“Well TA has set my alignment 7 times on the past year and I’m still wearing out steer tires”. I here this statement all of the time. Drivers give me a funny look when I tell them to find a “real” alignment shop. This is what a real alignment looks like. Excellent work!

@jamesflynn10

Жыл бұрын

“Set the tow and let it go!” Yes, it takes a while to find a good alignment shop.

@Kedodda

Жыл бұрын

As even just a passenger car alignment tech, the amount of vehicle I see where people say the alignment is "good" just because it won't pull is insane.

@Hooptierescue

Жыл бұрын

@@Kedodda it very hard to find a shop to this correct in this day in age. I worked with guy who was a Firestone tech and he sid they would just drive the parking lot and it did pull it was fine. I would say that so wrong and there excuse job security. Never understood that.

@Kedodda

Жыл бұрын

@powerstroke0399 Jesus, all the classes I've taken have stated that a pull will only be felt around 40 and above. Even steering wheel angle is hard to judge in a lot. Although he probably meant if the wheel wasn't off they just sent it

@Justin-lp7bl

Жыл бұрын

This is kind of old technology not many shops do this kind of work the shops that do are few and far in-between. Its more of a liability issue nowadays they would rather sell you a new axle most of the time.

Hey I'm a diesel mechanic up in Canada and stumbled across your channel. I knew that this type of alignment set up was out there but never actually seen it myself. Ty for putting this out there for the world to see. 👍🇨🇦

@bigred1247

Жыл бұрын

An old guy named John at peterbilt in Toronto used to do all my dads trucks then one day they stopped.. yeah he died

@nvragn

Жыл бұрын

@@bigred1247 ya unfortunately alot of guys are getting close to retirement and no one is really interested in the trade. Most young guys wouldn't want to get there hands dirty or say that it's too hard. I think that in a few years from now that there is going to be a shortage of tech's. Even right now there are not enough and it's going to get a lot worse. Up in Canada at least. I can't say if it's the same way in the states but I would imagine it is the same.

@ChevyConQueso

Жыл бұрын

@@nvragn It pretty much is the same.

@user-wm9pj2xj7z

Жыл бұрын

@@nvragn I think it depends… I’m young and currently work as a heavy duty mechanic. Everyone my age that I’m friends with that aren’t in college are working trades

@nvragn

Жыл бұрын

@@user-wm9pj2xj7z That is nice to hear. It's cool that you have interest in the trade. Be safe at it 👍🇨🇦

This guy’s work is poetry in motion. Tell me heavy line mechanic’s aren’t some of the smartest workers in the country!

This is how real shops operate. There probably aren't many left like this. Great video explanation!

@bendinwithbendon

Жыл бұрын

Not many.

I have a complete shop at my house. I have a Beeline rack and all the axle tool group's. We use to do a lot of this at my old shop, not so much but if you're camber or caster is out this is the cure! I'm about the only guy around that can do an old Ford twin I beam or light straight axle . My Beeline computer is no longer serviced so I use my bubble gauges and Lazer tandem aligner as we did years ago and it works great. Thanks for the great content!

@JosephArata

Жыл бұрын

Twin-I beam suspension is something only an evil Ford engineer would come up with. I hate adjusting those, even with proper equipment. They still make that suspension setup in their E-class van chassis. I think they should get rid of it and only offer it with the straight axle tube beam variant like they do for their RWD only F250s and F350s.

This is interesting. I'm a automotive tech and it has never ever crossed my mind how heavy duty alignments are done. Thanks. Also love the little red hand.

@bobpaulino4714

6 ай бұрын

That's Bob

@thomashalley7258

5 ай бұрын

They used to do this with I beam fords to get the alignment right if ball joints wouldn't do enough.

I’m not a mechanic, although I do tweak my car from time to time. I don’t know how this channel was suggested to me, but I find myself watching his videos out of sheer curiosity. Educational and entertaining, well done, I’m subscribed.

@eric63377

Жыл бұрын

That's great man! It's helps people not in the field understand what's being done also education in this field can help in lot of areas. Hey you may even find your self a hobby🤷‍♂️.

i found an alignment shop near me that has a guy working there that is just like Bendon, It takes a special kind of car guy to want to be a frame and alignment guy to the nerd level. much respect for what you do. These videos are amazing.

