Tworley build

No matter what, im spending $600+ to get home. So I have reserved a box truck and trailer. This way my wife doesn't have to drive or leave work.

I filled the system yesterday evening. The pump makes a racket and the steering is incredibly notchy and won't turn all the way left. It also leaked 1/4 quart in about 30 seconds.

20240709_195346.jpg
20240709_201648.jpg


and Black Bear Pass opened today:cautious:
 
  • Sad
  • Wow
Reactions: Farmergreg, Alex01, lBasket and 12 others
Just out of curiosity what grade bolts sheared? What do you think would have prevented that outside the obvious don't smash rocks theory. I am thinking the steering box guard had to flex enough in the wrong direction to shear the bolts.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Tob and Wildman
I would have expected the thin-gauge factory bumper to fail before the bolts, except it looks like your skid ties in to the frame via the bumper bolt hole. Anyhow, it sucks that you had to miss out on more adventuring.

P.S. Be careful, you might be inducted in to the Hellen Keller club, tworley! 😉
 
  • Haha
Reactions: tworley, FarFire70, Wildman and 3 others
Tob said:
I would have expected the thin-gauge factory bumper to fail before the bolts, except it looks like your skid ties in to the frame via the bumper bolt hole. Anyhow, it sucks that you had to miss out on more adventuring.

P.S. Be careful, you might be inducted in to the Hellen Keller club, tworley! 😉
Click to expand...
Hey now. Driving by braille is half the fun.
 
  • Haha
  • Like
  • USA Proud
Reactions: inkedrose, 02GreenTJ, tworley and 3 others
Fluxor said:
Just out of curiosity what grade bolts sheared? What do you think would have prevented that outside the obvious don't smash rocks theory. I am thinking the steering box guard had to flex enough in the wrong direction to shear the bolts.
Click to expand...

As far as I know it was the stock bolt (grade 5) that the corner of the skid attached to and thru the bumper and into the frame. Maybe it didn't "shear". I was occupied with work and planning to get home so to be honest, I haven't looked to see if there are any remnants of a bolt still in there.

Maybe the bumper bolt was crossthreaded at one point and lost its strength or wallowed itself out? Looking at photos from that day the bumper bolt was there right before the impact. But I did notice that the third connection point to the skid (a self tapping screw that goes into the front crossmember) is missing.

So all that to say....lack of connections? Maybe thats what could have prevented this? Just a guess though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: inkedrose and Wildman
I made it home last night at midnight. Delta was the closest place with a box truck so I got a ride 2 hours there and picked up the truck, drove back to Telluride for the trailer that @Apparition mentioned, and loaded up. The jeep is nestled in the garage until I can get to it in a couple weeks.

20240711_235113[1].jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: inkedrose, JMT, Tob and 10 others
tworley said:
I made it home last night at midnight. Delta was the closest place with a box truck so I got a ride 2 hours there and picked up the truck, drove back to Telluride for the trailer that @Apparition mentioned, and loaded up. The jeep is nestled in the garage until I can get to it in a couple weeks.

View attachment 542194
Click to expand...

On a positive note, I spent a couple of hours in the junkyard today and pulled another 32RH transmission. While there, I was able to grab another box and steering shaft for Tyler to get him back up and running quickly. I didn't think to get bolts and driving lessons...🙄🫣😂🤣.

I think I mention him in the upcoming video, although not by name.... Or did I? 🧐🫣😂
 
  • Like
  • USA Proud
  • Haha
Reactions: Tim Horne, inkedrose, Tob and 7 others
Thoughts, anyone?

I pulled the box. The seal was trashed, the snapring had dislodged itself. No markings on the pitman arm, weird damage to the sector shaft but could have been someone removing a previous pitman arm (no damage to the pitman arm splines that would correspond to the shaft).

20240721_163145.jpg
20240721_164428.jpg
20240721_170326.jpg
20240721_170330.jpg
20240721_170336.jpg


Using a wrench the box appears to turn smoothly, and I don't notice any movement on the sector shaft, but that's not to say it is 100% true.
 
  • Wow
  • Like
Reactions: lBasket and The4bangertj
tworley said:
Thoughts, anyone?

I pulled the box. The seal was trashed, the snapring had dislodged itself. No markings on the pitman arm, weird damage to the sector shaft but could have been someone removing a previous pitman arm (no damage to the pitman arm splines that would correspond to the shaft).

View attachment 544632View attachment 544633View attachment 544634View attachment 544635View attachment 544636

Using a wrench the box appears to turn smoothly, and I don't notice any movement on the sector shaft, but that's not to say it is 100% true.
Click to expand...

I'll go with the thought that the impact to sector shaft led to the same deformation of the housing that spit out the snap ring.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lBasket, Rickyd and tworley
tworley said:
Stock trimmed bumper
View attachment 550461

Stock trimmed bumper with a winch plate (rough country I think?)
View attachment 550462
Click to expand...

tworley said:
View attachment 550203
View attachment 550201
View attachment 550204
View attachment 550206

If I'm not mistaken, the stock bumper is 20 lbs, this comes in at 23lb. Just an FYI. The more I look this bumper over, the more impressed I become.
Click to expand...

That 23.2# weight is really impressive given these measurements!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Longwhitejeep and tworley
Top Bottom