Bongo Fury

Had a look and i have a black sleeve over mine,seems to be connected but will comment to the garage,if it has blown what am i looking to buy

The Great Pretender wrote:

dandywarhol wrote:I set mine midway at 3mm but there's so much yield on the suspension rubber bushes and sidewalls on these Bongos I doubt 6mm would make much difference than 3mm.

At the speed we drive at around town I dont think 'yield' is a problem. Sidewalls of the tyres are different and normally the taller the sidewall the greater the slip angle.

I'm not going to get into an arguement/discussion/debate about it Mel, especially as it's off topic.

As far as I know and concerned there's enough rubber bush flex, positive camber/sidewall flex on these machines to pull the wheels parallel when moving and that's the only reason for road vehicles for having toe in/out.
The Ackerman principle doesn't have anything to do with the initial toe settings - its all about ensuring that all the wheels follow a true rolling path when cornering to avoid excessive tyre scrub.

susan wrote:Had a look and i have a black sleeve over mine,seems to be connected but will comment to the garage,if it has blown what am i looking to buy

Hi Susan.. If it has blown, suggest phone Bongobits to see if they can help and/or contact Ian as he has a complete parts finder service. Also, don't rule out trying local motor factors as some of them have the Bongo on their database and it may turn out to be a standard item. Finally, you could get one off a breaking bongo. OR, you could say - I'd rather have a true read out of engine temperature by getting a TM2 sensor and digital readout, and spend repair money instead on fitting that? Good luck

Mike

dandywarhol wrote:

The Great Pretender wrote:

dandywarhol wrote:I set mine midway at 3mm but there's so much yield on the suspension rubber bushes and sidewalls on these Bongos I doubt 6mm would make much difference than 3mm.

At the speed we drive at around town I dont think 'yield' is a problem. Sidewalls of the tyres are different and normally the taller the sidewall the greater the slip angle.

I'm not going to get into an arguement/discussion/debate about it Mel, especially as it's off topic.

As far as I know and concerned there's enough rubber bush flex, positive camber/sidewall flex on these machines to pull the wheels parallel when moving and that's the only reason for road vehicles for having toe in/out.
The Ackerman principle doesn't have anything to do with the initial toe settings - its all about ensuring that all the wheels follow a true rolling path when cornering to avoid excessive tyre scrub.

Slap my wrist.