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On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 06:46:03 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
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On Jul 7, 8:50*am, Richard Casady wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jul 2010 04:40:31 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc

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I'm thinking that it's just sagged over the years till it has negative
camber. *That seems to be the most logical explanation since I have
the same wear problem on both sides. *A bent axle would not likely be
bent symetrically. *Nor does it seem reasonable that the toe would
change on both sides.

It is not going to break. The yield point is a substantial percentage
of the stress at which it would break. It it bends sitting, it would
break the first time you hit a bump.

Question is will my parking it with a floor jack under the center bent
it back over time.

No. See above.

Really? Cause it bows up about 3" in the center when I lift the
entire trailer and boat from the center of the axle with the floor
jack. You're saying that doesn't matter, that's not enough to bend it
any. Even if I do this for cummulative months?

Did I understand you right - it bows a full 3"?

There is no way it should flex a full 3" and that is probably your
problem.

Hummmm, wonder if it's actually the original axle? Could have been
damaged and he did mention a different setup on the spindles welding or
something like that..

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