steering cam control plate

[arie teomim]

OK, i get that. so now my qustion is- at this situation, the rollers are free and the rods from the plate to the steering are not installed yet should the plate moove in full??
thanks
arie

[Tom Millward]

Just a thought, I recently installed my cam plate and found it was fouling against the bolts which fix the plate to the bottom hull. I installed the bolts so the nuts were onto inside, thinking it would stop them corroding, but the bolts were slightly too long and fouled on the cam. I put them the other way around and all was clear to move.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by arie teomim

OK, i get that. so now my qustion is- at this situation, the rollers are free and the rods from the plate to the steering are not installed yet should the plate moove in full??
thanks
arie

If the forks aren't attached the only thing limiting its movement is the rollers. If that's not it then there's something touching it that shouldn't be. A good visual inspection should find out what.

[Lynn Eades]

in service the cross tube only travels 3/8" from center to full travel each way, so the cam plate does not travel far enough as to have the rollers drop off the corners of the cam plate. The bolts go up from the bottom, at least for two of them because they thread into the short angle irons on the div. plate line.

[Daniel Bowman]

I just reassembled my cam plate this winter. I would suggest (like I did) jack the carrier up and put on proper jack stands so the pressure is off of the tracks. and check operation from there. I had taken the cross shaft out, thoroughly cleaned it, removed all the rust, cleaned and re-greased the cross tube rollers. New bearing in the cam plate (common GM sized bearing) and it warps the track as it should. I will come clean and state the I haven't driven the carrier yet (just put the engine in) but I believe its good to go.