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Rear Diff blown on Hell's Revenge
It was the 5th time on the trail for my '93 Wrangler, and we had a group of about 8 jeeps with us. We were smack in the middle of Hell's Revenge, and I'm making a routine crevice crossing when I hear this SNAP!!
My head bows as I immediately know something is horribly wrong, and the rest of the gang is oblivious to the problem. :( I try to keep my composure as I ask people to check if my rear tires are turning. They check and respond with smiles on their faces, still unaware. :D
I break the news that my rear differential has just exploded inside, and all I've got to get my jeep out of this mess is my front wheel drive. During this time, one of my aunts is crying because she's scared of the trail. :cry:
To cut this story short, I ended up being towed out by another Jeep.
As I'm driving back to the Hotel, thinking what a bad day it is, one of the shards of my rear spider gears catches in between the ring and pinion that were still spinning. This froze my driveline, which froze the transmission and transfer case, at 20 mph.
Another bang.
My driveline snapped free of my transfer case, and I went from a $50 problem to a $3000 problem. :wallbash: People behind me are telling me to stop, as if I had no idea the second loud BANG I just heard was bad news.
I had the Jeep towed home. Luckily I also brought my bike down for something else to do.
Bad trip. Lesson learned.
