Bowed front axle WD/WD45
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Topic: Bowed front axle WD/WD45
Posted By: Lonn
Subject: Bowed front axle WD/WD45
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 9:15am
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I just bought a wide front at an auction with the center channel slightly bent. Any suggestions on how I might bend it back. Will a good size press to it? My press is too narrow but was thinking of using a 20 ton jack, an HD11 dozer and some steel plates and blocks. Another thought was to cut the curved braces off and then straighten then weld back together. Second option doesn't look easy. Anyone else have success straightening one? Thanks ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 9:17am
| Bent downward in the center ?? from an overload with the wheel tread set wide ?? |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 9:23am
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Yes that's what it looks like. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 9:25am
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The axles weren't set wide when I bought it. Just one hole showing and with some snoose juice and some tapping with a maul they came out. Wasn't bad to get them out. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 9:41am
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Chain it down out by the spindles on your trailer and use a 20 ton jack at the point it looks to be bent down. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 10:43am
| To add to that, I'd have a 1" thick plate about 6 inches square to place between the bottle jack screw and the axle tube and see how close you can get it back to straight. To finish one might be down to 3 inches long to over bend it so it can spring back. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 11:48am
| Isn't that a tube with the bottom partially cut out? Might want to tack a couple chunks over the slot to keep it somewhat square whe bending back. The metal is stretched so I doubt you can straiten it well. My opinion.... |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 12:36pm
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Thanks folks I'll take all the advise into account and let you all know how it goes. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 4:29pm
| Another idea, do you have a friend that has a body shop? Frame straightener can true it up. Seen it done. |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 5:46pm
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 5:50pm
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Heated to about 200 F just to relieve the metal. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 6:31pm
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Link didn't go to my fb page so hopefully now it does Nope still doesn't I can't post pics from my phone.... says file size is too large ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2025 at 8:54pm
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