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You need to read this !
Lost rear axle on '07 Mobile Suites traveling down I-35 in New Braunsville, TX Wednesday. Luckily we made it safely to Camping World unknowningly that rear axle bolts (all 5 of them) had been sheared off of the rear hub. The only indication that we had was the loss of trailer brakes. We lost trailer brakes, pulled over, found rear brake line broken with a trail of brake fluid. Thought that we had just broken a brake line, limped in for 30 miles to Camping World. Then found out, after being put into the service bay, that all 5 bolts were sheared off of the hub. Axle, leaf springs, shocks, wheel, tire and hub are all going to have to be replaced. They checked other 3 remaining hubs and found them to be okay. They seem to think that the reason that the bolts sheared was because the lugnuts were torqued too tight on the wheel. Camping World talked to Kent at Mobile Suites as well as the manufactured of the axle and they said that it would be covered under warranty. We are trying to make sure that our unit will be delivered to us at home instead of us having to drive 8 hours to pick it up. We thank GOD for keeping us safe during this ordeal that could have turned out to be a tragedy. We were told by the service advisor that nothing was holding the wheel on except for the spindle nut.
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'07 RS3 loaded
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