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Originally Posted by ghorne
My son had the car out-of-town so I have not been able to take a close look. He says the rear axle is "bent", not sure if it is bent or dislodged or what.
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Looking at your pictures, I suspect some serious (possibly repairable) damage. This picture is the important one, in my opinion:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3YResBhqUTGRXQtUC1ZeHExeFFqYWE0Y3E5TDNvM0htTUxJ
If you zoom in under the car, you can see that the axle shaft has been pulled out of the differential. That axle should be clipped inside the differential. It shouldn't be possible for it to pull out like that without opening the differential cover and removing the circlip. The axle shaft may be trashed. I'd be concerned about damage to the differential. I wouldn't even guess at it. I'd replace it to be sure.
In order for that to happen, I also suspect that your control arm on that side got mangled and also will need to be replaced. I'd also be worried about damage to the shock tower, spring, and shock absorber.
If the control arm is that badly damaged, I'd also wonder if the rear subframe got mashed up, too.
The good news is that aside from the possible damage to the shock tower, everything I listed above is a bolt-on part. Best of luck resolving this.