Bent Axle?

[traderfjp]

I noticed that one of my back tires is bent in. The other tire looks straight. At first I thought maybe the rim is loose so I jacked that side up and the tire is on properly. Could it be a bent Axle. If so is that covered under warranty? Thanks

 

[radios1]

if the axle is properly hardened, it would snap, and not bend, I can't imagine a soft axle..

 

[traderfjp]

Here is a pic

 

[Industrial Toys]

Does it turn evenly and not wobble?

I guess also, there is Axle as in housing and Axle as in Shaft. Housing should be cast and not bend, shaft should be steel, can bend and the wheel would wobble.

 

[Thomas]

I'd be interested in your finding when you dig into deeper.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Yes, I would be curious to hear if the wheel wobbles.... a bent rim. To be at that angle, you would think something that was cast, would have broken and not bend.

 

[Peter 315]

Measure from the tractor to the rim top and bottom both sides and see what the difference is ....

 

[traderfjp]

I found the problem. Looks like the rim is coming apart. I guess it's welded and not one piece. I'm going to call the dealer tomorrow. Does anyone know if I can bring it to any dealer?

 

[Peter 315]

Yes any LS dealer should do warranty work....

 

[Sawyer Rob]

More like a bent or improperly installed wheel.

SR

 

[traderfjp]

More like a bent or improperly installed wheel.

DR

Why would u say an improperly installed wheel? The wheel installs one way. Not sure how u could install the wheel wrongly.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Why would u say an improperly installed wheel? The wheel installs one way. Not sure how u could install the wheel wrongly.

Because "some" wheels come with adjustments at the outer rim, I don't know if yours has those adjustments or not. If it does, perhaps there's a problem there?

But you found it, it was more of the bent rim variety...

SR

 

[s219]

That might be one of the wheels that is made up of a inner hub, ring, and outer hub, and made to allow different orientations (standard/narrow, flipped/wide, etc). It could simply be coming apart because some of the bolts came loose or fell out. I think if you study it, that would be obvious.

 

[traderfjp]

It's also cracked.

 

[s219]

It's also cracked.

That is often a result of loose lug nuts/bolts or loose clamping nuts/bolts. Once the wheel comes loose, driving on it will cause cracking. Too many people find that out the hard way. Super important to check all the wheel lugs and bolts periodically. If the cracking (or any wallowing) is right around one of the bolt holes, you have found your smoking gun.

Can you post a picture of the whole inner rim, so we can see all the bolt holes? And if any fasteners are missing or loose, indicate if those were removed or lost. I would bet there is a high correlation between the cracks and any missing or loose fasteners.

 

[ruffdog]

It looks like in the picture that the left side has broken free and the right side is cracked.

 

[CobyRupert]

Are there suppose to be bolts in the square holes of the inner rim that connect it to tabs on the outer rim or did welds break?

You’re also missing 2 lug bolts that hold the inner rim to the axle.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Generally, the square holes are to bolt weights on.

SR

 

[Diggin It]

Yeah, did the OP take the lugs bolts out? I don't think these wheels are adjustable for width, but I'd have to check mine to be sure.

Henderson ain't but a hop, skip and a holler from LS Corporate. I think a road trip might be in order.

 

[traderfjp]

The first thing I did was to remove the tire. Pulled two bolts and saw that the inner part of the rim was damaged. The bolts we're all tight. Just a damaged rim.