Can i straighten this?

Hi guys
Few years ago i bought a dropped a axle for my 27t project.
Yesterday i went to set up the front end after i painted it and noticed that one kingpin is 10mm further forward than the other. Can this be straitened At all ?
Thanks zac.

 

Maybe a garage that can align heavy trucks has a press/fixture that can straighten your axle. The work would be done cold, and ought to be a completely reliable repair.

 

What Zerk said; "T" axel was made from "Vanadium" steel. COLD bending puts it back to spec. Henry's idea was a car which was easy to repair by anyone who owned one.

4TTRUK

 

I would just buy another that you know is true. They are not hard to get.

 

How are you measuring it? Stock bones or split?

 

When u say its forward do u mean the whole pin boss
Is forward or just the top of the king pin is forward.
Also which side"? If the driver side is forward & its the
Top that is forward ( as in there is a twist in the boss position)
O
I wouldnt do anything until u hav it aligned. We do alot
Of straight axle rods all the way to semi's and u want
Some twist from side to side. This would be caster & we
Run a quarter to half degree more caster on the passanger
Side to help compensate for road crown to make the car
Drive straight.

 

Where did you get the axle? Is it aftermarket or Ford? You need to determine if it is cast,or forged . A forged axle would be repairable.

 

Its a stock ford axle that was dropped years ago its got hairpins locating it. Its twisted on the right hand side and is only from the perch bolt out not the center of the axle.

 

Hi Zac, if you can find a truck wheel alignment shop they should be able to sort that out. 10mm/ 3/8'' is not much to bend back, just make sure its done cold as has been mentioned ^^^^^. JW

 

Cheers guys il see if i can find a truck shop or heavy engineer

Zac.

 

Zacattack , While you have the axle out of the vehicle go and talk to your certifier . The rules/requirements around axles have been tightened recently after that ICECREAM axle fell apart in Christchurch .
I'm pretty sure you will be allowed to run an original HENRY axle that has been dropped but your cert man may want it tested. So now is the sensible time to go talk to him .


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My dropped axle was bent 3/4" and we straightened it with a 50,000lb press

 

If a droppef ford axle it can be pressed out cold ot heated and tweaked. The axle was heated to drop it and if you look in a very old ford reopair manual you will probably see them heating and bending it back into place.

If you heat it donot quench it, let it cool on its own.