Recent content by jamarquardt22

The sunfish and bluegill are so aggressive you can catch them with almost anything.

My very few pics. My 4runner probably saved Jeff's 40 from going over.

I was working on the other toy. It suffers from the dash lifting at the defrost vents. There is a fix but the dash must come out... all of it...

I don't buy it. But I would like it.

See you guys tomorrow.

@RWBeringer4x4 #comfort cruiser Call me spoiled or whatever, AC is a top priority of mine in a trail rig. Or everything.

10:00 is late for my liking but these guys are hella slow, and hungover. So 10:00 is probably about right.

5.5 hrs to new castle for me. Easy drive down 81. I will have a look and if I am able to try and make it.

Best guess? It was just it's time. After 15 years of abuse it gave up. The doubler and 4.77:1 low range gears didn't help. Neither did the v8... or 36" tires

So here is the rest of the damage. The shaft is cracked, bent, and twisted. The other damage was the speedo gear and the housing.

I did break a 21 spline t case input gear that was from TG. It was a design flaw. It broke at a hard angle. (Stress riser) the revised gear had a nice smooth radius that eliminated that stress riser.

21 or 23 spline wouldn't of mattered here. MC no longer makes a upgraded mainshaft. The one I broke was oem cryo treated. Now I have a TG/Longfeild chromolly main shaft.

I had front wheel drive. To get out . I pulled the read driveshaft in the rain to avoid possibility more damage.

Why we didn't do this sooner is beyond me. Post your pics and stories here. This was at a recent trip to AOAA with @shmukster @Pacer @YotaFun. We were 15min into our morning near the entrance of the western reserve. I was climbing a medium difficulty obstacle and "bang" some trail diagnosis...

I can sympathize. I took 3 years to swap a 1uz in my 4runner.