39 Frame- Worn wishbone socket

[Lawson Cox]

Nice work V8coopman.

 

[V8COOPMAN]

V8: Your engineering is super nice. Does your repair change the castor angle?

Thank you Jim for your kind note. Yes, the lowering of the ball-end of the wishbone has to change the caster angle. In POST #5 of our original thread on the "T5 W/Torque Tube" thread (link BELOW), I noted that I had calculated the castor to have changed 1.5º more positive, and I'll take more positive any day. DD

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=206955&highlight=T5+TORQUE+TUBE


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[Rodrelic]

I recall prowling a junk patch and found a ball joint right size cut the lower housing loose

 

[39portlander]

My 39 peekup had simillar wear and damage. I think I had posted pictures and the repair using a donor wishbone center support about april 2011.

I removed the rivets and worn out center support and used bolts to install the donor support.