Axle is bent and not covered under warranty

[NamVet66-67]

Hi there, I'd be happy to look into your Bronco concerns on my end. Will you send us a message with your VIN and dealership info? I can look into things on my end.

By all means, I would accept FMO's offer and see where that takes you..!

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[Eddie_bower]

From the looks of the wheel in your previous post, it looks like its been curbed a time or 2. Probably why they're initially denying the claim. Are they saying the rear end is bent, or the axle shaft?

Hitting a curb can easily Bend an axle and other random damage , I’ve seen it a few times

 

[zcadman]

Hitting a curb can easily Bend an axle and other random damage , I’ve seen it a few times

I really don’t see a Chinese made cast aluminum rim being able to tweak a Dana axle or any axle, from the small amount of curb rash shown! Dana and Ford should really be embarrassed. Maybe a deep pothole or hitting a speed bump unexpectedly before slowing down. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Eddie_bower]

I’ve bent an axle on a Dana 44 hitting just the tire, no damage at all to wheel.

just wanted to mention it’s definitely a possibility and not too many ways the factory can bend an axle

 

[JBlanco]

I really don’t see a Chinese made cast aluminum rim being able to tweak a Dana axle or any axle, from the small amount of curb rash shown! Dana and Ford should really be embarrassed. Maybe a deep pothole or hitting a speed bump unexpectedly before slowing down. Just my 2 cents.

100% agree, especially that being the non-SAS wheel (I assume would be tougher). It's ridiculous to think that extremely slight scratch can damage a Dana axle to the point the OP has seen.
Dana 44 axles have been bouncing rocks in the rear of the JK since 2007 and it's considered bulletproof at OEM+ levels of modification.

 

[huey]

sorry to hear about the results. Assuming you did you due diligence but I would be looking for a written document spelling out the details / evidence that led them to this conclusion. You never know when the documentation may come in handy. And yes - I would drive the truck of the lot to get competitive quotes

 

[dcg2]

Except there is proof that the damage didn't start at 9k miles but much earlier as the brake pad was completely worn out at 9k miles. The damage started when the pad started wearing and it's reasonable to assume that a rear pad on a vehicle can last from 50 to 100k miles as the front ones do most of the work. If you extrapolate the information, it's fair to conclude that the damage started early in the life of the vehicle.

Just FYI...

That's actually not the case on our Bronco's at least the 2.7... rear pads wear first due to electric boost bias.

Mine lasted 36K fronts are still good to go.

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