virtualron1976

The tube is no longer round. Oblong. Where did the bearings go? the wheel did take an impact 2 years ago when someone ran a stop sign and hit my wheel. I never felt any shimmy or shake at all - that is what drives me crazy. Maybe 10k miles since hit that tho. Baffling!

Dropped my truck off at a shop for an engine enhancement/tune. Got a super surprise message back I need validation on from the page. See below. Rear drivers side hub/bearing is gone, saying whole assembly should be replaced. Sound right? Thx in advance. “We’ve noticed the drivers sides rear axle was leaking fluid when we moved the truck yesterday. We pulled off the wheel/axle thinking it was just a bad seal. However, inside axle tube, the wheel bearing is completely torn apart. There is no bearings left in the bearing case. So essentially the axle was riding around inside the tube with no bearings. No one here has ever seen that happen before. The inside of the differential tube is destroyed. Basically the entire rear axle housing needs replacement because of that. “

I just had this 3.5” knuckle kit put on as well. Rides good, looks awesome. One issue im researching is if anyone who did this has noticed increased noise or front diff activation when driving in “auto.” The shop that did my install said they are checking with RC engineers, but I haven’t heard back yet. Any thoughts if you have this kit?