Or you hear it grinding :whaa:
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Naches Pass Wa, Oct. 8 2011
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Or you hear it grinding :whaa:
Big2dabank
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It so hard to predict when something like this is going to happen. Its all just a matter of circumstance and dumb luck. Was it the axle shaft or the ring and pinion, it's pretty hard to break the 33 spline shaft on a 14 Bolt Semi Floater.
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It was the axle shaft. It broke just outside of the splines. I am surprised it broke, as the ground was mud. I would not have thought there would have been enough traction there to do it. However, it was a steep incline, and I think the angle put more weight on the left rear. I did have the locker engaged, so I guess having most of the weight on the left rear gave it enough traction even in the mud.
The dealer just called me, and they got all the parts except the axle. It is backordered. ???? It's only the same axle used in the most popular pickup trucks and SUVs in the country. How could they not have any? Even the service guy was amazed that there were none. He is doing a special locate now to see if he can find one anywhere. I guess we'll see tomorrow.
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Here is a good map of where we made it to when the breakage occored. the red dot marks the spot.
Had to be only a few hundred yards from the trail.
Had to be only a few hundred yards from the trail.
Scarsman
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Yeah, that is a great overhead view. We really were just right around the corner!
Big2dabank
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The 14 bolt is one of the most popular axles because they are so easy to find cheap. Did you look up superior axle and gear or one of the other HD Axle manifacturers. I bet they have a shaft that will work. I know the warranty will not want to use anything other than OEM, but its a much stronger axle. According to a quick web search the 14 bolt, 9.5, 33 spline axle shafts straight from Superior are $244 each.
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Scarsman
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I didn't try them, but I did find Randy's Ring & Pinion right in Everett has them in stock for $226.85 right now. I'm going to call the dealer and see how they are doing.
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Good thing they gave you the rental! Hope everything works out sooner than later.
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I talked to them today, and to be covered under warranty they have to use GM parts. Oh well, I wont complain. It's only going to cost me $100!
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That extra bill I gave you for getting the Gobi covers that :cheers:
Scarsman
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That it does! Thank you! :cheers:
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Sorry I wont be able to post up my pics till next Tuesday. Packing up for hunting this weekend. The Gobi will come in handy. I would have posted sooner but I have to shrink them down to fit the site requirments. Takes too long. I will post some video, I just have to figure out the whole linking to youtube thing.
Hummjay
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Schweet! So glad everything worked out! Hope you get your baby back in one piece real soon! :thumbs:
Scarsman
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Me too! They still haven't found an axle! I think I will be getting a spare to keep around!
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It sucks going without you baby. But ive been able to seem to manage being without my black 3, this just gives your wife an excuse to buy an H1 :wink:
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Hummjay
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:corn::corn::corn:
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:corn: Looks like we will have to wait through the weekend again. SGT, if you use photobucket to upload your pics, it can resize them for you when it saves them.
SGT-Wright
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Finally here are some pics from the trail.
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Sweet! Keep em comming:corn:
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Love waking up to some great pics on a Saturday morning!
SGT-Wright
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Here is the video. I did not take as many pics as I thought, but therte is lots of video.
[video=youtube;MEErwFgQc6k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MEErwFgQc6k[/video]
[video=youtube;MEErwFgQc6k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MEErwFgQc6k[/video]
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Ahhh, Ok,
Yeah when we where at the CO event, He had a "battle scar" on his door that seemed like it was a pretty nasty gash:roll: You win some you loose some!
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That was such a beautiful day! Glad you guys made it over.