Thought my Rubicon could fly - oops

To help further determine what is wrong, we need to see pictures and video. :-)

Patrick ?Ô

You are lucky you did not lock the axles, else you would have snapped them. If you were on sand then maybe you got away with out any major damage. Think about your tires spinning at rev speed then both hitting the ground with no give -- something has to give. I would say the you were lucky or that you did crack the diff, or the axles. Maybe you did but you do not know it yet.

This reminds me of the time I used a Honda Civic for a submarine. ;o)

Earle

Really wish I had so much money I could just jump a Rubi without a care in the world... wow...

Jeeps aren't rally trucks... that said, take it to the dealer, tell them what you did, and see how much of a dent (or not) that'll put in your bank. I really wouldn't drive it around not knowing what you've done. If something gives on the highway, it isn't just going to be your life at risk.

Eric

in article BEEF374B.339F3% snipped-for-privacy@swbell.net, swbell at snipped-for-privacy@swbell.net wrote on 7/4/05 6:58 PM:

Video is here:

in article RGoye.100499$ snipped-for-privacy@tornado.texas.rr.com, Eric at snipped-for-privacy@baileyscorner.com wrote on 7/5/05 12:14 AM:

How much do you worry when driving off road? I admit that what I did was a little extreme, but I've got a Jeep to enjoy it - not to worry about scratching it.

Nice video.

Patrick ?Ô

All you needed was a rebel flag, zero-ones painted on the it, yelling "YEEEEHAWWWW" with a cop car chasing you . :)

Snow...

How hard is it to get the carrier in or out without using a spreader? Can you get the seals in without special tools?

in article snipped-for-privacy@cox.net, L.W. Hughes III (ßill) at snipped-for-privacy@cox.net wrote on 7/4/05 9:09 PM:

Often, a spreader is not required. A hammer and a pry bar will usually pop it out. You can make a seal tool from a long threaded rod and some nuts and washers.

Maybe truss it before your next jump:

http://jpmagaz> How hard is it to get the carrier in or out without using a spreader?

Good to see the hands safley at the 10 and 2 positions, eyes fixed straight ahead. Your drivers ed teacher would be proud HA..

I am not sure if I would show that video to the next guy that buys your Jeep, but that is pretty impresive.

Not much, but as someone said before, it's not designed to be a rally truck, and I keep that in mind. I have caught some air, but only in sand dunes, where the sand provides some cushion. If you landed hard enough to start a seal leak and have contact with your wheel, you bent something bad, like an axletube, in which case a new seal won't fix your problem. Tow it to an alignment shop and see if there is detectable camber measurement. If so, you need a new axle. Sorry.

He he...they went through something like three cars per episode on Dukes of Hazzard, every time one was jumped they'd have to trash it. They had a special team that scoured the country looking for '69 Chargers to replace all the ones they destroyed in the filming. I wonder how many they had for the movie opening next month: