Help needed in Ocala - PLEASE

Can't help you with anyone in that area but I can give you some axle nomenclature.

Rpods have a torsion axle with drum brakes. The torsion axle has a long square tube set at a 45 degrees angle running from side to side. Inside the ends of that tube are rubber inserts. Running inside the rubber inserts are steel parts which extend out the ends of the tube and then turn and extend rearward and then outward again to become the spindles the bearings run on. The portion extending rearward is called the torsion arm. The rubber flexes allowing the torsion arms to swing up and down when you go over bumps.

Likely its the spindle/torsion arm that's bent in your case. Unfortunately it's not possible to just replace the torsion arm/spindle because it's permanently embedded in the rubber. You have to either straighten it or if it's too badly bent you have to replace the whole axle.

The axle needs to be ordered because the tube length, frame mounting spacing, and the takeoff angle the torsion arms come off at are all specific to your trailer There is a serial number on the axle label which you can get under and take a picture of that specifies all that stuff.

So bottom line is, see if you can find a trailer or frane repair shop that will straighten it for you, at least to get you through your trip. Otherwise you'll most likely be waiting for a new axle for awhile. You can use your existing brake assemblies on the new axle if they're ok, so you don't necessarily need to order new brakes and hubs.   

Ok - I’m on hold with a trailer / hitch company right now to see if they can straighten it…. Which of course they can’t because of the rubber inside. Ok but I asked them if $1800 for the replacement axle sounds logical (what the RV place quoted me, not including shipping or labor) and he scoffed and told me to call a trailer place.

I looked for lippert 3500lb tortion axle online and it looks like they’re around 2-300$. Am I looking at totally the wrong thing or is $1800 actually insane?

You can often straighten these axles if it's the tube that has been bent and it's not too bad. If you have to buy a new one I agree with StephenH, the $500-700 dollar-ish range (less brake assemblies and shipping) is about right.

  Happy you are able to get your axle fixed sorry about the accident you had damaging the axle.