What have I broken?

[levaz]

Evening guys,

Had a brown trousers moment on monday night and found some spilt diesel on a roundabout.

No one else was involved so i limped the car home and parked her up in the garage.

Thankfully i was only doing 15-20mph, but i managed a full 180 and twatted the crossing island side on.

This fucked an alloy and set off the passenger seat airbag, not a major issue and these have already been sourced for next weeks job.

Tonight i've managed to find the time to actually pull the wheel off and take a look at the rear beam assy.
Everything looks ok, as in, not obviously bent, but inside the rear arch, its obvious the tyre/rim had been rubbing on that slow limp home

I'd lined up a spare rear beam before i'd seen this, as i expected the worse, but now i'm not 100% i need it?
The alloy itself definitely has a wobble, but would that be alone enough to cause the mild rubbing i've got or do i fit the new beam just incase?

I've got a spare wheel to go onto the corner in question to check for clearances, but i guess i'm just looking for some confirmation / thoughts / experience from someone who may have had similar

 

[Feirny]

Are you sure it was diesel and not fairy liquid?

 

[levaz]

Guessing at diesel, was at the exit to a petrol station on the roundabout

 

[levaz]

I was essentially where the black car is on the exit, the white building below is the petrol station

 

[H182]

Could have bent the stub axle?

 

[Llewellyn]

Was the wheel/tyre rubbing on your way back, after the mishap?
Judging by the pics, I'd say it was and you've probably bent the stub axle.

 

[levaz]

Yea, fine before, rubbed afterwards.

If its just the stub axle that'd be awesome, much rather replace that than the whole rear beam.

 

[con1981]

Jack it up at the back put the replacement wheel on. Get underneath it with a torch and spin the wheel