The only reason my rear carrier split in two was because I was to cheap to buy a spool so I welded er up and it put enough strain on the carrier to literally rip it apart over time.
![Sad :(](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/sad.gif)
I am sure mine is not the first to have this happen to.
Ya just gotta love those little axles .... tuff stuff!!!!
Stewy