95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

I dropped my truck.

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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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I dropped my truck.

I was putting my tires back on, and the truck was sitting a couple inches too low to get the tires on, so I decided to crank the jack up a couple more inches. After raising it i went to the side and picked up my tire and went to push it on, and ended up pushing my truck over, crashing to garage floor, landing on the brake drums. besides feeling pritty dumb, when i brake, my truck now feels like I bent something. My question is, how hard is it to bend an axle, or is it more likely that I bent the brake drums.

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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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If it's only when you brake, then I would imagine it woudl be the brake drums. As the weight of the truck was on the hub, hub was hooked to the wheel studs via the brake drum, and the brake drum took a hard hit on the floor, so it's probably no longer round. This is my guess, as you didn't hit the hub on the ground, just the brake drum.

Lesson learned, jack stand + jack.

Glad it didn't fall on you or anyone else man.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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Yea, its probably your drum.
Jack it up, put it on jackstands, pull the tires, put at lease one of the lugs back on(to hold the drum still), and spin the rear wheels (car on in drive)while somebody looks at them.
If they are bent, you will be able to see.
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