Acoals
Senior Member
I have a older Ford L9000 with Rockwell rears on Hendrickson Walking Beams. The rears sit offset each other slightly. It seems that the back axle is the one that is out, as the tires sit about 3/4" farther away from the frame on the driver's side than the passenger side. Comparing the two axles they are about 1" offset from each other.
The truck has been this way for the three years and probably about 15,000 miles I have had it, aside from noting it in the mirror on the road the truck dog tracks a little, or at least appears to in the mirror in reference to the lines on the road and the trailer.
I replace the transverse torque rod on the forward axle last year, and the offset seemed to improve a little, maybe 25%. I am going to be replacing the rest of the torque rods now while I have the body off.
What would cause this? Some of the torque rods are rough, but I don't see them pulling the axle far enough to make much difference, unless the lengths were changed.
Is the issue in the walking beam bushings? The axles don't really shift side to side much when loaded and turning.
The truck has been this way for the three years and probably about 15,000 miles I have had it, aside from noting it in the mirror on the road the truck dog tracks a little, or at least appears to in the mirror in reference to the lines on the road and the trailer.
I replace the transverse torque rod on the forward axle last year, and the offset seemed to improve a little, maybe 25%. I am going to be replacing the rest of the torque rods now while I have the body off.
What would cause this? Some of the torque rods are rough, but I don't see them pulling the axle far enough to make much difference, unless the lengths were changed.
Is the issue in the walking beam bushings? The axles don't really shift side to side much when loaded and turning.