Posted by jdemaris on October 30, 2010 at 05:43:03 from (67.142.130.21):
In Reply to: Ford truck posted by calahan on October 29, 2010 at 21:36:21:
It's very easy to get a truck "dog tracking." All you have to do is hit a ditch once, break the centerbolt-head in a rear leaf sping, and the rear axle gets into the wrong plane. I've had to fix many. Each leaf-spring assembly has one, soft, 3/8" bolt with a round head on it - to hold the axle in place on the spring.
If you suspect "dog-tracking", it only takes a few minutes with a tape-measure to check. No high tech equipment needed. With front wheels straight, measure center of left-front wheel to center of left-rear wheel. Then do the right. Measurements should be near the same, within 1/2".
If you suspect the rear-axle tube is actually bent, it's also easy to check. Park on a lever concrete floor. Take a builder's lever, and hold it vertically against the wheels. Might need some spacers inbetween the level and rims. Back wheels should read perfectly vertical (bubble in the middle). If not, the axle-tube is bent. Like I said though, you must be on level ground. Front wheels should both have the same reading, but probably not perfectly vertical. Check the truck alignment specs for angle-degrees.
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