Broken axle?

[NFRs2000NYC]

That’s what happens when you put larger tires on a vehicle that wasn’t designed for them without the appropriate supporting mods.

No.

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[NFRs2000NYC]

posted in my local jeep site. Owner said that they were wheeling at night and did not see a tree stump that they hit (obviously at a good rate of speed). Guess he needed a bigger light bar.

And there you go, like I said, hidden obstacle. Another reason to have excellent lighting.

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

Hey everyone, so I have been investigating the steering wobble issue on my new JLU. It’s stock. No upgrades. 1200 miles now. The problem is getting worse. So I put it on a lift and started checking things were properly tightened myself. Everything seemed to check out. One of the techs at my buddies shop noticed this. It appears the axle weld has failed and the tube is moving inside the differential case. Anyone experiencing this issue on the JL yet? Could this cause the wobble or be the issue in this guys axle breaking. I don’t know but it’s a concern. See pics.

That's a plug weld, something notoriously poorly done on Dana axles. Have a good welder clean it up and reweld that bung in there. Not a big deal.

 

[Cov]

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Wish Jeep offered IFS for everyone in the snow belt

 

[fat_head]

Can someone put it on youtube please? I cant see it.

 

[Arrowhead]

Hey everyone, so I have been investigating the steering wobble issue on my new JLU. It’s stock. No upgrades. 1200 miles now. The problem is getting worse. So I put it on a lift and started checking things were properly tightened myself. Everything seemed to check out. One of the techs at my buddies shop noticed this. It appears the axle weld has failed and the tube is moving inside the differential case. Anyone experiencing this issue on the JL yet? Could this cause the wobble or be the issue in this guys axle breaking. I don’t know but it’s a concern. See pics.

Looks like a bad a paint job more than anything, that's not where it's plug welded anyway. If the axle tubes moved that ,much, you'd have more handling problems than a wobble.

 

[JMyatt]

That's a plug weld, something notoriously poorly done on Dana axles. Have a good welder clean it up and reweld that bung in there. Not a big deal.

Thank you.

 

[rcr1340]

Anymore issues like this pop up?

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