Why can't I learn to listen? Paul, I owe you an apology, will a beer or whatever you drink at Cadwell do? I went shopping, called in at NLM, and talked it through with Stuart. He said exactly what you had, which meant I needed to go back armed with shims and look at mine a bit closer.
Sure enough, when I did the swing arm back in '79/80, I must have been drunk and turned the spindle the wrong way
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The outer plates were bowed outwards, hence the excessive clearance there. So I applied the technique as you/Stuart described, and guess what? Those plates pulled straight back in! Surprised me how easily too, so doesn't surprise me how easily I could have mangled it back then
Anyway, all back together now thanks. It always seemed to steer/handle well enough, maybe I'll be really impressed now
Steve.