rob666 Member 62 Member For: 13y 9m 7d Posted 09/05/11 10:31 PM Share Posted 09/05/11 10:31 PM Yup, that's what the suggested to me. I have a scratch on my wheel, and they said "your axle is bent, I noticed there is a scratch, maybe you hit a gutter"...I think I know when I hit a gutter. The scratch was from a stupid narrow car park ramp.Wonder how I'm going to fight this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkey Member 35 Member For: 15y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 10/05/11 03:37 AM Share Posted 10/05/11 03:37 AM I have bent 2 left hand axles! one standard and one lowered, its the axle tramp that caused mine to bend :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgxod Member 214 Member For: 12y 11m 19d Posted 10/05/11 07:00 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/11 07:00 AM hi all just noticed all the replies. I have done allot of calling around and this is what I gatheredFord dealer 1 says disk might be warpedford dealer 2 says axels are bent (generally caused from lowering they say) funny because I had this problem before I lowered it.ford dealer 3 says handbrake shoe might be too tight so might need to be backed off to fix problem.local mechanic shop 1 says its a very thin chance to bend them axels from lowering. can understand if it was IRS other wise doubts it. also he agrees with the hand brake might need adjusting,local mechanic shop 2 says he had the same problem in his bf and says it was caused by the bearings as they fail and cause the tyre the have a slight movement. he said he put 4 piston brembo on the rear and changed the bearings and never had that problem again. thinks that the brakes dont support the load and allow the bearings to fail. also dose this have anything to do with fg f6 utes not coming out with brembos on the rear because of this issiue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NitroXR6T Member 28 Member For: 15y 10m 8d Posted 11/05/11 08:34 AM Share Posted 11/05/11 08:34 AM The issue is the back wheels bouncing off the ground every time you put your foot down. Temporary solution, replace the axle/s. Permanent solution, engineers job at Ford. If they give you any problems covering it under warranty, get them to explain to you how hitting a gutter can bend an axle, but only scratch a rim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tys-FG Member 3 Member For: 12y 9m 21d Posted 02/01/12 07:11 AM Share Posted 02/01/12 07:11 AM I have bend Three axles......... 2 from tramping before I lowered it, and 1 after lowering .The one after I lowered it was not from tramping either. Im thinking tramp braces might hold the diff in place a bit better??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanda99 Member 33 Member For: 12y 3m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/03/12 06:54 AM Share Posted 01/03/12 06:54 AM This seems to be a very common problem guys.. I started noticing the hissing noise on my 2010 FG xr6t from the left hand rear wheel...Took it to ford essendon. they tell me my rear left hand axel is slightly bent and that I must of hit a gutter or the car has been in an accident. Mate theres not a scratch on the f***n wheel. Anything to void a warranty claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 01/03/12 07:23 AM Share Posted 01/03/12 07:23 AM Guy's this is very important. I'm not saying anyone here has done it but I have seen it done myself lots of times.Do not jack the rear end of a ute with a trolley jack under the diff. Even for a second to put stands in place. Tell your mates, mechanics and tyre fitters, they would have all done it at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verve Donating Members 126 Member For: 15y 7d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 01/03/12 09:57 AM Share Posted 01/03/12 09:57 AM Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 13y 5m 28d Gender: Male Posted 01/03/12 10:05 AM Share Posted 01/03/12 10:05 AM Yeah why not Paulie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 01/03/12 10:50 PM Share Posted 01/03/12 10:50 PM (edited) Think about the suspension in the ute and where the load will be. The weight transfers through the suspension, down the axles, through the diff and onto the jack.What is the largest horizontal axis that has to support this weight. I have marked it in bold for you. Edited 01/03/12 10:52 PM by Paulie2256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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