>Dear FOT,
>
>Has anyone ever heard of straightening or replacing bent rear axle tubes?
>I
>now have two complete rear beam axle assemblies with bent axle tubes laying
>on
>the garage floor from the last two crashes. The tubes seem to be threaded
>into the gear housing, and then staked. I thought that I once saw a TR
>plate
>(drawing) with the two tubes separate from the gear housing.
>
>I had hoped to make one good assembly from the two, but both tubes are bent
>on one of them.
I've heard of shops that repair truck axles can sometimes straighten the
axles. Let me know how it goes 'cuz I've got a bent axle too.
John H.
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