reaper
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Met at backcountryislife'shouse in the mountains for one last trail before the snow. Was excited to take a run with my new Recovery Vehicle (Kaleb's Jeep) and show up a few Jeeps. And then RIGHT at the first obstacle....
Well, there's a time for everything... this was my very first broken halfshaft. It wasn't even pushed hard, I think it was probably just hanging on and couldn't handle anything else. We pushed it a lot harder in Moab... but... my front locker WAS on, that was probably a mistake.
Of course, this proves the law that you only break parts that you don't pack. Since this run was so close to home (ok, not that close, an hour away) I didn't pack my spare axles, they were sitting in my garage. D'oh! My h3 spent the day sitting in backcountryislife's driveway (you can drive in slow 2wheel drive, in 4 high locked, with the axle broke. I moved it back there to wait for parts), while I did a round trip back to Denver (my wife had to drive up the chaser car), and then came back to swap the axle.
The great thing about this story is that we were a little stuck on how to get everything apart and the halfshaft out-- but luckily backcountryislife's jeep friends showed up after they finished the trail, and knew just how to get that thing swapped. It took 3 of us to knock the wheel bearing loose once we got it unbolted.
Well, those are the only pics *I* got from the trail... was a little embarrased my axle broke aqt the first obstacle and had to turn around. But that's wheelin' some days!
Well, there's a time for everything... this was my very first broken halfshaft. It wasn't even pushed hard, I think it was probably just hanging on and couldn't handle anything else. We pushed it a lot harder in Moab... but... my front locker WAS on, that was probably a mistake.
Of course, this proves the law that you only break parts that you don't pack. Since this run was so close to home (ok, not that close, an hour away) I didn't pack my spare axles, they were sitting in my garage. D'oh! My h3 spent the day sitting in backcountryislife's driveway (you can drive in slow 2wheel drive, in 4 high locked, with the axle broke. I moved it back there to wait for parts), while I did a round trip back to Denver (my wife had to drive up the chaser car), and then came back to swap the axle.
The great thing about this story is that we were a little stuck on how to get everything apart and the halfshaft out-- but luckily backcountryislife's jeep friends showed up after they finished the trail, and knew just how to get that thing swapped. It took 3 of us to knock the wheel bearing loose once we got it unbolted.
Well, those are the only pics *I* got from the trail... was a little embarrased my axle broke aqt the first obstacle and had to turn around. But that's wheelin' some days!
