Dang, that was my favorite axle, too - R-pod Owners Forum

Wow +2.

Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

We live in West Virginia. A couple of days after coming back from a trip to the Gulf of Mexico and in preparation for a trip to the Outer Banks of NC, I was backing up into our driveway at about 1 mph when I heard a sudden sharp scraping sound. Since I have had trouble elsewhere with the rear stabilizer jacks, and since it had stopped, I resumed backing up when it did it again. That was enough for me. I got out to find my axle had broken off and the wheel had damaged the right fender. Although the left side wheel was also cocked, the black tank and outlet on that side was not involved. (Our neighbors don't know how lucky they are.) The axle shop told me initially that a weld had failed but that they couldn't work on it right away. Today the axle shop go it up on their rack and they confirmed that a weld between the frame and riser failed on the right side.

We consider ourselves to be very fortunate that it happened in our driveway. At highway speeds the accident could have been catastrophic, both to us and to other drivers.

Of course I informed Forest River immediately. Their initial response was that a bolt that I was responsible for had loosened. It will be interesting to see what their response is now.

I am reporting this to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (www.nhtsa.gov) as a crash, albeit 'only' a little one.

"There comes a time in the affairs of a man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation" - W.C. Fields

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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289	Topic: Dang, that was my favorite axle, too Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 6:01pm
	Wow! +3 I'm glad it happened at home. That could have been really bad.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 5:03pm
	Wow +2.
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630	Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 3:37pm
	Wow. That was a lucky break! Sorry to hear it happened, but glad for the circumstance. Which R-pod and how old?
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 3:04pm
	We live in West Virginia. A couple of days after coming back from a trip to the Gulf of Mexico and in preparation for a trip to the Outer Banks of NC, I was backing up into our driveway at about 1 mph when I heard a sudden sharp scraping sound. Since I have had trouble elsewhere with the rear stabilizer jacks, and since it had stopped, I resumed backing up when it did it again. That was enough for me. I got out to find my axle had broken off and the wheel had damaged the right fender. Although the left side wheel was also cocked, the black tank and outlet on that side was not involved. (Our neighbors don't know how lucky they are.) The axle shop told me initially that a weld had failed but that they couldn't work on it right away. Today the axle shop go it up on their rack and they confirmed that a weld between the frame and riser failed on the right side. We consider ourselves to be very fortunate that it happened in our driveway. At highway speeds the accident could have been catastrophic, both to us and to other drivers. Of course I informed Forest River immediately. Their initial response was that a bolt that I was responsible for had loosened. It will be interesting to see what their response is now. I am reporting this to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (www.nhtsa.gov) as a crash, albeit 'only' a little one.
	"There comes a time in the affairs of a man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation" - W.C. Fields