H1 owner in Moab with broken rear half shaft

I'm down at the Easter Safari and on our first trail today (Rose Garden Hill), I broke my rear half-shaft. Everything was great until we hit the big hill. Tall ledges and very loose dirt....and me giving it too much peddle caused my rear driver shaft to snap right at the input to the hub. Luckly, I had BlueHummer's plug kit so we limped it home from the trail.

So, a few questions...

1) Is there anyone currently in Moab that would have a spare I could buy (fingers crossed but not holding my breath)?

2) Is there anyone in the Salt Lake area that has one I could buy (My employee is flying into SLC tomorrow and could pick it up on his way down here to Moab)?

3) Is there a member or vendor who could overnight a tone ring version to my hotel room?

4) How the heck do you get the little broken piece out of the hub? Like an idiot, I unscrewed it but I thought it should just push out. I put my finger in the empty screw hole and pushed and, when the splined piece didn't fall out, I got a 1/2" extension and gave it a few wacks.

Then I realized I'm a freaking idiot because that piece closest to the outside plug is what the bolt head holds on to and then goes into the half-shaft to hold it in place. Now I'm worried I might have hurt a seal or worse.

So, how does a normal person get it out?

Thanks for all your help!!

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Neo said:

i have an old spare front whith blown boots, nothing for the rear, check 4x4 outpost and then the tour places.

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Green 1 said:

Do you want me to rebuild your spare while I am there?

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