Learned HARD lesson: breaking point of stock D44 front axle

[Rolling18]

Learned the breaking point of stock trussed D44 front axle!

I just broke my stock newly trussed axle in two! (1st run) right at the front axle disconnect! taking the down hill face of a dune too fast. both wheels facing upwards!

Luckily, I didnt break or bend anything else!
So, now im replacing the axle with a 1/2 DOM Terraflex unit swapping all my RCV /locker/ gears into it! While at it upgrading the Alum. knuckles to the Mohavie Iron ones

wondering if I should do BJ's as well? other parts? HMM

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[Vtur]

Looks like those plug welds had failed. Or the fad broke in half?

 

[Terrymo]

Bummer. I’d be curious to see some pics of the trussed axle off the Jeep just to see where all it failed.

 

[Vimby210]

Well, it didnt just fail going down a hill to fast! Lets get the real story! Where you air borne at any point in time? That is a day killer for sure though!

 

[Twisted10]

 

[WannFly]

sorry this happened to you.

On a lighter note, I am a big supporter of BJ's... other parts sounds interesting too... wait...

 

[west tex]

Ouch!

 

[Ol’ Timey Manual SWB Guy]

You built (basically) a barrel-vault or an arched bridge. Sorta looks like your “bridge abutments” on either side of the stream moved outwards under pressure, no? The truss actually looks intact, even now.

Thank you for sharing. I learned some stuff (or at least I think I did) from your detailed pics.

Sorry it happened.

 

[RicRecon]

sorry this happened to you.

On a lighter note, I am a big supporter of BJ's... other parts sounds interesting too... wait...

Very few of us would argue with you on this

 

[BAKNBLK]

You built (basically) a barrel-vault or an arched bridge. Sorta looks like your “bridge abutments” on either side of the stream moved outwards under pressure, no? The truss actually looks intact, even now.

Thank you for sharing. I learned some stuff (or at least I think I did) from your detailed pics.

Sorry it happened.

Exactly truss over the pumpkin doesn't do anything to enforce the long tube ..where they always seem to break.

 

[Terrymo]

Exactly truss over the pumpkin doesn't do anything to enforce the long tube ..where they always seem to break.

I thought they extended out over the tube like this?

 

[Cips]

Well, it didnt just fail going down a hill to fast! Lets get the real story! Where you air borne at any point in time? That is a day killer for sure though!

Yeah what is the story? I'm really curious to know.

 

[Terrymo]

Coming to a sudden unintended stop with not enough up travel maybe?

 

[AZJLguy]

what part of your front axle was trussed? doesnt look like it had a full length truss on it.

 

[yokramer]

Yea I would be interested in a video of about .5428 seconds before the break lol

Also some more pictures of the axle once it gets out of the truck

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