Tech and Fabrication

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Trail Repair, Almost

Posted on October 6th, 2012

We got a bit of a night run at CTW this year after all.

After getting back to camp at the end of the Friday Run I found out that one of the guys rigs was left in the woods on the Rocky Uphill trail due to a steering issue.  And not a minor one at that.  The sector shaft (thats the one inside the steering box that the pitman arm is attached to) had broken off so there was no way to steer the rig.  Read more...

T-case Leak Fix

Posted on October 6th, 2012

If you have a late model Tcase you may well have the leak problem I ran into.

I rebuilt my t-case awhile back so I was a bit surprised to find a fairly consistent drip and puddle under the rig.  And once I found the offending source of the drip I was a bit surprised.  Read more...

Skidplate Clearance

Posted on October 6th, 2012

While looking around for the leak in my t-case I found something interesting.

I had made my skidplate with very little clearance for my t-case and while this was great for clearance under the rig, it did create a minor problem.

I found that my t-case was actually rubbing on my skidplate.  No noise or anthing obvious, at least until I pulled the skidplate and noticed a shiny spot on the inside.  Then I took a look at the bottom of the tcase and saw what’s in that pic.  Not a lot of damage but too much of this and there could eventually be a problem.  Read more...

Look Around

Posted on October 6th, 2012

Whenever you are under your rig take a look around as you never know what you will find.  I was doing a brake and knuckle job on my wifes wagon and look what I found.  Fortunately it is not one of the two main leaves and I do have another pair of springs handy to replace these with.

But this is all the proof you need as to why you should look around at everything under your rig both before you leave on a run and after you have been…

Broken Brakes

Posted on October 6th, 2012

Another nice day in the woods, step on the brakes to slow down for one reason and another and Nothing!  Yes this happened recently to one of my friends while wheeling down in Oregon.  Fortunately, no one got hurt and the rig was in a good spot.

A closer look at the rig showed us that the left rear wheel cylinder let go so there was no fluid in that part of the system.  Read more...

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