I do the same for 5th wheel/gooseneck trailer axles. I set toe also. You wouldn't believe how many trailers axles are out of alignment even brand new. It's no wonder so many eat the tires right off.

@JosephArata

Жыл бұрын

Welding robots are setup to spray and heat to go as fast as it can go. The warpage is a real thing that used to not be a problem. All so they can crank out more product in one 12 hour work shift.

@JohnDoeWasntTaken

Жыл бұрын

@@JosephArata Everything nowadays is taking a dive in quality to give the businesses a rise in profits. One day it will come to a head.

@isaakwelch3451

Ай бұрын

​@@JohnDoeWasntTaken only if people stop buying crap

Back in the 80s I did similar alignments, on a smaller scale, Ford pick ups with twin IBEAM suspension, there was a warming stamped right on the IBEAM do not heat or bend...well I never bent them, I just straightened them!!! Worked out well and never had one fail! On a larger scale, great job you did fellow mechanic!

@TheSailingwoodworker

Жыл бұрын

My 2004 E250 van has that suspension type. There are many available versions of replaceable upper ball joint sleeves that can change the camber and caster. Did the older ones not have those available?

@BIGTONY2132001

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSailingwoodworker them old late 70s and 80s Ford IBEAM had king pins and not ball joints, King pin rebuilding was a tough job back then!

@matthewq4b

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSailingwoodworker The king pin I beams are the ones that are bent to correct caster and camber. If they have ball joints they are adjusted by sleeves.

@HamiltonSRink

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSailingwoodworker Older ones were king pins.

Were an engine shop but management just got us a Hunter alignment machine to add to our shops resume. We're all getting a crash course on alignments. TBH I'd just as soon stick to engine work. But, your channel has been a consistent topic of conversation between me and the guy's at lunchtime. We ain't gonna be bending axles anytime soon but still, we've learned a bit.

Reminds me of couple times that my father sent his Mack and 1962 Ford F150 to this one local guy in Guymon, Oklahoma. It's a damn shame that no everyone actually Fixes thing anymore like they did in the day, instead of just throwing it away.

@ami2evil

Жыл бұрын

Everything is garbage in a garbage world...

Subscribed!! This answers a lot of questions I've heard over the years of working on big rigs!! Thank you.

thank you for taken time out to be informational about how big trucks get a adjustment. big thank for the time it took to edit and post a video. enjoy the shorts to.

man thats some top notch work. u want an apprentice ? nobody in my area does that and i feel all your knowledge and wisdom should be saved and passed on to the next generation

Love the pointer finger, don't stop using it! A+++ A1

Blue collar Danny Mcbride aligning the world one Pete at a time

Benny is a badass. I love listening to people who know there shit. 👍

The red pointy hand is what we need more of in this world. Lol I've seen a fee videos of yours. An everytime I get a laugh out of the use with the hand. It makes me think a little cartoon guy at the end of it. Lol

I'm so glad you make videos. I would never have experienced something like this 20 years ago.

Very interesting! Didn't know how they adjusted camber on one of the big rigs. Thanks for sharing what you do, you're very good at it! I like the pointer too. Tell him to keep his fingers away from all those pinch points around a mechanic shop... 👍

Good info! Being I do alignments for a living on light duty cars/trucks I find this very interesting on the big rigs. Don’t see a lot but we do get a few twin I beam fords from the 60s-70s come in and use an antique portapower contraption to bend them. The shop I’m at has been in business since the 70s and well known in the area since so being in my 20s I’ve been learning a lot on the classics that comes in, and I’ve always wondered how the alignment was addressed on the big rigs since that’s something we’re not set up to do. Good info and loving your content!

I worked in a similar shop back in the late 70's doing the same things you do today. I thought what i had done back then was lost in time, but i see its still done today. Cecil's frame and alignment in Asheville NC. long sense gone and forgotten. Good Job !

We still do this out here in Fort Wayne. Koesters body and frame!

@jimdanaher9068

2 ай бұрын

Dealt with Koesters when I was insurance appraiser, one of the most capable and competent shops I ever dealt with!!

@FlintSteel260

2 ай бұрын

@@jimdanaher9068 Really appreciate the kind words!

