Axle problem?

budepps3760 · Mar 26, 2016

Sadly I am going to have to wait until I can go to the farm again. I live a distance from where my tractor is and so hopefully the wife will allow me to go there after church tomorrow. If not I may sneak up there tonight after she goes to bed tonight. Sadly I do think I will not like what I will find.

budepps3760 · Mar 27, 2016

Well I went to the farm this afternoon and jacked up the front axles. When the weight came off the front and the front tires seemed to have the same camber.

Picture of left tire. Originally had severe positive camber.

Picture of right tire. Originally appeared to have zero camber.

Once I removed both tires the axle freely spun by hand. I grabbed the final drive case and twisted and turned and shook and pulled in every conceivable direct to see if there was any play which may explain why the tire would spray outward when the weight was on the front end however both were solid as a rock. Suggestions? Ideas?

dickfoster · Mar 27, 2016

budepps3760 said:
Well I went to the farm this afternoon and jacked up the front axles. When the weight came off the front and the front tires seemed to have the same camber.

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Picture of left tire. Originally had severe positive camber.
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Picture of right tire. Originally appeared to have zero camber.
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Once I removed both tires the axle freely spun by hand. I grabbed the final drive case and twisted and turned and shook and pulled in every conceivable direct to see if there was any play which may explain why the tire would spray outward when the weight was on the front end however both were solid as a rock. Suggestions? Ideas?

If you grab the top and bottom of each tire, then push and shove and get no play, I'd probably drop it to the ground and figure there was just some weird bind or something when you parked it. Pull straight forward and straight back and see if everything still looks OK then.