Snapped axels, riddle me this...

[Auuteage]

As a follow up to my urgent mechanical trepair thread yesterday...

Just got back from the mechanics. Snapped axel. Im talking like taking a celery stick and snapping it in half.

Now, I had a stuffed axel and bearing on the other side a few months ago, wasnt snapped though.

I drive a one tonne ute, often carrying heavy loads, sometimes close to a tonne. WHY is this happening, it should be able to take the weight shouldnt it ?

With , say, a couple of heavy pallets, what would be the correct way to load them in the tray to minimise the stress on the axel? I always figured heavier stuff up the front, but sometimes it dosent work out that way. I think I need to know more about how I should be loading it up.

By the way, in the interest of being aware of getting ripped off, what would you expect to pay for a right hand side axel for a AU2 one tonner? Its getting sourced by mechanic who does all my work anyway and I dont think would rip me, but I want to be sure.

Thanks. Its great to have knowledgable people to go to here when everything goes to **** and you need to find out why !!!