front axle wheel lean
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F250 4x would be leaf springs, take a lot of spring sag to cause that condition to any great amount, dang near need be sitting down on bump stops to lean in enough to notice it.
Check the TTB pivot bushings and the ball joints, make sure all are tight (no free play any direction).
This truck have a snow plow mounted/used on it? steering act funny at times? most the lean is on drivers side? If so check the drivers side TTB for cracks near/directly behind the inner u bolt on the front of the beam and the backside near the pig housing.
Check the two bolts at the back side of the beam that attract it to the bottom side of the pigs housing, make sure they are both intact and tight.
Check the TTB pivot bushings and the ball joints, make sure all are tight (no free play any direction).
This truck have a snow plow mounted/used on it? steering act funny at times? most the lean is on drivers side? If so check the drivers side TTB for cracks near/directly behind the inner u bolt on the front of the beam and the backside near the pig housing.
Check the two bolts at the back side of the beam that attract it to the bottom side of the pigs housing, make sure they are both intact and tight.
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Anyway the TTB twin traction beam bushings, the front axle is independent suspension setup.
Both beams travel independently of each other crossing by one other center of the truck. The drivers sides pivot point is over near the passenger side frame rail, the passenger side over near the drivers side frame rail.
The bushing is at the inner end of each beam at its anchor point, it allows the beam to travel/swing up and down out at its knuckle/wheel end.
Make sure you can't move the beam in any direction at that point, should have no free play at that bolt. No In/out up/down off center line of the bolt, use a pry bar and try move it should be tight on the pivot bolt. It'd move some yea but very little as you mash the rubber bushing some in the attempt but not much. If you can move it, find free play it needs replaced.
Check the ball joints and look while your under there, is it sitting right on the bump stops?
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Yup front ends on these trucks do weird stuff, normal if you understand it but weird looking at times none the less!
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