Blue Phoenix

I guess I'll add myself to the registry. 2006 LC, mods in SIG Situation: slurry of snowmelt/ ice combined with fairly deep pebble bed. If I had to guess, after the truck lost momentum and my right foot reacted accordingly I was probably running...

Update... truck is fixed. See pic below. Considering my lack of familiarity with driveline shops around me as well as needing to be back on the road, the truck is now the recipient of a brand new front diff assembly. I did keep the old diff and...

Rig is back together... ring gear as suspected. I'm going to tear down the old diff myself to see the extent of the damage. Now that the dust has settled I'm going over options moving forward - I am interested in getting F/R lockers now at this...

So what you're saying @ga12r1 is that I need to just bite the bullet and finally get a 200. :rofl:

@suprarx7nut ha no offense taken. I know what my skills are and more importantly what they are NOT. One big reason I was reluctant to put a winch up front is all the freaking salt here... guess it's a moot point now, although from what I've...

@suprarx7nut I chuckled to myself on that one... I've paid my dues with knuckle rebuilds on 80's and all sorts of other things but I'd still rate my monkey skills at 3.5 :banana:. Hope to get some pictures of the diff opened early in the week...

Ha, funny you mention that. Nostalgia for my old 97 LX got me yesterday. After some research I found it in Pagosa Springs, CO. That was a BIG mistake selling that truck. @Sandroad Any particular reason for the regret? I see you're in a 200 and...

2006 so it apparently has the stronger front end

Agreed about the autopsy. I was cursing myself on the 3 hour trek back to town that morning because had I HAD a winch, I would have reluctantly let the truck nestle down into the wash and just winched myself out. I'm just also pretty surprised...

Also FWIW - I saw two amazing Cruisers on 131 S coming home and I'm curious who you were. Gorgeous pre-95 80 series, silver with maroon lower trim on what looked like 35's towing a little tractor. 2003-2005 gold LC Anyways, the shop towing my...

See thread: Blown Diff

Prior to the fun... the next morning

Well cheers to me for joining yet another not-so-exclusive 100 club: Failed Brake booster - ✅ Blown steering rack - ✅ Blown front diff - ✅ How it happened - Decided to take a solo trip to the U.P. in Michigan for some exploring...

Having literally just grenaded my front diff 3 days ago, I can tell you it's going to take a lot more than just daily driving and mild trail use to blow a diff. I had visions of @ga12r1 Lee Sumner using a little too much skinny pedal to get...

TTT... price negotiable, willing to meet within reasonable distance.

FWIW another vote for fluid film... it's easy to apply and when you need to wash it off it's not a big deal with a pressure wash. I live in Michigan, my LC is my primary vehicle and I do frequent trips between my home and Indianapolis. Tons of...