Drive Axle Broke
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Drive Axle Broke
Hey guys I need some input ASAP before my insurance company D!cks me over. My ML has been in the body shop the last few weeks and they are saying itll be done soon. There was a problem mechanically with the truck soon after the accident well the problem led to a broken drive axle. My insurance doesnt want to pay for it and I am wondering if its one of those things that just brakes... my experience is that axles dont just break EVER...
vehicle specs... MY 2000(06/00) ML55 has approximately 80k miles on it
Accident was a front end collision and the drive axle is located at the rear. Frame of the vehicle is fine I am told. I have talked to a few people about it and they have stated that that is not a problem the ML has and have never heard of such a thing breaking on one...
vehicle specs... MY 2000(06/00) ML55 has approximately 80k miles on it
Accident was a front end collision and the drive axle is located at the rear. Frame of the vehicle is fine I am told. I have talked to a few people about it and they have stated that that is not a problem the ML has and have never heard of such a thing breaking on one...
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Never heard of one breaking before. However if one is going to break it will be on a ML55 with all that torque. I also do not think that a front end collision could cause a rear axle to break. Why not take the axle to a metal lab and have the break analyzed. That will give you the answer you require. It could have been caused by many things, fatigue, flaw in the casting, etc., etc.
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well I bet a metal lab and its analysis would charge as much as or more than the dealership to repair it =/ And then there is still the possibility that the insurance will not cover it. I think I am going to take care of the repair myself at my dad's garage... My ML gets to be the guineua pig... My Dad's Mechanic believes he should be able to do it. If he thinks he can than I must believe he can...
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
well I bet a metal lab and its analysis would charge as much as or more than the dealership to repair it =/ And then there is still the possibility that the insurance will not cover it. I think I am going to take care of the repair myself at my dad's garage... My ML gets to be the guineua pig... My Dad's Mechanic believes he should be able to do it. If he thinks he can than I must believe he can...
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
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Originally Posted by 55fanatic
well I bet a metal lab and its analysis would charge as much as or more than the dealership to repair it =/ And then there is still the possibility that the insurance will not cover it. I think I am going to take care of the repair myself at my dad's garage... My ML gets to be the guineua pig... My Dad's Mechanic believes he should be able to do it. If he thinks he can than I must believe he can...
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
Couldnt the shock of going into a wall jar it enough to throw it off?
