WILL E

OMG I want the transmission sink.

Howdy from Mesa! I am glad you joined!

Asking for a friend. He has a JL that's a few years old and have a few accessories added. A rack system in the back, an air compressor and maybe a few other things. Is there a shop that will swap it from his old JL to his brand new JL?

Great pics and I missed out on another great run. The weather was perfect! I know because i was laying on my garage floor working on the Jeep. I am happy you guys had fun.

I have a brand new oil pan and before I put it on my rig I need a bung welded in (1/4" NPT) for a temp sensor. I am thinking radiator shop or just find a 'welding' place? Or maybe a fabricator? Thoughts? And you guys know anyone in the McKellips/Lindsey area of Mesa?

I got rid of another leak (leaks). A New power steering pump (leak 1), hoses and steering box (leak 2). I added a cooler and inline power steering fluid filter and replaced the intermediate shaft as well as the steering column 'lower bearing and assembly'. I didn't even know there was a 'lower bearing assembly' for my steering column but I sure could tell there was something wrong! It was a slog doing it on the garage floor and took me about a week of diddle farting but I got it done, drove it today and no leaks!

WHAT HAPPENED TO WILL E? Shortly after we pulled way from the meetup spot I heard a 'clink' followed by a constant 'rub/grinding' noise and every time I released the brakes a 'clunk'. My Jeep picked that moment to eject the Caliper support spring and Caliper Support Key. No plastic Mallet was involved. With these support pieces missing it made the caliper push out towards the rim (grinding noise) and since it was no longer secure, when I would release the brakes it would smack up against the rim again (clunk). The brakes worked but it's obviously not drivable. It's not a great design and it was modified in later versions of the Dana 60. It has the added benefit of 'tossing' the parts when it happens so you're pretty much screwed. Sometimes I think my jeep just rejects parts from other makes. Who knows. There is a bolt that goes into the hole (not shown). It was still in place but the support key and spring were gone. I carry spares. I had this happen once on Cherry Creek. That time it was the passenger side and I had no idea what the issue was. We limped it out to pavement and I took a tow truck ride home (Just within the AAA limit, yeah!). That's when I learned all about early model Dana 60 disc brake mounting. The parts are not expensive so I bought a few spares 'just in case'. Today was just in case. It's not a difficult repair but you do have to jack up the truck, remove the tire, put the parts in and then put it all back together. It took me about an hour or so. If we had been on the trail we would have fixed it but since we were just starting out I figured I wouldn't hold you all up and didn't want to find out it was something 'worse' and then tell you to keep going. I know you already had a long day ahead of you. I drove east on the local road for about 20 miles and when I felt comfortable with it got back on the freeway. Made it home no issues, just a bit dirty from laying on the ground. I hope you guys had fun, sorry I missed out on the adventure. It was a beautiful day to be out.

ATTENTION: I10 is close west bound near 'the stack' this morning. Check for alternates or prepare for delays!

And some pics and more videos David sent me. he also mentioned he put some stuff on facebook/meta (which I don't do)

More videos

It was a great day to be out! The weather was perfect. Box Canyon wasn't 'too busy' so that was nice although there was a lot of activity around the waterfall. @A Horse with No Name @david P @Micely @Jeeperfamily @TheBlueJT David sent me these pics/video. Airing down: At the 'entrance' to the actual Box Canyon: Going up the 'waterfall'. More cowbell!

Hey Mick! I would like to join this trail ride please. Thanks!

It was a great day for a trail ride! The weather was perfect. Thanks for showing up and sharing the day today.. It was a lot of fun and No Breakdowns!

@LisaL @TheBlueJT Yes! I am going tomorrow with a couple of buddies from my FSJ (full size jeep) club. You are welcome to join! We are meeting at 10am at the parking lot off of Usary Pass . It's the start of trail 3554. You can't miss the parking lot. There are some flashing 'trail crossing' signs on the road and the parking lot is on the east side. We won't leave the parking lot before 10:15. If you show up after that, and we are not there, you should be able to catch us at our first chat spot. It's about 10 to 15 minutes or so into the trail. Trail finding is easy. I am driving a Red Full Size Cherokee. I have a custom passport.com sign that I will display. Our goal is to get all of the way to Apache Trail (Cottonwood) but you have options to exit earlier.