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Old 06-11-2009, 12:10 PM
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rear axle is bent what now?

I noticed that the rear tires were wearing funny like they where "toed in". the out sides of the tires are worn alot more than the in side. I measured the outside to outside of the tires and the fronts are 3/4" closer than the rear of the tire. the bearings are not worn out the only other thing I can think of is my axle tubes are bent. does anyone have any other ideas what to do next?
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IF it is bent, buy the one in the classifieds.
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Originally Posted by Big C
I noticed that the rear tires were wearing funny like they where "toed in". the out sides of the tires are worn alot more than the in side. I measured the outside to outside of the tires and the fronts are 3/4" closer than the rear of the tire. the bearings are not worn out the only other thing I can think of is my axle tubes are bent. does anyone have any other ideas what to do next?
I had a 69 chev that I hit a curb when I was young and stupid. I found a shop that was able to straighten the axle. I know it was in the seventies but thought that some where they still fix axles. Mine had about a inch of toe on one side and they had me pull the diff and axles
and just bring them the housing with the tubes. Took them a day. It was a frame and brake shop in Santa Rosa CA.

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Maybe covered under your auto insurance if bent, might be worth a phone call....Road damaged.... Put a complete in and check the axles to make sure they are not damaged. I have changed front axles because they were bent on 4X4's and it was covered under warranty. Insurance did pay for one front axle also.
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Just pick up a used one, probably cheaper than your insurance deductable.



Also, how the heck did you bend one of these axles! They are stout looking.
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Check your truck junk yards close to you.
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I had a 1500 a while back and the rear axle was bent. I did look at the junk yards, but no success. Most of the trucks there had bent axles. I decided to check with my local shops to see if they could straighten the axle. I found one and never had any problems after that. I would see if you could straighten the axle. Thats my two cents.
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