Sided trunnions etc

[Jonny-Jimbo]

All,

At my new job I'm working on a Cooper Monaco (kinda like a full bodies single seater, Climax engine in the back etc.

Now, it has Triumph uprights and brass trunnions, and whilst stripping the under pan, I noticed that the left and right hand side uprights were switched round.

Now, I think I'm right in saying that when turned the upright turns in the thread and puts on a little extra camber as the wheel pivots in. As theyre switched round, then this will have the effect of reducing negative camber right? Now, assuming this is true, will it have any negative effects on the stresses and loadings in the uprights etc.

Ie, is it more likely to cause a failure being the wrong way round or just screw up the hendling a little?

Ta

[drofgum]

Jonny,
The slight movement that turning the vertical link in the trunnion will have will probably be swamped by other inaccuracies in the suspension. After all the total motion will only be about 1/4 of the thread pitch of the vertical link,which my plastic ruler seems to say is 10 TPI. So, I get roughly 0.025" motion of the link in the trunnion. This will be the change in the effective length of the vertical link,which will hardly show in a calculation of camber angle based on the geometry of the suspension.
                                                                                   Cheers,
                                                                                   Paul