Haven't gotten much done, Dad has been back in the hospital. Took him in Thursday afternoon. He is having Arteriel Fibralation issues and his BP went low during dialysis Thursday. We are hoping the Dr's will get this straightened out. He is back at the rehab center now and doing much better! A bit of a setback but he is doing okay.
I got the backing plate finished up Thursday before the run to the hospital. I was actually bolting it in when my wife came out and told me they were taking Dad. Anyway, here are some pics. Adding this plate REALLY stiffened up the bracket. I will try to get out to the shop tomorrow to get the top plate made.
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Bolted on the inside. I am going to weld some 3/8th's button head screws to the plate to simplify installation. It is a real trick getting this bolted in by myself...
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I also added a full size nut on the bearing shaft. This will add structure for the threaded shaft and it also creates a double clamp load when I tighten the jam nut against it.
I'll get better pics tomorrow.
Mark
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