Alignment question

[andrew_j]

Car had an issue where axle detached at steering knuckle. It caused tire to go outward at very low speed stopping car and pull axle out of transmission. Axle etc were replaced and vehicle drives perfectly straight and no vibration etc

Is alignment required?

 

[97prizm]

Car had an issue where axle detached at steering knuckle. It caused tire to go outward at very low speed stopping car and pull axle out of transmission. Axle etc were replaced and vehicle drives perfectly straight and no vibration etc

Is alignment required?

It wouldn't hurt as you don't know how out of alignment you are when this happened.

 

[The Critic]

Axle replacement requires for lower ball joint to be disconnected from the steering knuckle, which is an operation that should be followed up with an alignment.

How did this happen, anyway? Was the inner boot so deteriorated that it separated from the inner joint cup?

 

[PandaBear]

Car had an issue where axle detached at steering knuckle. It caused tire to go outward at very low speed stopping car and pull axle out of transmission. Axle etc were replaced and vehicle drives perfectly straight and no vibration etc

Is alignment required?

Both the before and after axles OEM? If not definitely alignment.

What car is it? I would be more concerned about why it detached in the first place. Was it a high performance track car?

 

[andrew_j]

Axle replacement requires for lower ball joint to be disconnected from the steering knuckle, which is an operation that should be followed up with an alignment.

How did this happen, anyway? Was the inner boot so deteriorated that it separated from the inner joint cup?

Unknown appears to be the bolt at steering knuckle recently touched in last 5 months may have backed out/sheered. Boots were fine and axle was OEM.