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Old 05-16-2012, 06:21 PM
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My wife, granddaughter and I spent last week in Northern Arizona/Southern Utah here are a few picturesClick image for larger version

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Old 05-16-2012, 06:38 PM
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We had a great time until we had a technical difficultyClick image for larger version

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ID:	317821My wife and granddaughter had to ride in the Jeep on top of the tow truck. Its a good thing kids are resilientClick image for larger version

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Old 05-16-2012, 06:45 PM
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Sorry to hear about your breakdown. Any idea of the cause. Hope all enjoyed the trip regardless
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Nice pics (in the 1st post)

Sorry about the break down.
Glad no one got hurt or dehydrated
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Originally Posted by Indy08jk
Sorry to hear about your breakdown. Any idea of the cause. Hope all enjoyed the trip regardless
My guess would be he was running too much caster with the double cardan driveshaft. Usually a big cause for transfercase failure.

Sorry to hear about the break down man, but beautiful pictures. Glad everyone was ok.
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AMEN to kids being resilient. Love the pic of your little one. Glad no one got hurt and sorry about the break down...
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Sorry to hear about the transfer case explosion! How bad was the repair bill??
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Originally Posted by AU Bronc N JK
Sorry to hear about the transfer case explosion! How bad was the repair bill??
New tranfer case, new head pipe, new drive shaft and towing just about $3K



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