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Topic: axle
Posted By: Podinaroundbc
Subject: axle
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2016 at 11:09am
Has anyone bent an axle on a rpod and if so were you able to get a new one overnight
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Art & Brenda
Jake the dog
2015 179 HRE
2012 Nissan Titan
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Posted By: podrunner
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2016 at 1:02pm
The axle is not specific to the R pod, it is used on other recreational and cargo type trailers. You might check with both recreational and cargo type trailer dealers to find a replacement. Good luck.
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2010 R Pod 151
2017 4runner
2006 Honda Metropolitan
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Posted By: Podinaroundbc
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 7:16pm
The axle is specific to the trailer unfortunately. Rpods are not created equally. We had to leave our trailer 1200 kms from home and wait for an axle to be fabricated in Langley BC and then transported 600 kms to 150 Mile House BC. Axles are not readily available they have to be built to order. Take care of your axles while traveling Rpoders. It can be a long sad drive home without your trailer. We traveled the 2400 return kms 3 weeks later to retrieve our trailer.
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Art & Brenda
Jake the dog
2015 179 HRE
2012 Nissan Titan
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 8:44pm
You should be able to get whatever axle you need directly from FR. Overnight? I doubt it.
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178
(1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity)
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Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 3:43am
The axle on our 2015 R179 was replaced last fall it took about 4 weeks for the axle to come in and about 4 hours to install.
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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179
2022 Nissan Frontier
No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 7:01am
How where the axles damaged? Accident or some failure?
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 5:10pm
Evidently it was a manufacturing error the hubs were mounted with to much toe in, so the tires wore on the outsides.
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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179
2022 Nissan Frontier
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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 5:13pm
Thanks Ron, good info.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2017 at 6:32pm
Incidentally all of the work was done under the Forest River ($150) extended warranty including two new tires.
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Ron & Sharon
2015 R-Pod 179
2022 Nissan Frontier
No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated
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Posted By: Podinaroundbc
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2017 at 2:52pm
Our axle was damaged because of hitting a stump covered in brush on the side of the road in a campground.
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Art & Brenda
Jake the dog
2015 179 HRE
2012 Nissan Titan
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