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My friend says in the txt i got.....

"I f**ked up the axle on my back left tyre and the rims f**ked. Wonder if SAU knew good people that could fix it and do up the other stuff that needs to be done. Going over the the island in the middle of the road f**ked it"

She wants to know where she can take it to get it repaired and what it might cost.

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Here's the only pic i have. She says you can't see the damage with the wheel off but she says something bends as the wheel goes forwards but clicks when you reverse. She lives in Noarlunga Downs. And NO you'r not getting pics of her.

dude, as i said when you asked me on fb, get her to take it to a workshop and have them diagnose it, itll cost her 20 bones to find out. its pretty hard to figure it out based on a couple pictures taken with a mobile phone.

dude, as i said when you asked me on fb, get her to take it to a workshop and have them diagnose it, itll cost her 20 bones to find out. its pretty hard to figure it out based on a couple pictures taken with a mobile phone.

Yeah i think she's going to take it.

the cast spider hub is broken... to break that its taken a pretty big hit and few or the arms are probably gone also, you could get all those parts and a drive shaft for maybe $250 - I would have them if you need them. You might also need the wheel bearings - another $100.

The thing you need to take a closer look at though is if the sub frame has been bent also, if it had been its a lot more work to replace.

If you go to a workshop I would estimate $500 minimum - but quite possibly up to 2k if they have to repair the sub-frame etc as there could be a full day of labor, all the arms, the strut, wheel bearing assembly, drive shaft etc.

Edited by samstain

how exactly did you punt it into a traffic island?

the cast spider hub is broken...

ha. no shit. only just noticed that. good eye. mustve smacked that island pretty hard.

Edited by scandyflick

was at a stop sign onto a main road and in 1st gear. i accellerated around the corner and it spun out one way. then i tried to straighten it up and it did like 2 full 360's across the main road into on coming traffice (while having my foot on accelerater instead of break)...and the island stopped the car heaps suddenly and took a chunk out of the rim and popped the tyre...the car looks fine and everything... no one got hit...its just the wheel part on the back left of my car

It may 'look fine and everything' but do not drive it anywhere - the main arm that locates the wheel has snapped clean off...

Probably they easiest way to fix it is to pick up a complete hub to hub sub-frame and drop it in there.

There is something strange about the colors in the photo, almost looks like the cast part has been cracked for a long time and gone rusty.

i cant drive it at all...the front two wheels are straight andd the back right but the left one...anytime we tried to move it the spare wheels bent inwards like it was trying to go under the car...but then when we reversed it, it clicked back straight :S

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