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1:34 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"RobD" wrote: I want full details 😀
My Jeep was driving okay until we turned on to Wrights Lake Rd. Then I started getting death wobble. It just kept getting worse and worse. When we turned into the parking lot to air down, I noticed that I couldn't steer my Jeep very sharp (almost no steering). I checked under my Jeep and found that my steering box had ripped off the frame 😯
Thanks to Brad who had his welder, Dan who had his grinder, Keane who lent his battery, and Joe who had welding skills we were back in action in under an hour. It held up great for the whole trip and I certainly didn't baby it 😀
Lesson: Fix your death wobble before it gets bad enough to rip your steering box off 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
1:38 pm
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July 10, 2003
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Oh ya...Brad, Earl, Fred, Don, and myself were WIMPS. We turned around at 4:00 after the last rock garden. We were off the trail before dark, stopped for dinner, and were home by the time the other crew was just getting off the trail 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
2:25 pm
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July 10, 2003
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One last thing...
Brad still remembers how to drive his Jeep, even after all that time off. I think he had fun and he didn't scratch his Jeep, so maybe we'll see more of him on the trails
I used to wheel a lot. . .
4:10 pm
May 4, 2004
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Here's a few pictures I took yesterday.
8:21 pm
February 5, 2003
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I don't think I can post to your gallery so I put the pics on photobucket
http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn29 ... ke%202008/
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8:32 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"Dan-H" wrote: I put the pics on photobucket
You don't like my Jeep???
I used to wheel a lot. . .
8:43 pm
July 15, 2005
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"JohnDF" wrote: One last thing...
Brad still remembers how to drive his Jeep, even after all that time off. I think he had fun and he didn't scratch his Jeep, so maybe we'll see more of him on the trails
I knew Brad still had it in him 😀
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8:46 pm
July 15, 2005
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Seems to me there used to be more rocks about where John is standing in this photo????????
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8:51 pm
February 5, 2003
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Dan-H"] I put the pics on photobucket
You don't like my Jeep???
apparently not.
That or you drove too fast for me to get a picture.
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8:55 pm
July 15, 2005
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="RobD"]I want full details 😀
My Jeep was driving okay until we turned on to Wrights Lake Rd. Then I started getting death wobble. It just kept getting worse and worse. When we turned into the parking lot to air down, I noticed that I couldn't steer my Jeep very sharp (almost no steering). I checked under my Jeep and found that my steering box had ripped off the frame 😯
Thanks to Brad who had his welder, Dan who had his grinder, Keane who lent his battery, and Joe who had welding skills we were back in action in under an hour. It held up great for the whole trip and I certainly didn't baby it 😀
Lesson: Fix your death wobble before it gets bad enough to rip your steering box off
What are you going to do about your broken steering box? I keep telling you that if you bring your Jeep over, we can weld up your old track bar bolt holes and drill new ones. I would also suggest that you get a steering box brace 😀
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9:50 pm
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July 10, 2003
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I need to remove my steering box to finish the welding, I need a new tie rod built, I need to buy a 5/8" heim joint for my track bar, and then we can redrill the mount hole. I also need a blue torch to adjust my drag link.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
9:52 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"RobD" wrote: Seems to me there used to be more rocks about where John is standing in this photo?
They are still there. I'm standing right in front of them. The camera angle makes it look like there aren't any more rocks after that point.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
9:55 pm
July 15, 2005
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"JohnDF" wrote: I need to remove my steering box to finish the welding, I need a new tie rod built, I need to buy a 5/8" heim joint for my track bar, and then we can redrill the mount hole. I also need a blue torch to adjust my drag link.
Post photos of the damage.. I might stop by on my way home. I am off to go Dove hunting right now. I will call you on the way home.
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9:56 pm
July 15, 2005
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"JohnDF" wrote: I need to remove my steering box to finish the welding, I need a new tie rod built, I need to buy a 5/8" heim joint for my track bar, and then we can redrill the mount hole. I also need a blue torch to adjust my drag link.
I welded up my entire cage and I am building a track bar brace right now..
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10:12 pm
I'm home. Great run. HUGE group for Barrett, but it worked out. It was crazy dusty out there!
10:44 pm
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July 10, 2003
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Glad you made it back. How was camping at Wrights Lake?
I used to wheel a lot. . .
11:07 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: Glad you made it back. How was camping at Wrights Lake?
Good. It was nice to be camping close so we had the flexibility to extend the day a bit. Larry and Mike didn't have much luck finding a campsite on Friday night so we were in the "walk in" section, but it worked out. They said it was really noisy on Friday night but everything was good last night.
4:33 am
"finder_87" wrote:
just took a long shower
Who takes a shower before wheeling?
this is funny just because i do the same thing!
4:39 am
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July 10, 2003
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"lowrider" wrote: [quote="finder_87"]
just took a long shower
Who takes a shower before wheeling?
this is funny just because i do the same thing!
You go wheeling???
I used to wheel a lot. . .
4:41 am
"Bender" wrote: I'm home. Great run. HUGE group for Barrett, but it worked out. It was crazy dusty out there!
8)
4:42 am
"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="lowrider"][quote="finder_87"]
just took a long shower
Who takes a shower before wheeling?
this is funny just because i do the same thing!
You go wheeling???
on occasion.
5:39 am
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September 3, 2008
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I'm just glad you guys take showers. 
Um...what?
3:11 pm
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April 2, 2003
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="lowrider"][quote="finder_87"]
just took a long shower
Who takes a shower before wheeling?
this is funny just because i do the same thing!
You go wheeling???
No, he takes a shower...
Kathleen and Brad
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