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Barrett Lake - Sept 13

  1. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20114 Sep 2008, 6:34 AM
    "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. . .
  2. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20214 Sep 2008, 6:38 AM

    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. . .
  3. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20314 Sep 2008, 7:25 AM

    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. . .
  6. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20614 Sep 2008, 1:32 PM
    "Dan-H" wrote: I put the pics on photobucket



    You don't like my Jeep???

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  7. RobD Subscriber
    #20714 Sep 2008, 1:43 PM
    "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 😀

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  8. RobD Subscriber
    #20814 Sep 2008, 1:46 PM

    Seems to me there used to be more rocks about where John is standing in this photo????????



    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  9. Dan-H Subscriber
    #20914 Sep 2008, 1:51 PM
    "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.

    Closed Mondays.
  10. RobD Subscriber
    #21014 Sep 2008, 1:55 PM
    "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 😀

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  11. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21114 Sep 2008, 2:50 PM

    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. . .
  12. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21214 Sep 2008, 2:52 PM
    "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. . .
  13. RobD Subscriber
    #21314 Sep 2008, 2:55 PM
    "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.

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  14. RobD Subscriber
    #21414 Sep 2008, 2:56 PM
    "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..

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  15. Guest former user
    #21514 Sep 2008, 3:12 PM

    I'm home. Great run. HUGE group for Barrett, but it worked out. It was crazy dusty out there!

  16. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21614 Sep 2008, 3:44 PM

    Glad you made it back. How was camping at Wrights Lake?

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  17. Guest former user
    #21714 Sep 2008, 4:07 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.

  18. Guest former user
    #21814 Sep 2008, 9:33 PM
    "finder_87" wrote:
    just took a long shower



    Who takes a shower before wheeling? 😂

    this is funny just because i do the same thing! 😂 😂 😂 😂

  19. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21914 Sep 2008, 9:39 PM
    "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. . .
  20. Guest former user
    #22014 Sep 2008, 9:41 PM
    "Bender" wrote: I'm home. Great run. HUGE group for Barrett, but it worked out. It was crazy dusty out there!

    😎

  21. Guest former user
    #22114 Sep 2008, 9:42 PM
    "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. 😂

  22. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #22214 Sep 2008, 10:39 PM

    I'm just glad you guys take showers. 😁

    Um...what?
  23. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #22315 Sep 2008, 8:11 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???



    No, he takes a shower...

    Kathleen and Brad
  24. Guest former user
    #22415 Sep 2008, 11:19 AM

    Good to meet you guys.



    X2 on the dust 😀

  25. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #22515 Sep 2008, 11:25 AM
    "rainfly" wrote: Good to meet you guys.

    X2 on the dust 😀





    I went last heading in and first heading out. I prefer first to last...

    Kathleen and Brad

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