We have tackled this problem many times. It is not necessary to mount the
king pin, spindle, wheel, etc. The procedure is first to straighten the
axle so that both lower mounting surfaces are in the same plane and with
their centerlines parallel, so the axle can be checked flat and "square"
on a big surface plate. Then it can be straightened and twisted
appropriately (cold, as you correctly say) to get the proper inclination
and angle of the axle ends. These measurements can be checked by putting
a long 3/4" bar down through the king pin hole and measuring the angles
with a suitable protractor-type device.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:31:24 -0700 Bill Harkins <bharkins@tfb.com>
writes:
>I am at the stage of the TC dismantlement that the front axle is
>removed
>and disassembled. I placed it on a flat plate and noticed that it was
>bowed about 1/4 inch in the center between spring mounting pads. I
>called an alignment shop to see if they could straighten it, and they
>can. However, they advised to do it right, to supply them with the
>axle
>spindles, hubs and wheels mounted as their fixturing relates to king
>pin
>angles and the CL of the wheel. They indicated that that is the only
>way
>they can assure a correct camber which is what is really needed, not
>just a cosmetic "straight" axle. Sounds reasonable to me. Of course,
>the
>axle must be cold straightened. Any TA,B,C owners have similar
>experience and work done?
>
>Bill Harkins
>Fallbrook, CA
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