Shifting Front Axle

[CatMan1]

Originally Posted by Thodge

Did the cap that you have look like this? The thick cast caps are for the rubber ball type mount and won’t work with springs.

No, not like that. Another member is going to help me post a picture soon. It was an aftermarket adjustable one the likes of which Birdhaven had never seen. The two pieces were so thick that by changing them out we probably changed the angle of the axle! We were so frustrated that we forgot to do the one thing we were in this to do......install one of the washer shims....

[Big hammer]

With your hand you can pull the radius rod down and put a 4x4 block of wood between the rod and oil pan. The original spacers and springs will not fit with a rubber ball over the radius rod ball . There is a cross pin that holds the special bolts in place, with the radius rod down look up in the hole and or feel around see if the cross pin is holding the bolts

[LeonardS]

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

[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.

[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.