At MSR-C I was getting reports of smoke. Turned out to be a failed axle seal on the drivers side. Inside of the wheel was soaked w/ diff fluid as well as the caliper and rotor. Took things apart last weekend and rounded up the parts to fix it. Got it all back together less the diff fluid and happened to take a look at the axle flange where it meets the hub centric. Big crack all the way around. These are known to fail. Glad I saw it before TWS. I knew I was running on borrowed time w/ the OEM axles. Glad I didn't borrow too much. I'll be out some RTV and a gasket and a dab of locktight. Better than any other end result I can think of had it failed.
Link to a thread Richard startedon another forum. Mine is failing the same way.
http://www.corner-carvers.com/forums...ht=axle+flange
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