Cromolly front axles can break.

jkkat · 2009-04-20 17:28:56

The hole where it broke in. http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/JKkat/Spring%20clean-up%2009/DSC00375.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/JKkat/Spring%20clean-up%2009/DSC00374.jpg The broken left over stub shaft http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/JKkat/Spring%20clean-up%2009/DSC00389.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/JKkat/Spring%20clean-up%2009/DSC00390.jpg http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/JKkat/Spring%20clean-up%2009/DSC00392.jpg This is the drivers side.

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Apr 20, 2009 | 09:28 AM

jkkat

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Cromolly front axles can break.

The hole where it broke in.

The broken left over stub shaft

This is the drivers side.

Apr 20, 2009 | 11:58 AM

tgrt

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I'm sorry it broke on you. Hopefully, it didn't ruin your day. I'm curious what the mitigating factors were in the breakage. For example, was there wheel spin with sudden traction?

Apr 20, 2009 | 12:05 PM

RedneckJeep

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That bites. I don't remember anybody ever sayin they were unbreakable, though.

Apr 20, 2009 | 12:15 PM

JoeBlob

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Was the trailer loaded with something really heavy?

Apr 20, 2009 | 12:21 PM

Suffolk JK

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Did the splines break?

Apr 20, 2009 | 01:44 PM

Joe Lightfoot

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That sucks

and yes any axle can break

Apr 20, 2009 | 02:51 PM

seer1

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Both front and rear can snap in the wrong situation. Ask Chuck45. High Dive on Behind the Rocks took one of each of'em from him. That warranty is nice. I believe he had'em replaced within the week. No questions asked.

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Apr 20, 2009 | 03:09 PM

Northridge4x4

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DId you think they were unbreakable?

Also were you in reverse when it broke?

Oh by the way your replacement shaft will be here tommorrow

David

Apr 20, 2009 | 03:49 PM

RedneckJeep

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Quote:

Originally Posted by planman

Alloy USA has a 10 year guarantee and Superior Evolution shafts come with a lifetime guarantee.

It is very uncommon for these shafts to be the weak link. Usually, other parts fail before the chomoly axle shafts (gear ring teeth, locker, driveshafts, u-joints, etc.).

I wholeheartedly agree, but still...nobody makes the "unbreakable" statement. Although the "lifetime warranty" is damn close.