Bent axle?

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (Larry Fry)]

 The stub axles are short, stubby (!), strong bits of steel.  The beam, on
the other hand, is long and flexible....any hit on the wheel(s) can apply a
lot of leverage to the beam and its round tubing legs.
  My own 16v had a problem with rear toe-out and it was a bent beam, the
stub axles were fine.  The stub axles are relatively easy to check, the
Bentley has a procedure.
Larry
sandiego16v


> the axle generally bends before the beam, but if the impact was closer to
> the center of that wheel (as opposed to hitting the rear edge), the beam
> would bend inward, and that action would cause toe-out.
> hth
> Al


> > I put the 87 up on a rack today. I'm pretty sure the cause of my front
> > tire
> > rubbing is a bent control arm. Seems I have some problems in the back as
> > well.
> > I have negative camber on both rear tires with the driver side being
more
> > extreme. The drivers side rear tire also appears to be have a ton of toe
> > out. The
> > car was hit just behind that tire. I don't see any damage to the rear
> > beam.
> > Do you think the stub axle might be bent?
> > Matt