What can go wrong?

[Earl 392]

Headed out on run with a total of 11 Jeeps today Ajax mine near Florence AZ. And this happened. one of our jeeps just ahead of us sideswiped a semi . Semi left front wheel was torn off .truck driver lost control of the truck crossed over the two lane Hwy throwing a dust cloud 30 feet into the air. All we could see was the Albertsons truck and trailer plow through the desert cati flying everywhere . Our friends stopping all over the Highway . The jeeper involved was not injured but the Jeep destroyed.it could have been so much worse

 

[CAMEL2R]

Holy shit! Glad no one was injured. Good thing the truck didn't take anyone else out. Buy a lottery ticket.

 

[Winston]

Headed out on run with a total of 11 Jeeps today Ajax mine near Florence AZ. And this happened. one of our jeeps just ahead of us sideswiped a semi . Semi left front wheel was torn off .truck driver lost control of the truck crossed over the two lane Hwy throwing a dust cloud 30 feet into the air. All we could see was the Albertsons truck and trailer plow through the desert cati flying everywhere . Our friends stopping all over the Highway . The jeeper involved was not injured but the Jeep destroyed.it could have been so much worse

Damn...yeah, glad no one was hurt, but I'm curious wtf the driver was doing to hit the truck. My mind goes to them scrolling on Twitfacebooktok behind the wheel but I'll reserve my judgement in this post alone.
Again, glad all are well. Jeep can be replaced.

 

[3TV]

Yikes! They are lucky to be alive.

 

[Earl 392]

Damn...yeah, glad no one was hurt, but I'm curious wtf the driver in the Jeep was doing to hit the truck. My mind goes to them scrolling on Twitfacebooktok behind the wheel but I'll reserve my judgement in this post alone.
Again, glad all are well. Jeep can be replaced.

Yea I was 5 jeeps in back of the red Jeep straight section of Highway so I could not see him , as the semi crossed over the road all I and the two jeeps in back of us could see is that cloud of dust then the white Albertsons trailer appeared. How the four jeeps in front of me didn’t get creamed we have no idea . No steering on the semi blew the left wheel off . The drivers just in back of subject Jeep gave their statement to the police . I’m sure it was difficult to do to answer the judgment question you asked. Skid marks from semi all started well within his lane until he crossed the highway. There were snapped off lug bolts in the road from semi . We are going to be talking about this for a while . I use in dry high visibility conditions the 3 second rule for space cushion at 60-65 .

 

[Earl 392]

Holy shit! Glad no one was injured. Good thing the truck didn't take anyone else out. Buy a lottery ticket.

Thanks we were going to stop in the city of Florence for a 10-100 just b4 the trail and air down spot . Only choice is a speedway gasoline station ,I was going to top up on fuel my wife was going to pickup a winning lottery ticket. But we never made it . Pick one up today . So sad to see a fully built Jeep destroyed . Something weird I noticed looking at the rear tire part of the wheel and the axel out I the desert 50 feet from the Jeep no diff oil on any part of it . So I then looked at the busted axel housing leaning on the ground passenger rear tire intact and noticed that there was no oil leaking out . Like the diff was dry . None on the street either.

 

[OldVetteGuy]

Thanks we were going to stop in the city of Florence for a 10-100 just b4 the trail and air down spot . Only choice is a speedway gasoline station ,I was going to top up on fuel my wife was going to pickup a winning lottery ticket. But we never made it . Pick one up today . So sad to see a fully built Jeep destroyed . Something weird I noticed looking at the rear tire part of the wheel and the axel out I the desert 50 feet from the Jeep no diff oil on any part of it . So I then looked at the busted axel housing leaning on the ground passenger rear tire intact and noticed that there was no oil leaking out . Like the diff was dry . None on the street either.

Thank God no one was seriously hurt, if the Jeep had been over just a few inches or a foot more the outcome would have been horribly worse. Don't know what the distraction was that caused this crash but it is a reminder keep the distractions to a minimum and concentrate on our beautiful roadways and enjoy the scenery!

On another note Earl brings up an interesting point about the outer wheel bearing on our Dana 44 FF's, the outer bearing has a small hole that leads back into the tube that is responsible for lubricating the outer bearing. Many of us change our differential fluid regularly which is a good thing but it's important to consider the outer bearing when doing the process.

Here is what I do to make sure the fluid gets all the way to the bearing an to make sure the bearing is fully lubricated.

1. Change the oil as you normally would (ie, drain oil, remove cover, use brake clean, make sure to allow for full evaporation if you have a compressor blow out the nooks a crannies well. Now replacing the cover and refill to the fill hole with the differential fluid of your choice depending on your needs.

2. Jack up the drivers side or passenger side as high as you can (steep angle) and let it sit that way for at least 40 minutes. This will allow lube to travel down the tube through that small hole and saturate the outer wheel bearing on that side. Don't forget the jack stands, if you don't have them stay out of harms way in case your jack fails.

3. Now let that side down and do the same to the other side again waiting 40 minutes or so.

4. Remove the jack, let rear sit completely level, remove rear fill plug and top off oil level as needed.

Done, and you can be sure your rear diff outer bearing are fully lubricated!

It takes a bit longer to do it this way but trust me it's worth it. Happy trails!

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Yikes

 

[CAMEL2R]

Thanks we were going to stop in the city of Florence for a 10-100 just b4 the trail and air down spot . Only choice is a speedway gasoline station ,I was going to top up on fuel my wife was going to pickup a winning lottery ticket. But we never made it . Pick one up today . So sad to see a fully built Jeep destroyed . Something weird I noticed looking at the rear tire part of the wheel and the axel out I the desert 50 feet from the Jeep no diff oil on any part of it . So I then looked at the busted axel housing leaning on the ground passenger rear tire intact and noticed that there was no oil leaking out . Like the diff was dry . None on the street either.

Good luck, I hope it's a winner! That's a bummer, get your rig all squared away and then it's gone. No oil is odd. Not trying to throw any blame here, maybe it bound or seized up causing the jeep to veer off a bit.

 

[Earl 392]

Good luck, I hope it's a winner! That's a bummer, get your rig all squared away and then it's gone. No oil is odd. Not trying to throw any blame here, maybe it bound or seized up causing the jeep to veer off a bit.

Maybe it was my thought as well