axle shaft straitening

no mods · 01-15-2014, 04:52 PM

Looking for any Info on axle shaft repair.. I have a couple of bent shafts that I would like to either fix or find aftermarket replacement. I have begun the search for aftermarket but so far no luck on these late model Tacomas. 05+ if the truck never saw the street it wouldn't be that big if a deal. Unfortunately, it does.

blazerbrad · 01-16-2014, 08:30 AM

Generally not a good idea to attempt to straighten an axleshaft. The hardness of the material does not make them a good candidate, plus the expense just to get it true would probably exceed the cost of a new one.

If you have bent multiple shafts on the same side I would also take a close look at the axlehousing itself.

no mods · 01-16-2014, 02:43 PM

That's what I needed to know. thx

01-15-2014, 04:52 PM	#1
no mods Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: blue ash Posts: 89	axle shaft straitening Looking for any Info on axle shaft repair.. I have a couple of bent shafts that I would like to either fix or find aftermarket replacement. I have begun the search for aftermarket but so far no luck on these late model Tacomas. 05+ if the truck never saw the street it wouldn't be that big if a deal. Unfortunately, it does.

01-16-2014, 08:30 AM	#2
blazerbrad - CORE Member - Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 831 Images: 6	Generally not a good idea to attempt to straighten an axleshaft. The hardness of the material does not make them a good candidate, plus the expense just to get it true would probably exceed the cost of a new one. If you have bent multiple shafts on the same side I would also take a close look at the axlehousing itself.

01-16-2014, 02:43 PM	#3
no mods Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: blue ash Posts: 89	That's what I needed to know. thx