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[Rob Robinson]

Jon did you contact REMCO to ask them about your Subaru. I still believe it
was a Subaru that was reported as 'un-towable' due to the steering geometry.

On 12/10/2007, Jon wrote:
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> "Don Bradner"
> wrote:
> >
> > I have never seen a toad fail to straighten after a turn, or fail
> to turn correctly when cornering. Normal positive caster will always
> act to return the wheels to straight.
> >
> > Steering wheel locks are unlikely to be the answer. Even without
> the issue of scuffing on turns, most locks do not lock in the
> straight position, they lock to some amount left or right. So, you
> would probably be dragging the tires just going straight.
> >
> > One factor that effects caster is the height of front and rear of
> the vehicle. Down in front negatively affects caster, up in front
> positively affects it. If the towbar is too low it would tend to
> decrease the liklihood of the wheels returning to center. Towbar high
> should increase return-to-center.
>
> Now that maybe the answer! but I'm going to test my toe rig out with
> my pickup truck in the near future and see what happens. Don thanks
> again for those beautiful seats they really set of the old barge!!!
> Trying to get my wife to take the old bird down to Arizona this
> winter but she's says well see about that in January.
>
> Jon
> >
> > On 10/12/2007 at 7:39 PM Jon wrote:
> >
> > >This morning I went over to get an oil filter for my Onan
> generator and
> > >I mentioned that my old Subaru would not straiten out after I cut
> a
> > >close corner to the right. Well the supervisor of the repair shop
> told
> > >me that allot of toad will have this problem because of where the
> rear
> > >wheels of the coach are situated. By this I mean the rear wheels
> by
> > >being so far under the coach that most cars will not track right
> in a
> > >tight corner. He explained it to me but I'm still a little lost
> why
> > >this happens. He said the best way to make most turns in a rig
> like
> > >mine is to make them wide so the tire will have a chance to track
> > >around the corners. Also he said if I do haft to make a tight
> turn
> > >that I can either tie my steering wheel in the neutral position
> and so
> > >the tires will not turn going around a tight corner. I guess you
> > >wouldn't even haft to do this as you could just lock the steering
> wheel
> > >in place with the steering wheel lock.
> > >
> > >Now do you guys that have regular toads ever have a problem with
> > >turning in a tight turn at a slow speed? Just would like to know.
> > >
> > >Jon
> > >Rebel Bird
> >
>
>
>



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Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB


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