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JamesC123 · 06-02-2021, 07:50 PM

Does anyone know if you can bend the front axle? My left front tire leans inward about !/2 inch.

nkaminar · 06-02-2021, 08:14 PM

Yes. Bend cold. You are going to need some big force. Use the gauge rods that mount in the four holes. See "Adding Caster to the Axel" https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ster&showall=1

Synchro909 · 06-02-2021, 09:12 PM

To a truck repair workshop, bending a Model A axle is like breaking a pretzel.

katy · 06-03-2021, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesC123

Does anyone know if you can bend the front axle? My left front tire leans inward about !/2 inch.

Are you sure that it's the axle? I had a similar problem where it was the spindle.

jayvee34 · 06-03-2021, 10:46 AM

Not only the spindle, but also the king pin or a combination of both. I would certainly
check those out before pulling the axle.

Y-Blockhead · 06-03-2021, 10:52 AM

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I once had a '72 Ford Econoline Van with the "Twin I-Beam" front suspnsion. I took it in for alignment and they chained the axle to the rack and bent the axle using a large bottle jack.

Maybe they could do the same for you with the axle still in the car?

06-02-2021, 07:50 PM	#1
JamesC123 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 2	Bending the front axle Does anyone know if you can bend the front axle? My left front tire leans inward about !/2 inch.

06-02-2021, 08:14 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,898	Re: Bending the front axle Yes. Bend cold. You are going to need some big force. Use the gauge rods that mount in the four holes. See "Adding Caster to the Axel" https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ster&showall=1 __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

06-02-2021, 09:12 PM	#3
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,495	Re: Bending the front axle To a truck repair workshop, bending a Model A axle is like breaking a pretzel. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

06-03-2021, 10:46 AM	#5
jayvee34 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: St. Augustine, Fl. Posts: 437	Re: Bending the front axle Not only the spindle, but also the king pin or a combination of both. I would certainly check those out before pulling the axle. __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST - SEMPER FIDELIS John

06-03-2021, 10:52 AM	#6
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,847	Re: Bending the front axle Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I once had a '72 Ford Econoline Van with the "Twin I-Beam" front suspnsion. I took it in for alignment and they chained the axle to the rack and bent the axle using a large bottle jack. Maybe they could do the same for you with the axle still in the car?

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