managed to dump a diff. and an axle, all at once. yippy.

 

Damn!!

 

Please elaborate lol. How did that happen?

 

to top it off, i broke a screwdriver tip off in the axle nut groove, while I was trying to pop up the indent.......gonna have to be a sunday job

 

I tried to jump a small curb at the mall

 

Hope your local boneyard is open....

 

joking of course.
I lost the trail, took a wrong turn. thought I was hoping back on the trail. instead I took a nose dive into the colorado river
the 3' of sandy clay mud, proved to be too much to handle.
she winched out and made it 8hrs home, just fine. I think I got better gas mileage in a 2wheel drive disco

 

parts arrived today. she has been hiding in the darkness of the garage, for over a week. but today, with parts in hand, I finally mustered the courage to face her, again. I am sure that, in time, she will forgive me. and I should probably stuff her stocking with more off road lights

 

Did the fall damage it or just trying to drive thru 3' of mud?

 

it was due to my efforts, to get going. tried to get it moving, again. that is when a lot of popping, a little chattering, and a "rearing" sound took place. the bumper took the brunt of the impact, it was pretty steep. when I lost both of my boots I realized that that stuff was like concrete, that had almost set up.