1926 Tourer Front Axle Camber, etc.

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: 1926 Tourer Front Axle Camber, etc.
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Bartol on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 10:14 pm:

Ok, I'm sure it's been covered before, but please tell me, in detail (pics included) how to properly adjust the front axle on a '26 for caster, camber, etc. I need to know how to bend the axle in or out to correct it. Thanks!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Doug Money - Braidwood, IL on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 11:11 pm:

Caster is set by the perches, camber is set by the spindles. Someone else will chime in with more info I am sure.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allan Richard Bennett on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 11:53 pm:

Doug is on the money! If caster needs adjusting, it means bending the radius rod to get the correct setting. This used to be done by putting a long bending bar around the axle and heaving/pushing to twist the axle until the caster was re-set.

Camber adjustments are made by bending the front axle. You need to be able to tie the car down, {on a panel shop frame rack?} and use a hydraulic jack to push up on the axle. Where you tie down and push depends on the bend required. More camber means tying down just outboard of the perch and jacking inboard. Reverse for less camber.

Hope this helps.

Allan from down under.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Les Schubert on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 12:19 am:

The T axle should not have any camber in the king pins. The king pins should be straight up and down as regards to any camber. Of course they are both tilted to the rear to add caster but this is set by the spring perches and wishbone. So the king pin holes and the spring perch holes should all be inline.
You will of course note that the T tie rod end is a simple pivot pin and so is not designed to accommodate any camber in the king pin.
With the introduction of front brakes most cars added camber to the king pin (about 9 degrees on the model A Ford) and removed most if not all of the caster. They also went to ball type tie rod ends to accommodate this. This was done to solve uneven steering loads that could be caused with front brakes. A added benefit is greatly improved handling (especially in reverse)!
The T does have some wheel inclination built into the spindle (typically about 2 degrees), but I have seen quite a bit of variation in spindles with no apparent damage to them.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Bartol on Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 10:17 pm:

Anyone in the Massachusetts or Rhode Island area ever done this?


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