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Another fine day in TSF.... today with about 4-12inches of slick mud everywhere. It was impossible to walk in places.
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11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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That does not look good.
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What did you do Donny?
Lets see who can guess. Gotta be something not fixable on the trail... and not easy to replace. So I'm guessing transmission.
Lets see who can guess. Gotta be something not fixable on the trail... and not easy to replace. So I'm guessing transmission.
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Trail X - Founder
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JamesDowning wrote:What did you do Donny?
Lets see who can guess. Gotta be something not fixable on the trail... and not easy to replace. So I'm guessing transmission.
Transmission is OK.
Should I tell or shall we turn this into a game?
Here is me not breaking.
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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My guess is front diff grenaded... Possibly engine ran without oil and grenaded on steel incline? Or a combo? Front diff grenaded and put a hole in oil pan?
Mike
Mike
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bartonmd wrote:My guess is front diff grenaded... Possibly engine ran without oil and grenaded on steel incline? Or a combo? Front diff grenaded and put a hole in oil pan?
Mike
Not nearly so spectacular. The truck runs and can self propel (in both 2wd and 4wd).
Big turnout yesterday.
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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Broken power steering? Punctured gas tank?
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The Roadie wrote:Broken power steering? Punctured gas tank?
Close enough on the first one. My problem was actually twofold, and the initial problem caused my SECOND tie rod failure of the day... and I was out of spares.
What's wrong with this picture?
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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Ah, bent control arm?
Mike
Mike
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bartonmd wrote:Ah, bent control arm?
Mike
Not sure if it's the control arm or just the camber plate, but my tire is pushed back nearly 2" and touching the firewall. Did I mention I was in the middle of a twisty trail when this happened?
Here's the tool we fashioned to get me down (backwards). That's a pickle fork, hi-lift handle, and normal jack handle duct taped together. We slid that onto the knuckle and two guys controlled that wheel while I was pulled down backwards.
One of the guys has the video of us getting me down. I'm waiting for him to upload it.
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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Finally got the extraction videos. Moral of the story: Don't wheel on your last trail spare.
...and loading onto the trailer. Jeff (the guy on the trailer winch) is hilarious.
...and loading onto the trailer. Jeff (the guy on the trailer winch) is hilarious.
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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The pickle fork tool was brilliant. Too bad it was being misapplied during the trailer ramp period and kicking the tire was the only tactic that worked.
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Is it just me or does your front end break... a lot...
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The Roadie wrote:The pickle fork tool was brilliant. Too bad it was being misapplied during the trailer ramp period and kicking the tire was the only tactic that worked.
I use that pickle fork for so many tasks on my truck. I used it once the truck was home to change the LCAs out.
Rob93 wrote:Is it just me or does your front end break... a lot...
Growing pains. I'm finding (and fixing) all the weak points so others don't have to.
11 Silverado LTZ - 6.2L/6l80, 2/3 drop, self tuned
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
85 Hilux - 3RZ, dual cases, caged, 40s, chromo everything
02 TrailBlazer LTZ - 35s, lockers, balls - Gone but not forgotten - Build
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fishsticks - Moderator
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Ugh tie rod ends....... Hows the shafts holding up with the locker? I am really thinking about getting a locker and i know you wheel as hard as i do.
Dame
BDS,ROUGH COUNTRY,
Smitty Build XR-C8 Winch
33" Procomp M/T X MARK SPACERS.
Only Blue lifted 2002 Trailblazer in WMASS.
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BDS,ROUGH COUNTRY,
Smitty Build XR-C8 Winch
33" Procomp M/T X MARK SPACERS.
Only Blue lifted 2002 Trailblazer in WMASS.
www.wm4x4.com
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Damn, I was going to guess that your headlights ran out of halogen fluid...
Current Count of Transmission Rebuilds: 5.5
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