Shifting Front Axle

[CatMan1]

Originally Posted by LeonardS

Here is what CatMan is working with. Photo posted for him.

Thanks for posting that for me. The upper portion of that was just as thick. At first I couldn't figure out how to put the springs and nuts on when the spacers were covering the bolts. We took all that mess off and put the original upper and lower part on. Back to original. Still some 'Death Wobble', though. More things to check!

[Thodge]

That was a strange radius ball mount that was on there. It’s like they made the rubber ball type mount adjustable somehow. Looks like they forgot to put cotter pins in your mount too. Mine was loose but hadn’t wallowed out the holes quite that bad.

[wadeyboy]

how did you sort out the loose mounting bolts? , i have that problem

[wadeyboy]

Originally Posted by TNgizmo

Pay attention to the radius ball mounting bolts where they go throught the bell housing mine had alot of play would allow the whole thing to move around even with a good ball and new springs

How did you fix the loose mountin bolts.?
i have the same problem

[brokenspoke]

Originally Posted by CatMan1

It only wobble when I'm driving around town and hit a bump. I can drive down the highway and it never does it then, thankfully. I'll check all that while I'm working on the axle. How do I inspect the Radius Ball to see if it is worn?

Check toe in

[rotorwrench]

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One thing that was not previously mentioned to check are both front tires. Look for anything on the carcass that is misshapen. Tread separation is sometimes hard to detect. I always roll a suspect tire on a relatively flat level surface to see if it rolls straight. If it won't roll straight then something is wrong with it.

Steering control feedback can be caused by more than one problem at times. Any looseness in the system can then be aggravated by a bump in the road or a tire/wheel problem.

[Bob C]

The one in post #19 looks like for Model T.