Amen Brother. Glad you made it. I have done the same thing, but without
support. One time I was only 30 miles from my house when I lost lugnuts on a
flat tow, so I sped home and robbed them off a car in the back of my house,
and when I came back, they were towing my car! Cost me $182 to get my car
back! Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "humbersnipe" <humbersnipe@cox.net>
To: <hillman@can-inc.com>
Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: Cross country journey - completed safely
> Hello all,
>
> Just wanted to let everybody know I made it home safely, if quite
> tired and sore. 2500 miles in 3 days is not my idea of a good time,
especially
> with the return trip being in the repaired 1964 Chevy car hauler. (manual
> steering and gearbox, heavy suspension, no radio!)
>
> The repair was relatively simple, since it's a heavy truck. Remove
the
> axles, which can be done with the wheels in place, and remove the
differential
> carrier. 26 bolts and 4 nuts later, the diff is on the ground. Discovered
the
> failure was caused by a second gas tank someone had put in (poorly) at
some
> point. It shifted position and dented the rear axle cover, bringing the
cover
> into contact with the ring gear. Gear grinds hole in cover, fluid escapes,
> pinion gear melts. Not good. Removed 2nd gas tank, fixed cover, put
everything
> back together, and here I am safe at home and exhausted.
>
> On that note, I'll leave you all with a promise to write down the whole
story
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