Pack Em Full
Pack Em Full
Focker on Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:15 pm
For those of you non packing your wheel bearings is necessary type...Read on!
My buddy, his wife & my family & I went camping Father's Day weekend to our favorite spot near Carson City WA. He was about 3 hours ahead of us and heard a Bang at Biggs Junction OR...He got out of the truck and looked everywhere for damage. Not finding anything noticeable they ventured on another 70 miles to Paradise Creek. After unloading the truck and setting up camp they climbed in the truck and started back down the mountain for firewood. Bang again but this time the left front wheel was making a racket...They hobbled back to camp and found a toasted bearing. Being out of cell phone range he couldn't call us to pick up parts & tools. The next morning Robbie & I headed to Hood River OR to find a NAPA which was better than what he wanted to do...Drive back to the Dry Cities for his tools and parts. I wasn't up for a 7hr hour round trip drive and talked him into the Hood River idea. After retrieving bearings, grease pork rinds and tools we couldn't for the life of us get the outer bearing off...It had galled itself the the axle. We happened to bring 2 vises (to hold wood for the kids while they carved) which we used as pullers...Until they broke! With nothing but time on our hands we went to Carson City and bought a hacksaw, WD-40 and called a friend to warn them that we may need rescued. The plan was if we couldn't fix it...Our friend would pick up our camp gear and Robbie would have the truck towed the the nearest location for repair. By Saturday afternoon we had cut away enough of the bearing that it gave up the fight and we were able to complete the job...Time for S'mores!
Next year we plan to install a lift kit!
Robbie was pretty resourceful by using branch limbs to keep the calipers open.
Not something you want to see your buddy do while camping.
Just about done.
My buddy, his wife & my family & I went camping Father's Day weekend to our favorite spot near Carson City WA. He was about 3 hours ahead of us and heard a Bang at Biggs Junction OR...He got out of the truck and looked everywhere for damage. Not finding anything noticeable they ventured on another 70 miles to Paradise Creek. After unloading the truck and setting up camp they climbed in the truck and started back down the mountain for firewood. Bang again but this time the left front wheel was making a racket...They hobbled back to camp and found a toasted bearing. Being out of cell phone range he couldn't call us to pick up parts & tools. The next morning Robbie & I headed to Hood River OR to find a NAPA which was better than what he wanted to do...Drive back to the Dry Cities for his tools and parts. I wasn't up for a 7hr hour round trip drive and talked him into the Hood River idea. After retrieving bearings, grease pork rinds and tools we couldn't for the life of us get the outer bearing off...It had galled itself the the axle. We happened to bring 2 vises (to hold wood for the kids while they carved) which we used as pullers...Until they broke! With nothing but time on our hands we went to Carson City and bought a hacksaw, WD-40 and called a friend to warn them that we may need rescued. The plan was if we couldn't fix it...Our friend would pick up our camp gear and Robbie would have the truck towed the the nearest location for repair. By Saturday afternoon we had cut away enough of the bearing that it gave up the fight and we were able to complete the job...Time for S'mores!
Next year we plan to install a lift kit!
Robbie was pretty resourceful by using branch limbs to keep the calipers open.
Not something you want to see your buddy do while camping.
Just about done.
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Re: Pack Em Full
Dave P on Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:56 pm
Alright! Hammers, hacksaws, busted vise.... It's a good thing there's no audio in your report.
Nice job on the field repair!
Nice job on the field repair!
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