mark_gober
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jan 12, 2009
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It's been a while since I posted, but it's good to be back. I've got a question involving the axles on my pop-up trailer. (I realize this is a boating forum, but the same principles should apply and I consider this forum to a wealth of knowledge). My popup has a slight condition of negative camber. (the top of the wheels lean closer together than the bottom when it's rolling down the road). I initially thought that the axle was bent because it had a slight bow downward to it. After removing the axle and researching it, I came to understand that most axles are prebent to accomodate the weight that they will support when loaded.
The setup when I got in there was that the axle is underslung (the axle sets on top of the leaf springs). My axle bows downward in the middle. After a trip to Northern Tool and some inspection of their prebuilt trailers, all of their underslung axles are upwardly bent in the middle. I began thinking that my axle may have, at some point in it's life before me, been accidently put in upside down. I talked myself out of that, but now I'm back to contemplating it again.
Here's my question. According to my onsite research at Northern, all underslung axles are upwardly bent in the middle. Are overslung axles bent downward in the middle or are ALL axles bent upwardly in the middle? I'm contemplating flipping the axle over and going to an overslung setup. I know that this is generally not advised, but I think I might be correcting the problem and not inducing the problem.
Can anyone give me some advice on this topic? There doesn't seem to be a wealth of knowledge on the internet regarding these precambered axles.
Thanks for your help and as soon as fishing season starts back, I'm sure I'll be posting again.
Mark
The setup when I got in there was that the axle is underslung (the axle sets on top of the leaf springs). My axle bows downward in the middle. After a trip to Northern Tool and some inspection of their prebuilt trailers, all of their underslung axles are upwardly bent in the middle. I began thinking that my axle may have, at some point in it's life before me, been accidently put in upside down. I talked myself out of that, but now I'm back to contemplating it again.
Here's my question. According to my onsite research at Northern, all underslung axles are upwardly bent in the middle. Are overslung axles bent downward in the middle or are ALL axles bent upwardly in the middle? I'm contemplating flipping the axle over and going to an overslung setup. I know that this is generally not advised, but I think I might be correcting the problem and not inducing the problem.
Can anyone give me some advice on this topic? There doesn't seem to be a wealth of knowledge on the internet regarding these precambered axles.
Thanks for your help and as soon as fishing season starts back, I'm sure I'll be posting again.
Mark