Strut bent

MrTube

MrTube

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I had mentioned this in a previous thread but wanted to bring it up again in its own thread.

One of the struts on our rear axle is bent up near the transmission. Doesn't this mean the axle tube must also be bent forward? Otherwise I don't see any other way the strut could have been bent?


Thanks,

Chris J
 
It is possible that the axle tube is bent,but way,way,way more likely the radius rod is stretched.It;s not until you try to weld on one that you realize just how tinny they are.They are far weaker than the axle housings.I have a fridge like in your avatar,but I don't have the tin cover over the coil.My coil is exposed.It was unplugged in 1970,still working,and just sat there.I am thinking I would like to use it.I am going to have to do some research to see what is involved.It still has pressure.
 
I have seen the "struts" (radius rod) bent when a member of our local club put a Model A Sedan on a lift that has four "arms" that swing into position to lift the car. The spot he selected to position the rear lifting arms was the "struts", just ahead of the rear wheels. Both sides were bent (damaged) by the weight of the four door sedan when it was raised to gain access to the underside of the car. The car owner was justifiably upset. Gar Williams
 
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You can easily bend a radius rod by jerking the parking brake handle back while traveling down the road if one of the brakes locks the wheel and the other does not. it will bend the radius rod on the side that locked. The axle housings and torque tube may not be affected.

Tom Endy
 
RE: Keith's Monitor-Top fridge: "I am thinking I would like to use it.I am going to have to do some research to see what is involved.It still has pressure."

Keith, sounds like the first generation of GE "Monitor-Top", if it has the "open" condenser coil, and the control is in a little box to the back corner of the top.

These early machines use sulfur-dioxide ( SO2 ) as their refrigerant, which is poisonous, and probably difficult to find for re-charge, so try not to vent any.


I have a similar machine that came from the backyard of a vacation cabin up on Hunter Mountain, in New York state. It had been out there for years, door ajar, filled-up with pine-needles, etc.

Dragged it home, cleaned it out, plugged it in, and to my amazement, it ran and cooled ! It's currently in mothball storage awaiting restoration.

:cool:
 
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