Wheel wobble

[R***A**N**G**E***R]

So I slid sideways on a small patch of black ice towards the end of winter while going around a corner at about 15 to 20 mph the truck kicked out from under me and my left rear wheel hit the curb and then bounced up into the grass, I went completely up into the shoulder off of the road so I got out to see if there was any damage or a flat tire, well my tire was not flat but I did see a half in long defect in my rim where the tire bead sits.

I then backed up off the shoulder and back onto the street and started to drive and I decided to look out my side view mirror to see if my rim was bent and sure enough it was wobbling back and forth a bit while driving so I ASSUMED my rim was bent well the next day I decided to check my air pressure and it was down about 10 pounds so I new I was loosing air around the area of the rim/bead that bounced off the cement curb.

After a couple weeks of putting air in the tire every couple of days I finally got a new rim and had it swapped out so now I am not loosing air anymore but I still have the wobble, I made sure the new rim was not bent in any way before they mounted it so my question is what is most likely BENT since it is NOT my rim. Please don't tell my my AXLE is bent

 

[Combs Customs]

Probably the axle shaft itself. Could probably get one from a junkyard for cheap, then put new bearings and seals in both sides while its apart.

 

[AllanD]

I was in an accident back abot 9 years ago with my Ranger
and the impact didn't bend the rim at all.

It broke a piece off the lip of the rim about the size of my index finger,
but the rim was still perfectly straight.

The axle shaft wasn't so lucky...

$25 at most junkyards

for you 1993-up and must come off the same SIDE
(they are different left to right)

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[bluebombersfan]

that probably would be enough to bend an axleshaft I would think. Maybe try switching drums, maybe the drum could have got distorted

 

[bcost882]

i hit a cement barrier with my front left and managed to tweak my spindle so it is likely you bent and axle shaft. shouldn't be hard to replace

 

[ozziemo27]

sounds just like a axle shaft, i had this happen before, although, i replaced the shafts first and then replaced the rim which was also bent, i slid into a snowbank sideways.... Dont freak out tho man, have you ever taken axle shafts out before?

 

[feellnfroggy]

I had a mustang that I was in an accident with and it bent the axle, I bought an 8.8 GT raplacement from an acident car and it was bent too. Alot of people dont realize how easy it is to bend an axle. Just replace it.

 

[ozziemo27]

I had a mustang that I was in an accident with and it bent the axle, I bought an 8.8 GT raplacement from an acident car and it was bent too. Alot of people dont realize how easy it is to bend an axle. Just replace it.

It really is easy, when I hit the snowbank, i wasn't even going that fast, just clunked and i didnt think much of it, but hey, at least they dont snap into pieces like jeep d35 rears lol.