YotaFun
10-24-2009, 07:34 PM
Since I am now stuck back home,
I thought I would resume to web wheeling and start the thread.
I must say this was probably my most eventful trip and most expensive :rolleyes:
Unfortunately due to the weather, the turn out was a bit lacking, hopefully Sunday will bring much better weather and a larger crew, We will have to wait on the fellow members for those details....
Started off the day with wind, and then soon to come the rain, as we headed down J1.
My first time ever down that trail and now I know why they close it in the winter, that off camber was def a little sketchy to me at times, and I am sure my passengers (Nick and Clint, you got a good show today) where feeling some of the same fear I was as they looked out my passenger window.
All was going well for me, definitely excited cause I had never taken J1 before and I was on my way to trying my first blue/black, in the rain non the less, so my passengers were definitely going to get a great show.
So as we head down its time to turn onto 13, and I am feeling slightly confident but still in the process of changing my pants from the off camber fun.
Got to say that this was the most exiting part of my off-roading experience so far.
13 proved to be a real test for my rig, and I have a few list of things that I will need to alter or ad, on being a diff in the rear I can unlock and lock without having to take the motor off and have to push the fork over....:rolleyes:
So while having our fun down 13 and me holding up the line cause of my slow pace, but not so steady or gentile, 1/4 through Andy hopes on the CB and comments on how my "Spool" is giving me some issues. At this point I should have known that something wasn't right....
We get to about 3/4 through 13 when the group as a hole realizes, my front tires are not spinning, I have been 2WD'ing it for the most part, and trust me, my t-case was in 4lo.....and of course this was at probably the more harder part of the trail...
After getting my out of the tough spot, Mark came to examine my rig and asked me to power brake in 4lo to where he noticed that my front drive shaft was spinning pretty fast, and that I wasn't going anywhere....
So we jack up one side of the truck, and find my issue, I have blown my 1st CV joint in the history of my wheeling experience w00t!!!
So we get to the staging area, make a few calls, get the old shaft out, HUGE thanks to everyone, Mark, Jim, Andy, Brad, Nick, and all, you guys are a blessing, in the pouring rain they helped me get back on the road, head to Pottsville, get a replacement, install, chat a little, and then I headed back home.
Hope you guys enjoy the beer, wish I could have gotten you more cause 18 just doesn't seem like enough.
And I saw a few cameras out in the one spot where we all realized I didn't have 4wd anymore, so I hope to see something at least lol!!!
Thanks again for a great run from what I was able to do, and it was great to meet most of you for the first time and to see a lot of familiar faces!
Hope to be back out soon with you guys, then maybe we can go further then just one trail lol
I thought I would resume to web wheeling and start the thread.
I must say this was probably my most eventful trip and most expensive :rolleyes:
Unfortunately due to the weather, the turn out was a bit lacking, hopefully Sunday will bring much better weather and a larger crew, We will have to wait on the fellow members for those details....
Started off the day with wind, and then soon to come the rain, as we headed down J1.
My first time ever down that trail and now I know why they close it in the winter, that off camber was def a little sketchy to me at times, and I am sure my passengers (Nick and Clint, you got a good show today) where feeling some of the same fear I was as they looked out my passenger window.
All was going well for me, definitely excited cause I had never taken J1 before and I was on my way to trying my first blue/black, in the rain non the less, so my passengers were definitely going to get a great show.
So as we head down its time to turn onto 13, and I am feeling slightly confident but still in the process of changing my pants from the off camber fun.
Got to say that this was the most exiting part of my off-roading experience so far.
13 proved to be a real test for my rig, and I have a few list of things that I will need to alter or ad, on being a diff in the rear I can unlock and lock without having to take the motor off and have to push the fork over....:rolleyes:
So while having our fun down 13 and me holding up the line cause of my slow pace, but not so steady or gentile, 1/4 through Andy hopes on the CB and comments on how my "Spool" is giving me some issues. At this point I should have known that something wasn't right....
We get to about 3/4 through 13 when the group as a hole realizes, my front tires are not spinning, I have been 2WD'ing it for the most part, and trust me, my t-case was in 4lo.....and of course this was at probably the more harder part of the trail...
After getting my out of the tough spot, Mark came to examine my rig and asked me to power brake in 4lo to where he noticed that my front drive shaft was spinning pretty fast, and that I wasn't going anywhere....
So we jack up one side of the truck, and find my issue, I have blown my 1st CV joint in the history of my wheeling experience w00t!!!
So we get to the staging area, make a few calls, get the old shaft out, HUGE thanks to everyone, Mark, Jim, Andy, Brad, Nick, and all, you guys are a blessing, in the pouring rain they helped me get back on the road, head to Pottsville, get a replacement, install, chat a little, and then I headed back home.
Hope you guys enjoy the beer, wish I could have gotten you more cause 18 just doesn't seem like enough.
And I saw a few cameras out in the one spot where we all realized I didn't have 4wd anymore, so I hope to see something at least lol!!!
Thanks again for a great run from what I was able to do, and it was great to meet most of you for the first time and to see a lot of familiar faces!
Hope to be back out soon with you guys, then maybe we can go further then just one trail lol