Big_JermsXJ
December 29th, 2008, 10:18
Had to get the tow of shame...
I went down to Port Aransas on christmas day, abouty a 4 hour trip from Austin. Had a great time with the family. I hate myself for doing it but I took the jeep out in the sand/muck. It did great and I had fun doing it but it is NASTY any and all exposed metal immediately got surface rust. But that can all be washed and painted no big deal.
So I make it about 200 miles to Geronimo, Tx where we were having a family get together. I pulled off the highway onto a dirt road, the road had a 90* right turn. Halfway through the turn POP, CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK. pull over and the driverside axle shaft U-joint blew up. To the amazement of my family I have a spare. So after a couple hours and one trip to the store for a big socket and some cotter pins its all back together. So im driving back to austin and I pull over just south of austin to check on things the hub is screaming hot, I stood back and looked at the jeep and the driver side dront wheel is tilted in. So i know its bad but im hoping i can just get it home. Drive a couple more miles and pull over, It's worse. by this time its about 9pm so called 411 and got a tow. Got up this morning and limped it over to Just Jeeps in Austin, god how i hated that :anon:. Any way the brakes got mushy and i lost brake and turn lights, so I'm having them look at everything. :tears:
I went down to Port Aransas on christmas day, abouty a 4 hour trip from Austin. Had a great time with the family. I hate myself for doing it but I took the jeep out in the sand/muck. It did great and I had fun doing it but it is NASTY any and all exposed metal immediately got surface rust. But that can all be washed and painted no big deal.
So I make it about 200 miles to Geronimo, Tx where we were having a family get together. I pulled off the highway onto a dirt road, the road had a 90* right turn. Halfway through the turn POP, CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK. pull over and the driverside axle shaft U-joint blew up. To the amazement of my family I have a spare. So after a couple hours and one trip to the store for a big socket and some cotter pins its all back together. So im driving back to austin and I pull over just south of austin to check on things the hub is screaming hot, I stood back and looked at the jeep and the driver side dront wheel is tilted in. So i know its bad but im hoping i can just get it home. Drive a couple more miles and pull over, It's worse. by this time its about 9pm so called 411 and got a tow. Got up this morning and limped it over to Just Jeeps in Austin, god how i hated that :anon:. Any way the brakes got mushy and i lost brake and turn lights, so I'm having them look at everything. :tears: