My passenger axle was "Pitted"

deftsound

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Well i brought my car to the shop to get the new gears put in and i got a call 2 hours later, the mechanic says i need a new axle because my passenger side axle is "pitted", he says he doesnt know what caused it but coudl have been from hitting a big bump or something..

Anyway does this sound legit or are they just trying to squeeze a few extra bucks out of me?

 

mazen189

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lol, thats the same thing they said to me, its been about a year now and about 20k miles........so i dunno lol, but u should take a look at it urself just incase. the damage can be so little that u wont notice, then again that damage may give u that "OH ****" reaction, so i say, just take a look urself.

 

deftsound

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mazen189 said:

lol, thats the same thing they said to me, its been about a year now and about 20k miles........so i dunno lol, but u should take a look at it urself just incase. the damage can be so little that u wont notice, then again that damage may give u that "OH ****" reaction, so i say, just take a look urself.

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ok good i just wanted to hear someone else say they had the same problem

 

Twisted

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I had a similar thing happen to me. It was the driverside outer bearing area. The axle was pitted and grooved where the bearing sat. Caused a loud howling and had to replace the axle and bearing. Mechanic never saw something like that before.

 

blacksheep-1

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It's actually very common on GM 10 and 12 bolt rearends. In order to save money the bearing rides on the axle instead of a race like a Ford 9 inch. I know why Ford copied them for the 8.8, it is cheaper to produce.

 

deftsound

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i guess this explains why my rear end whines at low rpms

 

Mike97gt

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the axle bearing is wiped out.. I have seen this many times, just replace the axle and the bearing..

If your mechanic can not figure out thats what caused the pitting then he is retarded.

 

d98gt

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PSI find that out for you? How much are they going to charge to fix it?

I know a guy that'll install whatever you need for a hell of a price man

 

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showstopper2

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if they are stock 99 up axles and you need a replacement I have really low mile ones I'll let go for cheap.. just PM me if you need them..