Bent Axle?

2006 PONTIAC MONTANA
138,000 MILES • 3.5L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JOSHYRACY
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Daughter turned too early pulling away from a gas pump and struck the rear tire head on which appears to have bent the rear axle. What I'm not sure of is if that is the only concern or if at that slow of a speed if the rear assembly is bent too? The axle is cost effective to swap but if the whole assembly is shot, I'm going to sell it as scrap sadly.
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Jun 3, 2023 at 7:11 AM
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Yep, that is one bent axle, your only hope of fixing it is to replace the rear axle which you can find uses from a salvage yard. Here is how the job is done in the images below. Start by removing the shocks then the axle will swing down enough to remove the springs. Check out the images (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
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Jun 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM
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JOSHYRACY
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So, I'm looking at replacing part 7, right?
Jun 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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Correct, part 7 needs to be replaced.
Jun 5, 2023 at 9:22 AM
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JOSHYRACY
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Thanks. I was able to pick up a good quality replacement for $400. Installing between thunderstorms!
Jun 14, 2023 at 5:37 PM
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lol yep, glad you could get it fixed, thanks for letting us know. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
Jun 15, 2023 at 12:30 PM