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    bent axle

    tandem ez loader trailer.just noticed front tire is wearing bad on inside . i can see its not straight . Anybody have good luck trying to straighten axle or just replace it?

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    Springs or torsion axle?
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    Probably money ahead to just replace it.

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    springs front axle without brakes .probably been that way the 4 years ive had it .just now noticed tire wear on inside.

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    Cost nothing to try, had a friend tires wearing on inside. We put hydraulic bottle jack in center of axle and bowed it up about inch. Helped his alot. But it was both tires wearing,

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    A bent axle would wear on both tires. OP has a bent spindle, so bending the center of the axle won’t work.
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    bending up wont help, its in a toe out position

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    There is a shop in San Leandro that aligns straight axles. If was was home I'd send you the contact info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spec View Post
    Probably money ahead to just replace it.

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    I replaced mine I think it was 336 dollars delivered and it had the armor coating on it. Took about 3hrs doing it by my self