Dexter Torflex Axle

[4aSong]

Looking for recommendations on a good repair facility in Nevada or Arizona. Prefer Las Vegas, Flagstaff or Phoenix area that has the proper equipment and experience for aligning the Dexter Torflex axle.

[brulaz]

I was getting excessive wear on the outer edge of the curbside tire on my single axle old trailer. Trailmanor just replaced it under warranty and sent it back to Dexter. Since then I rotated the tires, so wouldn't know if that fixed it or not.

[Ivylog]

Considering you can buy a new axle for less than $400, not sure I'd have someone try and bend it if it's in that bad a shape.

[VintageRacer]

The axle itself can't be "adjusted" in the sense of shims or bolts that can be moved to change alignment. If it is installed at an angle, you would have toe out on one side and toe in on the other side so you would have to un-bolt the whole axle and move it on the chassis frame to correct. If a single wheel has toe in or out, you probably have a bent arm and the axle would need to be replaced. If you are looking at a pretty small adjustment shops (mostly truck spring shops with big equipment) have been known to bend the axle tube in the middle to change camber or toe, but that's not really an adjustment, it's a bit more than that. You might have someone suggest heating and bending the suspension arm but that usually would melt the rubber torsion springs inside the tube and isn't recommended.

Brian

[Francesca_Knowl]

If the Torflex is bolted on there may be some small adjustments that can be made, but I'm pretty sure that other than that a Dexter Torflex can't be "aligned" in the traditional sense.