06-04-2020, 01:51 PM
Tom, my 1929 uncoupled brake chummy had a bent front crossmember for years. I did a temporary “repair” on it by packing out the ball joint with a 3/8” piece of steel flat. This was not enough so I added horse shoe shaped washers between the radius arms and axle. The steering was then much improved. I finally got round to doing a proper job on it after 40 years with it in this state when I removed the body for a complete rebuild. I put a thick baulk of timber across the rear crossmember. A scaffold pole and hydraulic jack was then used to push the front crossmember straight pushing against the timber/ rear crossmember. So that it wasn’t likely to happen again I cut to size a piece of my late grandma’s bedframe angle iron (marvellous stuff -very strong) and fitted this behind the front crossmember, bolting it up tightly. You cannot see it unless you know it’s there.
Dave.
Dave.