If you saw a silver 4runner out in the middle of nowhere, jacked up, with a GREASE-COATED person, that was me removing my front axle after grenading the driver-side inboard joint after jumping (the tripod joint on the inner axle ripped out of the output hub on the diff). Thanks to everyone who stopped to help. I guess the whole front diff assembly turned slightly to the left (about 1/2") now, i have no idea how, it is reinforced up the yin yang and i see no stress points on any rancho brackets, but now the new axle rubs a bit on the lower a-arm, pushes back the inner rubber boot and possibly rubs on the a-arm. wierd. time for manual hubs.

 

glad to hear you got back alright. i ended up doing the same thing that day...

 

Hey you're a polygoat right? I'm transferring down there for winter 06 quarter

 

i am a polygoat. that's sick you're transfering here. are you planning on joining the club at all?

 

yeah i'll be joining for sure

 

Hopefully I'll make it to CalPoly one of these days...

 

Hey Steve, glad you made it home! Like i said on the dune, if that ever happens to me, that is all the justification i need to SAS. I still havent taken apart the knuckles on the FJ since pismo, but ill bet they are full of sand from having to change the steering arms on the beach.