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Old 05-19-2015, 11:47 PM   #2
bushpilot
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good for you that the damage was minimal.

we often take our jeep/toad even when we don't think we'll need it - i cal it insurance, for exactly the reasons you mention - I figure i can always put the wife in the jeep while i wait for assistance or use it to run/get parts.

we had a similar issue w/ our low milage jeep wrangler / toad - bolts that hold the u-joint on to the output shaft came loose (lost a couple of 'em) and caused some vibration - it was a local trip / we just gone to dinner not far from the house....i nursed the jeep into a parking lot and climbed under it, eventually figuring out what was wrong with it....i nursed it to the home depot that was still open & bought a small socket set & sized a replacement bolt.

our wrangle has less than 10k miles on it (owned since new) - i attribute it to poor workmanship (at the factory)....just a freaky thing & my wife (and i) were glad i could repair it fairly easily....got lucky i guess.

I'm curious what size socket would you have needed for the carrier bearing ?
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