Rausch Creek-JK Fest '09

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Oct 4, 2009 | 05:37 PM

#11

lijeepguy

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From: wantagh,ny

great pics bb , glad to hear you made it home ok with that blown up front diff , bb he posted up that he made it home ok and he needs to pick up a 44 diff now, nice wheeling with you all

Last edited by lijeepguy; Oct 4, 2009 at 05:39 PM.

Oct 4, 2009 | 05:46 PM

#12

bluesurf09

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From: Surfside

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Originally Posted by greenrydesgirl

great day awesome weather

Cool pics. I liked the second one the as I would love to ride up some stream or the like as you did. Also the last pic was pretty awesome too!

Oct 4, 2009 | 05:49 PM

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Suffolk JK

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From: Long Island, NY

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Originally Posted by jd1066

That's my cover - the heaviest duty diff cover wouldn't have helped me out here. Look at the pics a couple of posts up - that is a spider gear sticking out of the cover.

What tire size, are you locked, what gearing, and what were you doing when that happened?

Oct 4, 2009 | 05:54 PM

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lijeepguy

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From: wantagh,ny

he was doing a black trail , just rocked it in reverse and his d 30 blew the spider gear right through the cover , he wasnt even horsing it i was there it was just a freak thing , everyone thought he blew a universal until we saw all the diff fluid pouring out

Oct 4, 2009 | 06:01 PM

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Suffolk JK

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From: Long Island, NY

Ahh, reverse could be the culprit. Every shaft I've replaced and seen blow up have been in reverse. Been hung up on worse situations, does sound like a freak accident.