Bearings and Wheel Problem-Twice

Update: No real answers as to what could have caused it to bend. The replacement axle was the same specifications as the original. Cost was $504.95 plus hardware kit $21.95 plus labor $250 plus tax, or $831.28 installed. Other items installed were two electric brake assemblies, a new hub, and new bearings and seals. Work also included repairing a water leak in the slide. From the way it was described, the work needed to seal it was extensive and included removing parts of the flange to get to the source and seal it.

This ended up being a very expensive trip to the dealer to pick it up. However, given the amount of use we have given it, we have to expect that we would need to do maintenance. If I think of it as that we have towed it over 30,000 miles, it works out to about $.09/mile for what we paid. That does not include the new tires I have purchased or the cost of my modifications. We have spent quite a bit on the modifications, but they are not maintenance as such.