I am fascinated by this type of work. Thanks for posting!

cool i had no idea this is how alignments are done kn tractors. i work in a regular autoshop so seeing how this done is super cool to me

Thanks for the great videos and please keep them coming. They always leave me scratching my head in awe 🤔🤔🤔

You are a master in what you do!

Love your channel & have mad respect for anyone with as much knowledge & skill as you do! Being able to bring large, expensive pieces of iron back from the dead or even correcting factory flaws is an amazing talent my man. I hope you get paid well for what you do. Not everyone is aware of how much of your income gets spent on the amount of personal tools it requires to work on big rigs, especially at the start of your career when you make the least amount of money! It's definitely an investment you want to insure lol! Happy wrenching from Cambridge, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

There is one shop around here that still does this. Everybody takes their trucks there for alignments. We take our rollbacks there when alignments are needed.

Sir I have no idea how you got into my feed but this is some cool stuff and you really know your info in a practical sense

Florida truck mechanic here: we dont even do alignments, we sub it out to a mobile alignment guy who has none of this. As others have said, i knew this existed but ive never seen it irl, its pretty cool to watch!

I’ve been at this 50 years, glad to see someone still doing things the right way

Love the long form content man!

@bendinwithbendon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the admiration

@jerrettholley5087

Жыл бұрын

My name is Jerrett I do the axle bending at my company we he a a Machine from bee line from the 1960s we have been getting 150000 miles on set of steer tires ours instead of a laser it using a bubble lever

I’ve heard of this and always wanted to see it. Thanks !

Wow! I learn something new every day. Thanks

Hey buddy, my best friend worked a beeline system over here in the UK back in the 1980's, I worked for the same company modifying truck chassis etc, happy times

I did that during the early 90's I've been to beeline school and straightened frames for 13 years, lots of time using tool group 40

Your a wealth of knowledge thank you from all the gear heads.

Highly enjoy your informative vids, Cheers.

I don't drive trucks but I still really appreciated this. Bendon you could be a star buddy. If you keep it regular I'm sure you'll be at 1M inside 5 years.

Man!!! Your videos are awesome! Keep up the good work, Sir!!!

I realized where I'd seen your "pointer" before, it's on my workbench in a coffee mug, mines orange. One of my boys brought it home to me after they had won it in a contest at the elementary schools fair/carnival. I have had it for probably 15 years and had forgotten about it 😮 thanks for another great video🎉

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is sorely needed.

All I'm going to say is that you sir are both bad ass and old school. Doing things the right way is a lost art. But not with you and your shop!! Kudos, glad I found your channel and please keep sharing the knowledge!

This channel is awesome. Just stumbled on it but you’ve got a new sub!!

I enjoy your videos man, keep it up

looks like a real alignment shop. thank fer sharing this channel. most driver more than likely never seen this kind of alignment.

Great content I always enjoy and learn a lot from your videos. Keep up the great work. Thank you again for taking time to teach us. Long Haul West Coast Flat Bed trucker. Real Talk 101 !!!

In the Louisville Kentucky area, I go to Shively Truck Service. My homeboy Tommy does just this kind of work. I was there years ago and he had the equipment on a big truck axle and he left it jacked while he worked on my Ford Twin I-Beam front end. He said that sometimes the axles get hot from the molecular re-arranging going on and you could smell paint getting soft. He would cut the line in the tires too. Spray a strip of paint down the center and had a jig that held two cutting wheels up against the tire. Give ‘em a spin and Bob’s your uncle. Great old-school system.

You are good at explaining these things.

I enjoy watching a master at work !!! I need to bring my F 350 twin I beam to see you.

"What do 125 tons mean to a farm rig?" Almost full, of course! 😋 To anyone who has ever driven a truck for farmers, 80,000 #'s is just a number on some paperwork someplace. "when it's full" is what counts.

@holmes1956O

Жыл бұрын

Too many snowflakes out there man. I was taught by old guys 40 plus years ago that the truck isnt loaded until the trailer is full.

@bobpaulino4714

6 ай бұрын

I've been with three rural fire depts through the decades - have seen several trucks and trailers through the bridges.

