Well, most of you know my B.B. damage from the carnage thread. Or you were there to see it in person. But after being home now for a couple of days, I’ve realized I got quite a lengthy list:
•Passenger front fender - bounced hard right front on Metal Masher at some point and forced the fender back. In turn the door caught it and rolled the fender in after opening.
•Front leaf springs - They were already tired. 3/4 of the way through Kane Creek the bottom spring snapped on the right front. I did a temporary repair, but they HAVE to be replaced now.
•Both Passenger Doors - Turned right too early off an obstacle on Kane Creek and caught both doors. White doors are plentiful.
•Winch and winch mount - After using the winch on Moab Rim, I left the control hooked up. After climbing in and out of the door several times the wire got pinched and shortened out internally causing the winch to destroy itself and the mount in the process. Made a mess!
•Left Front Axle seal leak - Typical random issue that popped up. A simple but lengthy repair.
•Intake Manifold leak - Noticed on Golden Spike when I had a long up hill climb that I could smell oil. Turns out the intake manifold started leaking from the rear of the block. Another fun repair.
•Beadlock wheel - when I got to Amarillo I noticed 4 bolt heads missing off the left rear tire bead lock. This has happened a couple of times before, but these were fresh bolts. It’s always on the left rear, even though I’ve swapped the wheels around. So I’ve got that to fix, and figure out why it’s happening.
• And The Transmission - This is the biggie. It was bound to go out sooner or later. It’s been showing the signs. I’ve got to replace it, but with what? If I do anything different than the 4L60, which I will, the driveshafts with need to be changed. And if I’m changing shaft lengths, mite as well do the doubler.
Ive got a lot to do!! I’m building a shop finally. Concrete gets poured next week. The Tahoe will be the first project inside it, and she’s going to be down for a while!
