W900L leans to right

[lil red wagon]

i know this an older thread but my w900 did the same ,i had it fixxed ,it looks , rides and runs right now but the drivers side tire seams to be wear odd now , wtf ?

[skoshi130]

My leans to right and this is something that someone has mentioned to me and I sometimes notice but I also notice it is wearing the left drive outer tire more than the others

[Scrapper]

I have noticed also on some of our trucks that some of the shims are angled. If you install or if someone installs the shim backwards...as in taking off leaf for something then reinstalling it....it can have a negative effect on your suspension geometry. Make for sure if you take a shim out that the are reinstalled in the same manner they came out. Just a thought to watch for.

[Diesel418]

Check your rear spring shackles , i use a small bottle jack between top of spring and frame and jack up looking for movement in the area where the mounting points are .

[Scrapper]

Just fixed a western star. It was the wear pad under the spring on the front drive axle. Fixed it right up. We have loaders on most of our trucks and they are hard on the suspensions.

[superhauler]

Get the fat girl out of your truck....

no-no-no- just put another fat girl in the other side. it will all even out in the end!!

[T600]

i had the same problem and found out it was the front of the chasis cracked...had to take to a welder to put a big brace that huged both ends....look into that

[debness65]

Im having the same prob. (2006 freightliner columbia, MB engine)
I think the truck leans to the right, I know it pulls to the right, trailer is forever dog legging off to the right.... The left leaf spring u bolt block is almost 3" w a shim, the right side is 2 1/4" without shim. Been having problems with trailer tire wear and have had 4 alignments done between tractor and trailer, no one has mentioned the difference in the blocks. Is this standard practice?

[debness65]

Thanks for the tip on the shock test!!! Learn something new every day!

My truck is has a shorter/smaller spacer (by an inch) on the pass. side and no shim. The truck pulls to the right and the end of the trailer likes to drag to the right also. When I look in my right mirror, I see the top of the trailer showing more than it does at the base. Plus where the old shock was mounted, the bolt hole had been worn into an oval shape, and the bolt was broken. The grease zirt for the brake breaks off against the frame if I turn too sharp towards the right...and the eternal trailer tire wear..
Now let me see if Ive got this right. If I increase the spacer on the right side 1/2 the total difference, it will raise the right front axle and lower the left rear end of the of my truck causing the trailer to lean w the rear of the tractor. Oh it makes so much sense! Just replaced the bushings on the 5th wheel and added a Tephlon plate, will I have to make any adjustments to the 5th wheel? My untrained mind wants to tell me Ive worn the 5th wheel into a lean also...

[Voodoo03]

You can replace your shocks yourself, buy em at truck pro or any place besides the dealer but a shock doesn't have a thing to do with the truck leaning. It's not like your shocks hold the truck up. Replace them once a year if you run the road. It's all preventative maintenance