering did. I switched the ram pivot hole on the short arm out to the hole closest to the wheel and that cured it at once. I am not sure if you have two holes on your pivot arm or not. The two holes were only about one inch apart, center to center, but after I switched, the spindles hit the axle stops at full turn but didn't before.
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I also had the issue of not having the tighter turn radius than my old mechanical steering did. I switched the ram pivot hole on the short arm out to the hole closest to the wheel and that cured it at once. I am not sure if you have two holes on your pivot arm or not. The two holes were only about one inch apart, center to center, but after I switched, the spindles hit the axle stops at full turn but didn't before.
My arm only has (1) hole for the cylinder to attach. I'll review your thread again see if there's a pic of yours. Maybe I can fabricate a new one. Thanks.
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I took a closeup of the arm for you.
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I took a closeup of the arm for you.
Thanks! I may just be able to drill an additional hole in mine. Cool!
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Almost complete with the upgrades to the 782. I must say I absolutely LOVE the power steering. We did quite a bit of yard work yesterday moving rocks and paving stones. Also pulling out underbrush from an overgrown area. My wife and son both spent time driving it and both commented on how much easier it was to drive.

I still need to make a couple of spacers for the front wheels, and redo the bushings in the spindles. I also need to debug the differences in the turning radius from left to right. (inspectorudy's tips)

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Front hydro ports, still need to order the caps.


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Excellent work. Looks fantastic!
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Excellent work. Looks fantastic!
I agree with John!
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Thanks, she's not as pretty as some of the full blown resto's on here, but I'm partial to her. I will keep the sheet metal off of the 2072, and repaint it red, do all the decals, then swap it out with what she's wearing now. That's down the road a piece.

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Looks like you've got a yard harley and a road harley!

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