blz6662 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi guys Bought a 'mint' disco (1993 v8 on gas) a few weeks ago well pleased apart from the thinnest cheapest tyres I've ever seen. Anyway last night fitted a set of alloys and nearly new 235x75x16 Bf Goodridge AT's. Looking at the car in daylight today I've discovered (no pun intended) that nearside looks cool sitting just inside the wing BUT shock horror on the other side the tyre looks well in and WRONG! Out comes the tape and measured various datums and the body is square, no chassis repairs but if I measure from the outer edge of the tyre to the turret, the wheel is leaning into the spring by 25mm more that the other side. This car has belonged to a disabled driver for many years and has full service history, no mud (apart from mine) and looks like its never been offroad. Is it possible to t**t a wheel that hard you can bend the stub axle? I've measure loads of different datums and compared dimensions but this is the one that comes back at me all the time. The car drives, handles and brakes perfectly any ideas before I get in there cheers Baden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 More likely to be a bent axle tube / casing or a collapsing wheel bearing / swivel bearing - check if not play (jack wheel off the ground grab at 6.00 clock and pull bottom out top in and reverse, then its the tube Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Webster Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Check what Nige suggests, but when I have bent the 'axle' which I do fairly regularly it tends to be the swivels that have actually bent. New swivel balls straightens it up nicely. It is however difficult to be sure where the bend is. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yep, I managed to bend a swivel ball on my old defender... we put it on a lathe and run it against a dial gauge and it was miles out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkwack Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 if it is swivels I got mine as a kit from paddocks £68 per side if I remember, you will find its an easy job if you wd everything first, hub nuts to axle are 13mm/14mm think its probably 14, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blz6662 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 if it is swivels I got mine as a kit from paddocks £68 per side if I remember, you will find its an easy job if you wd everything first, hub nuts to axle are 13mm/14mm think its probably 14, good luck Thanks for the info chaps - I'll try the swivel housing first as there is no play in the 'top to bottom - 'side to side' mot wheel dance routine. Bade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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