Ok so I was thinking that it would eventually crush as well but just wanted to see if anyone has tried to figure something out for this issue. Cuz I didn't really wanna just put it back on in the same pitted spot. How thick is the walls of these axles? And I guess to try to keep the salt outta that area would it be ok to put some sort of gasket sealant on the clamp bracket so that the crevice between there is already filled with a material so new road salt doesn't get in my fresh paint job and corrode ? Kinda like a oil seal but a corrosive road salt seal in my case...