@I_Am_Your_Problem

2 ай бұрын

@@holmes1956O Guess farmers are snowflakes now... Because I don't know of any that intentionally over load anything. It's hard on equipment, it's dangerous, and it's a liability. See this is OUR community. As such we are RESPONSIBLE stewards of OUR community. We don't need to be tearing up our roads to MAYBE shave a single load off a field. Don't need an over loaded truck hurting anybody.

awesome stuff. I'm glad to have stumbled across. Look forward to more

I've seen a similar Greenlee hydraulic pump on a Cam Track conduit bender at work. Like this guy's videos.

There used to be guys in my area that would do this with a torch, and just by eye balling it. Always got it right, and never compromised the structural integrity of the axle. Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to learn. And all those guys are dead or retired. Back in the day, there was no fancy computer equipment. Use a carpenter level if you were good, and just look at it, if you were a craftsman.

@ChevyConQueso

Жыл бұрын

If you heat it enough to let it bend you are compromising it's qualities. It's better to take a forged beam and bend it then it is to heat it.

@VitoVeccia

Жыл бұрын

@@ChevyConQueso on paper I absolutely agree with you. But out in the field, things don't always work out as one would suspect. The guys that retired, performed repairs using this technique, and never had any issues. I'll admit, the first time I torched an I-beam to do king pins, I was hesitant. But I've been doing it like that for so many years now, it's just second nature. You have to just know, what the limitations are.

When I was in trucking, I would have my alignment checked annually at Josam Frame and Alignment in Orlando, Fl. Not the cheapest place to go, but I went 100's of thousands of miles on my Michelin drives and steers. Well worth the investment to find and use a good shop.😊

I have worked on cars and trucks all my life. I used to straighten them axles by doing a maximum push up under the rack. I'm getting old now it's nice to see these young men using these tools to do it. It will save your back 😮 😮😮

Excellent application of plastic deformation. Great video for engineers.

I’ve used this bee line system…… works great. 🇨🇦

🤣Man I love your pointer 👍🏿👍🏿

You make great videos and I’ve been in two shops in Kentucky that USED to do this but it’s been years and it seems that when the older mechanics passed so did the knowledge Just a heads up at around 4:15 in your video there is a socket on a nail that is just hanging on by a short curly so you may want to grad that before you get a black eye 😂

@gregscott4479

Жыл бұрын

Bro... attention to detail! Took me a few times to catch that, you can barely see it in frame

@technician-tony

Жыл бұрын

Yea it's! Off to the right ✅️ up high above his head.

My Renault Trafic van is in for a front end alignment tomorrow. Should be alot easier than to that! Always love the videos!

Great content and love the pointer.

That's SOOO COOL 😎😎😎 I've not seen an axle bender since I was a kid with a 66 f100 Twin beam.

I don't do work on heavy duty vehicles, but I did something sorta similar to this to straighten out my Twin I Beam suspension on my truck after going through a ditch. Same sort of setup, no ball joints, no camber adjustments, actually no caster adjustments. Just one adjusting sleeve for the toe. I like it like that, because the only way it can get out of adjustment is by being bent. With long arm short arm front suspension like on cars and non-Ford trucks, you can adjust the camber, but it gets knocked out as soon as you go over something sorta hard, which I do just about every time I drive.

Some serious alignment, great stuff!

This is my first time to your KZread page. In the beginning I was very confused by this weird little red hand to kept on poking its finger in my face and after about five or six seconds I instantaneously fell in love with it. I will be back for more red finger pointing mechanic business. Thank you 👍 👆

Been driving rigs for many years had no idea you could set the camber. Smart and unknown!! Tire manufacturer don't want us to know so we keep buying tires!🤣

@btwbrand

Жыл бұрын

Told one of our drivers who wore out his steer tires and just kept rotating them and wearing them out 2 at a time to go get the camber set. He said he did. I checked the ticket and called the shop. They did toe and replaced a bushing. TWICE. Called them up and they wanted to blame the brand of tires. Finally told the driver to take it there and tell them to put it on their big ass frame machine they hate using and bend the axle into spec. He swore they didn't have it but I knew it was there. He came back with two more new steer tires and they did the work. No more wear on inside.

Man I sure like you type of work you do with the frames of them trucks that is pretty f****** cool how you can straighten them back out again

Messina truck center in Tampa Florida has the exact same set up as well as a balancing and trucut for the tires. And one thing is for sure you can definitely tell the difference in the ride and truck after the job is done.

