Front Axle 1939 Ford pickup

[Fech]

Hello all,
Does anyone have a diagram or picture of a 1939 pickup front axel with dimensions from various reference points? My father's pickup has an issue when turning the steering wheel to the right. The front left wheel doesn’t rotate, it drags instead, leaving rubber marks on the floor.

[ActionYobbo]

Pickup uses car parts so you can use 4 door info

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Fech

Hello all,
Does anyone have a diagram or picture of a 1939 pickup front axel with dimensions from various reference points? My father's pickup has an issue when turning the steering wheel to the right. The front left wheel doesn’t rotate, it drags instead, leaving rubber marks on the floor.

[Ggmac]

Can you take pics of the wheels, steering linkage and complete front end . It could be a few things . What is leading you to the axle ? Does it look bent ?

[Fech]

Thank you for your quick response!
The axel was bent, so years back it was sent to be "straightened". Now, when testing the pickup, we noticed the marks on the floor because the left wheel was dragging, and it also looked inclined.
https://youtu.be/Qngk83g8684?si=v0C7yaFy4BFKbaGP

[Mart]

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Ok. I have watched the video and would say your ackermann is screwed up. One or both steering arms might have been bent. With the wheels in the straight ahead position you ought to be able to project a line from the kingpin to the centre of the back axle. (diff).
The steering arm tie rod end should lie on this line.
Some things look a little strange in the pics, for example that type of spring is normally used on later cars and where it fits in the crossmember is not stock 39 style. That in itself wouldn't cause your problem but it was just something I noticed.

Mart.

[Fech]

Thank you Mart for the explanation!

I will try the suggested layout tomorrow.

Should I ignore that the issue is related to the front axle? Because it was sent to be straightened. I don't have experience, and I am not sure how to check if the repair was done correctly.