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Deny1950 · 11-20-2015, 11:53 PM

hi this is just my second post i am in the prosses of rebuilding a 30 coupe anyway i removed the front axle and found out it had an s bend in it. i was woundering if this can be straiten out on a hydraulic press and if so should it be heated. the bend is a front to back not up and down. Thanks Denis

Mike V. Florida · 11-21-2015, 12:04 AM

Find a truck repair facility. They have the tools and talent to get it done correctly.

Here is a good thread;

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152031

(The links to Kevin's articles no longer work)

Charlie Stephens · 11-21-2015, 12:05 AM

Go to an old fashioned tire and alignment shop that works on trucks. They may have the equipment.

Charlie Stephens

Tom Wesenberg · 11-21-2015, 02:41 AM

No heat is needed. When I was at Ken's shop a few years ago we straightened a front axle on his press, and it bent easier than I'd have thought.

burner31 · 11-21-2015, 03:26 AM

Maybe the coupe hit a dog years ago...a big dog

Mike V. Florida · 11-21-2015, 03:41 AM

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I wonder if he can fix mine?

Big hammer · 11-21-2015, 07:05 AM

Very cool looking! Wall hanger or are you going to use it?

Tom Wesenberg · 11-21-2015, 07:25 AM

That's what happens when the brakes aren't correctly adjusted and one front wheel locks up while the other spins free.

2manycars · 11-21-2015, 07:50 AM

I remember going with my father and his friend to retrieve a 32 ford from a pasture. The friend attached a chain to the middle of the axel, and told my father to drive the truck ahead. The wheels of the 32 had sank into the dirt, and instead of moving, the axel bent. This was in the early 60's. I dont remember what happen to the 32.

Kevin in NJ · 11-21-2015, 10:17 AM

Follow the link at the bottom.

Comcast shut down their websites. I have been moving everything over to Google sites. I have figured out how to do it painlessly.

So save the link.

I have put in the original axle help page.

Just remember, NEVER heat an axle beyond a few hundred degrees.

H. L. Chauvin · 11-21-2015, 03:20 PM

Thanks for the informative photo in reply No. 6.

I always wondered what it meant to be: "Wrapped Around the Axle."

After he hit him, it must have been mind boggling to get him "Unwrapped".

11-20-2015, 11:53 PM	#1
Deny1950 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 68	bent front axel hi this is just my second post i am in the prosses of rebuilding a 30 coupe anyway i removed the front axle and found out it had an s bend in it. i was woundering if this can be straiten out on a hydraulic press and if so should it be heated. the bend is a front to back not up and down. Thanks Denis

11-21-2015, 12:04 AM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: bent front axel Find a truck repair facility. They have the tools and talent to get it done correctly. Here is a good thread; https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152031 (The links to Kevin's articles no longer work) __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II Last edited by Mike V. Florida; 11-21-2015 at 12:14 AM.

11-21-2015, 12:05 AM	#3
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,033	Re: bent front axel Go to an old fashioned tire and alignment shop that works on trucks. They may have the equipment. Charlie Stephens

11-21-2015, 02:41 AM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: bent front axel No heat is needed. When I was at Ken's shop a few years ago we straightened a front axle on his press, and it bent easier than I'd have thought.

11-21-2015, 03:26 AM	#5
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,471	Re: bent front axel Maybe the coupe hit a dog years ago...a big dog __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

11-21-2015, 07:05 AM	#7
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: bent front axel Very cool looking! Wall hanger or are you going to use it?

11-21-2015, 07:25 AM	#8
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: bent front axel That's what happens when the brakes aren't correctly adjusted and one front wheel locks up while the other spins free.

11-21-2015, 07:50 AM	#9
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: bent front axel I remember going with my father and his friend to retrieve a 32 ford from a pasture. The friend attached a chain to the middle of the axel, and told my father to drive the truck ahead. The wheels of the 32 had sank into the dirt, and instead of moving, the axel bent. This was in the early 60's. I dont remember what happen to the 32.

11-21-2015, 10:17 AM	#10
Kevin in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South East NJ Posts: 3,398	Re: bent front axel Follow the link at the bottom. Comcast shut down their websites. I have been moving everything over to Google sites. I have figured out how to do it painlessly. So save the link. I have put in the original axle help page. Just remember, NEVER heat an axle beyond a few hundred degrees. Last edited by Kevin in NJ; 11-21-2015 at 10:29 AM.

11-21-2015, 03:20 PM	#11
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: bent front axel Thanks for the informative photo in reply No. 6. I always wondered what it meant to be: "Wrapped Around the Axle." After he hit him, it must have been mind boggling to get him "Unwrapped".