I think I got stuck turning around at the same spot, but all I had was a 1.5t come a long .
did the south Fraser perimeter yesterday, boy are those tires soft and comfy compared to the yoko rally tires..... after watching a guy almost lose it in a $100,000 bimer I put my foot into it and almost got lift on that bump.....ah no rub upon landing...IM good for gravel.
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
ive made it.......once there are a few cool attractions along the way. rainbow falls, clear creek hot springs, sand dunes, moss covered forest, white water,
a preview of whats in store :
if it was (Just) a drive we could easily do harrison west to lillowet , duffy to nahatalatch to shovel creek to harrison east and back to the no7 in 10-12h
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
Yes our buddy drove up the canyon to meet us and was home that same night, easily a day trip with no drama. The spot I got stuck was the previous day over East of hwy 1...disclaimer that I did get stuck in a wash whilst I was lacking 4wd but the reports I've read say the road is in great shape this year, look at the 3 minivans that just did the trip.
Were you guys thinking this Saturday? No campfire ban so smokie's could be in order. I am checking with Matt to see if he and the Tracker are available. Just a thought.
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty" - Peter Egan
Keith Law
1973 2 Door Slalom/hill climb/road race / canyon carver /Giant Killer 510
1971 Vintage 13' BOLER trailer
Sat 23 I'll be at Coastal Cruisers show with the 55, then some camping coming so I'm done till late August ,September would be great up there too...if you guys go take pics!
yesterday the woman got back from shopping complaining about rear end noise. climbed under pulled and pushed....found nothing new, but the diff felt a little hot. I decided to toss a pan under and drain the oil. it was very black and when I stuck my finger in the hole, I found this:
sheered ring gear bolt? never heard that one before...... looks like Ill be swapping plates onto the radio flyer.
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
stacks of stock diffs kicking about, but you know how it works.....68 stuck in the booth for the last 6 months waiting on a headliner, woman's car sitting in primer in the work hole and I just rolled my ankle so no dancing with the gun or block in the open air.
6 inches needs some love installed. the z24 is blowing blue and its not the guides, thinking of installing some taller 200 struts. the jag seats are blown and twisted. a bit of metal work and a re shoot... maybe a color change and a new windshield gasket.
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
OK pulled the diff last night removed the cover and the only damage I could see is the one missing bolt head. all the gears look in great shape the oil was black and low maybe half of what should be. I grabbed the head of a few ring gear bolts and there was no apparent pre load on any of them. with the low oil could the ring gear get so hot that its expansion lead to the stretching of the ring gear bolts ?
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
assuming that thermal expansion of the ring gear led to loss of tempering and and ultimately the stretching of the bolts NFG has been written on the diff.
rather than pulling at the pile I grabbed this perdy safety orange diff some may recognize.
two_68_510s wrote:I guess our donkeys are quicker then your sled dogs!
I cant' think that if the gears look good, that the diff got too hot.
I have personally seen a diff that came out of Tracey's 510 after a 7 hour Enduro we did at Westwood. There was NO oil left and the gears were BLUE and BLACK..baked! It is amazing that it ran the full length of that race.
This is when Andy realized that with shorter gears and sustained high speed driving, that the requirement for a larger diff cover was a pure bonus for longevity. That's why I would love to have one of Matt's billet covers. I change my diff oil regularly as our 400+ mile drives, with 4.6 gears doing a zillion rotations, all translates to heat. Our only saving grace is that we are not caning on it the whole time, so the loading is even greater.
I would say that if some were loose, and one was over tightened, that the vibration cycle maybe just finished it off?
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty" - Peter Egan
Keith Law
1973 2 Door Slalom/hill climb/road race / canyon carver /Giant Killer 510
1971 Vintage 13' BOLER trailer
there are a few cool attractions along the way. rainbow falls, clear creek hot springs, sand dunes, moss covered forest, white water,