Heh used to work for a semi shop.. but we ran 2 rams at once... was great for straightening previously over bent axles...

That's great all the alinement guys around my area set the toe and let it go That's there favorite B.S. I worked in a truck garage when I was 20 old gut told That's the proper way to set your camber That's the first I have seen it done 👍

Super neat. Even with the computer keeping track I find I have to adjust and swing the toe maybe two or three times making that much of a camber adjustment

This is really cool. I'm in auto body repair, I straighten things too... never seen anything like this before though!

Two kinds of alignment sensors, one that have fallen off, one that will fall off. Nice to see bungee cord on them to prevent falling. Good work.

I worked at a bee line shop pulling frames and bending axles for 29 years. Our axle press was the older 100 ton set up. Always had me nervous especially when bending the caster.

@ianspeckmaier9565

Жыл бұрын

Do you think a pulled frame has the same structural integrity as an undamaged one?

@raptor700dans

Жыл бұрын

I have never seen a repaired frame fail at the repair site Can’t be any worse that some of the rusted frames I have seen working in the rust belt

Neat. Heard about this. You're right though. No one does this. Gotta admit. We have a new t880 that could probably use this treatment.

Love the videos so much helpful knowledge

Great work a professional in a specialty trade 👍

I remember older Ford pickups having to have front axle bent like this before all the independent suspensions

Awesome Channel fam! Already a fan!

Well what an awesome video demonstrating camber alignment on a beam axle. I can definitely see trade school lecturers showing this video

Love your videos on tik tok glad I found you on here

Most shops don't offer this because it takes a dedicated employee willing to learn both the science and art of bending steel into the desired alignment plus expensive equipment that takes a long time for it to payoff. It can't just be read from a book or service data because each case is unique. If you know of a shop that offers this then that shop is run by a person that truly wants to provide the best service possible.

@kevinperry581

Жыл бұрын

Wow. You couldn’t be more wrong.

@karlbakeriii7415

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinperry581 no you sir couldn’t be more wrong

@kevinperry581

Жыл бұрын

@@karlbakeriii7415 I beg to differ. The number one guy in the world has a better way. He happens to own the number one company in the world for alignments and tire issues. He’s so good, he travels the world fixing problems that people like this cause. There are very good reasons this has gone away. There are way better ways to fix problems. This is nonsense. You could take time to educate yourself on this, but I’m sure you won’t.

@karlbakeriii7415

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinperry581 well hate to tell you but I have over 35 years of experience working on heavy equipment and large trucks I have my own business and average 14-16 employees at any given time and men like this are a dying breed my hardest thing is finding qualified people skilled trades are a thing of the past if it doesn’t have a keyboard or joystick younger people want nothing to do with it and this man is using the old bee line equipment and that’s been around longer than me and if your friend travels and does this because other people screw it up contradicts your statement

@kevinperry581

Жыл бұрын

@@karlbakeriii7415 this guy is a dying breed because he should be. He’s doing obsolete work. MD Alignment is the go to company for Michilin worldwide. Anytime they need a problem solved , they go to MD. Not this guy.

Great video. Always interesting!

I’m an Electrician here and I enjoy your channel. Thx Oh n cool pointer deal lol

I had no idea Sam Kinison's son had a KZread channel.

We had this done in the 70s by the same guy that set up the Tyrone Malone Bandag Bandit never had tire wear problems after that pluss we found run the steer tires on the left side drive axle for about a thousand miles then put them on the steer axle and they would wear perfect

If I had a shop, I would do this... Looks awesome.

Axle correction is essential. Not just to stop your steer tyres wearing out, but it makes the rig handle a lot better. Nice vid.

I should really be going to sleep but videos like this really do pay off at work

Absolutely fascinating.

this is sure going in to the favorites folder

Very nice work thats a real truck tech {mechanic} rite there!

Your amazing thanks for sharing your work

I love your vids!

Wow, great content! Thanks buddy!

I love these videos.

We chased a variable vibration on a KW for close to a year. It always felt like it was in the front. Almost ever moving part in the front was replaced. Wheels changed, pins, bushing, bearings etc etc. put on balancing rings. Nothing helped. It ended up being a worn sway bar at the rear of the tractor.