2004 L200 back axle coming adrift ???

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Mitsubishi tell me the u-bolts which secure the axle to the leaf springs go for a pastime; I've replaced one side and it would appear as if the offside have done the same but I'm not 100% convinced. I will replace anyway but is anyone aware of other issues in this respect? The L200 in question does a lot of towing, on and off road and is in the woods daily, getting stuck and extracted, has a hard life tbh. If I measure from the centre of the hub cab to the bodywork on the offside it measures 20.5 inches; on the nearside 19.75 !

[Guss109]

They had a recall quite a few times for the u bolts but can't tell you any more than that

[woody paul]

My mate had a problem with his L200 turned out to be spring eye snapped. Trouble is our trucks get USED.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

They had a recall quite a few times for the u bolts but can't tell you any more than that

 

 

My mate had a problem with his L200 turned out to be spring eye snapped. Trouble is our trucks get USED.

 

Cheers; will check that...

[combined tree services]

one of the things that gets over looked when changing the u bolts is that if you change them on one side then u need to change the other as well !! if not you can be sure that at some point in the near future you will have to change them any way !!! and at that point you again would not change both sides and the other side would eventually fail . My advice would be to change the u bolts on both sides !!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

one of the things that gets over looked when changing the u bolts is that if you change them on one side then u need to change the other as well !! if not you can be sure that at some point in the near future you will have to change them any way !!! and at that point you again would not change both sides and the other side would eventually fail . My advice would be to change the u bolts on both sides !!

 

Well the nearside ones were only done a month ago so will do the offside and check both after a week or two.

[combined tree services]

its a bit like torquing down a head- the settings need to be the same throughout , you may be fortunate but usually the u bolts get disturbed and dont quite sit beck the same , give it a go but like you have said - keep an eye on them !!

[saxham]

Try l200 0wners club which is the L200 owners website. Full of useful information and great technical help section.

[Craig.]

Is the centre bolt on the spring ok? The head on the bolt should locate in a socket in the axle to set the spring and axle in the right place, then the U bolts clamp it.

[Graham]

Did you fix it? Had similar on mine. Under acceleration it felt like I had rear wheel steering as the axle shifted slightly. New U bolts sorted it.