Jim Raleigh wrote: >When I back up the gear straightins up and the tires are running as they >should. I know that this means that the wheels are castered outward. I tried >putting some shims in the back but it seems to only bend the thru bolts. You >guys with the grove gear got some ideas. > Jim; Sounds like your main wheels are severely toed out. Try looking at Mark Langford's web site on this topic. He has some very astute comments and procedures there. I installed the Diehl gear while the boat was still upside down on the table and took extreme care to make sure that the gear leg ends were equidistant from the floor (gear brackets attached!) and that the axle bracket mounts were as parallel as possible. Even with all this, I had to add .015" shims at the rear of the axle brackets. This has resulted in a 2" toe-in over a distance of 12 feet. I'm hoping I can live with this but am prepared to adjust the shims if I get any handling anomalies or weird tire wear. I'm told that a slight toe in is acceptable. Hope this helps.
Bernie McLean Poplr Grove IL KR 2
