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HooptieWagon

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80. Might have neen the axle shaft, not housing.

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 10:17 PM

Feb 2013

I haven't heard details. Housings are pretty tough. Shafts less so. Shaft could break from agressive driving (especially w/oversize tires), from overloading the vehicle, or from overheating due to loss of lubrication. Depending on the design, wheel may still remain on vehicle and rotate but no longer provide drive. Chevy rears, the wheel comes off. Ford and Dodge, the wheel stays on. He had a Toyota? I don't know (even though I own one)...Ive never had my rearend apart to tell.

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Dorner abandon his vehicle because of a broken axle. [View all] warrior1 Feb 2013 OP

Of course it could have never have snapped in a hot fire. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #1

He would need you to think this is all part of the grand plan. dkf Feb 2013 #11

Nope, I am just watching LAPD dance to his tune nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15

Reveling in this isn't very seemly. It's a tragedy all the way around. dkf Feb 2013 #21

Who's reveling in this? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #29

Relax. And consider who said that. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #59

I know. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #60

What? That reply by nadinbrezinski didn't sound at all like "reveling". AlinPA Feb 2013 #70

In addition, the area where his car was found has a lot of forest Fawke Em Feb 2013 #24

The area has two roads that come in and out. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #32

Thanks. I figured it was a ski resort from the aerial shot I saw. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #45

Two PAVED roads in and out. Yavapai Feb 2013 #67

Mom has undeveloped land nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #68

It's a nice area, when it's not on fire. Yavapai Feb 2013 #72

You made me laugh nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #73

He was the one making claims about being a great shot in his manifesto. LisaL Feb 2013 #25

And the police said yup, yup, yup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #31

Pardon me, he appears to be good enough shot. LisaL Feb 2013 #35

That's not the point. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #36

That guy gave the coin to thousands of people. LisaL Feb 2013 #41

Did thousands of LAPD officers deploy? nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #44

Five hundred members of the LAPD deployed to Iran and Afghanistan Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #53

^^This^^ longship Feb 2013 #13

And...125 officers are playing hide and seek in the mountains. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #16

There's a lot of mountain up there. longship Feb 2013 #18

Which is exactly what Van Zandt said. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #19

how many cars did he have? warrior1 Feb 2013 #20

Doesn't matter. He could always steal one. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #27

You'd think the cops would know nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #28

If the truck was on a paved road, the axle was likely broken Warpy Feb 2013 #77

i'm not sure of the timeline, but is there a chance he could have gotten a ride from a friend? farminator3000 Feb 2013 #90

Snapped axle shaft, broken ring gear tooth, etc all relatively common and possible SWTORFanatic Feb 2013 #69

I guess the question is whether it could be caused by a vehicle fire. longship Feb 2013 #71

That was me. beevul Feb 2013 #75

Y'all see how awesome DU is? longship Feb 2013 #76

Might have neen the axle shaft, not housing. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #80

Right, but the question is, how would they know that? beevul Feb 2013 #81

OK, i thought it was a Toyota. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #82

well was he going to Mexico or Big Bear warrior1 Feb 2013 #2

That's an awfully rare failure in a modern pickup truck Fumesucker Feb 2013 #3

Could he break the axel for effect? flamingdem Feb 2013 #5

It was probably a controlled implosion slackmaster Feb 2013 #6

Ahh the ole micro-thermite flamingdem Feb 2013 #9

If the vehicle was front-wheel or all-wheel drive, it's not that hard to Fawke Em Feb 2013 #34

Just out of imcomprehensible curiosity Catherina Feb 2013 #66

If a vehicle tears a CV boot on the front axle... beevul Feb 2013 #79

I love you... Fawke Em Feb 2013 #91

Thank you =D beevul Feb 2013 #92

I don't think it has independant suspension. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #87

but in this case it happened warrior1 Feb 2013 #8

I've seen your last sentence posted a lot.......... socialist_n_TN Feb 2013 #38

Not if you are off-roading me thinks. BootinUp Feb 2013 #10

Eh, the pictures I've seen of the truck didn't look like it was particularly rough terrain Fumesucker Feb 2013 #14

which is more likely? ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2013 #40

They use license reading cameras for those toll systems Fumesucker Feb 2013 #51

Broke an axel? That may show his state of mind.... wandy Feb 2013 #50

So, is he carrying a .50 caliber rifle, ammunition for it, and shoulder-fired rockets on foot now? slackmaster Feb 2013 #4

Exactly, this gives the lie to the idea of all that weaponry flamingdem Feb 2013 #7

that's was he said he had warrior1 Feb 2013 #12

LOL. Maybe he had another vehicle Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #17

He doesn't have to be superhuman in order to kill people. LisaL Feb 2013 #23

Yeah, he doesn't. But as the other poster above said..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2013 #39

LAPD does not want Doerner to see the inside of a courtroom nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #42

Agreed. And he won't...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2013 #46

I can see how, another agency affects the arrest and put in another county's jail nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #48

He is already accused of killing a cop. Well, two cops, actually, since the fiancee of LisaL Feb 2013 #43

So it's ok with you that two detectives, err seven officers nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #47

not a fan of SDPD, but that's how you handle the situation.. frylock Feb 2013 #61

Not a fan either nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #63

You don't think they would need to justify a very public killing?..... socialist_n_TN Feb 2013 #49

I don't believe Dorner plans to surrender. LisaL Feb 2013 #52

It doesn't matter what people believe Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #54

Of course they shouldn't open fire on innocent people with no questions asked. LisaL Feb 2013 #55

But they have. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #56

Thankfully they managed not to kill anyone. LisaL Feb 2013 #57

Cause they were the lousiest shots I have seen nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #58

It sure wasn't for lack of trying, either. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #64

He could have easily stolen another car by now. LisaL Feb 2013 #22

he very well may have had another vehicle up there in the mountains.. frylock Feb 2013 #62

I'm sure the police would have put that info out warrior1 Feb 2013 #26

They might not know the car is missing. LisaL Feb 2013 #30

Buying a car under an assumed name wouldn't be that hard Fumesucker Feb 2013 #37

Two words: Nevada corporation. He does have a residence in NV. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #65

"from being the hunter to the hunted" media using his ego to smoke him out possibly? Little Star Feb 2013 #33

That's odd because it's a well-maintained, fairly smooth road. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #74

He could have overloaded the truck, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author ahimsa Feb 2013 #78

Dorner reminds me of Robert Fisher ChazII Feb 2013 #83

Update: HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #85

And then set it on fire because.... jazzimov Feb 2013 #86

Either he wanted it found, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #88

Set it on fire..... speedkills Feb 2013 #93

Axle broke not by the fire, they think. warrior1 Feb 2013 #89