95 Rear Axle Bearing Damage

[Bri-Guy]

My 95 YJ had a right rear axle bearing grind into the axle. With the cost of a new axle in mind, i'm curious if a machinist could fix this? How would he do it?

 

[Flyer58]

Turn it on a lathe to remove the damage, spray weld a layer to build it up, back to the lathe to make it the right size.

 

[Gilaguy23]

Im pretty sure it would be cheaper to find a new axle.

 

[machoheadgames]

A new or good used axle shaft is not super expensive, I’d just grab one of those and replace the bearing and roll on.

I wonder what allowed it to get to that point. Low on fluid?