Cracked Rear Axle on 5er
Pulled into a fast food place on my way home from Kernville and noticed my rear axle was cracked which made my rear tire protrude out. It was cracked at the u bolt where the leaf springs meet. L...
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JKwock wrote:
I have to keep things in perspective. No one was hurt. I'm sleeping at home tonight. I'm wasn't stranded for hours and hours. Lets hope the shop is reasonable.
Jason
Before I just replaced the axle I would take it to a commercial Trailer Axle shop and see if they can diagnose what caused this. Otherwise it may just be repeated.
Ten years is NOT old for those steel components. And I am not sure if you are talking about the AXLE or the SPINDLE. This makes a big difference.
There could be underlying problems that you need to find and fix. Or it could be just a very hard shock to the suspension. But a shock of that magnitude you would have known about for sure.
