Need help in OBX

[Jus Jim]

maybe there is something to the whole "washed the jeep" thing.

 

[obullfish]

Mechanic found the axle side track bar bolt broken also.

 

[obullfish]

This is the shop that it's at. They seem to be able to handle about anything that's needed on a vehicle including tires and towing all the way to beach recovery. The original owner is here today and she is probably in her mid 80's and a real bitch but I kind of like her. All the guys working here are knowledgeable and really nice.

 

[ckruzer]

Am I misunderstanding? If its just a broken bolt(s), and you made it to town on a screwdriver, is there not a HW store? Pull the rear shock mount bolts and use those to drive around town to find a local HW place? You were near corrolla right?

 

[NickMaul]

View attachment 254185 Mechanic found the axle side track bar bolt broken also.

Did you hit some wash boards doing 50? Got dayyum


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[obullfish]

Am I misunderstanding? If its just a broken bolt(s), and you made it to town on a screwdriver, is there not a HW store? Pull the rear shock mount bolts and use those to drive around town to find a local HW place? You were near corrolla right?

I stopped at the Ace hardware in Corolla and picked up a 1/2" bolt but it was just shy of working length wise due to my diff skid. I've driven sketchier shit further and faster. It wasn't a cheap shitty screw driver it was my finest Klein flathead along with a killer pair of vise grips.

 

[superman27344]

Isnt the OBX Jeep Mutiny going on down there this week? Any of those guys have the parts you need or can lend a hand?

 

[Jody Treadway]

The LCA bolts are definitely 14mm or 9/16, whichever your preference. 4" long bolt will work just fine.

Sorry for your bad luck bud.

 

[obullfish]

All fixed up and rolling at a little after noon today. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Jason W.]

I imagine in my head you launched this thing off a sand dune at about 40 and landed hard!!

 

[obullfish]

Well there was that midnight run at about 80 down the beach.

 

[obullfish]

It's all good now

 

[obullfish]

Isnt the OBX Jeep Mutiny going on down there this week? Any of those guys have the parts you need or can lend a hand?

Jk stuff won't work on a TJ.

 

[Jody Treadway]

Jk stuff won't work on a TJ.

Lower control arm bolts will

 

[obullfish]

Lower control arm bolts will

Not on mine. Lol!

 

[sammi_davis]

Did you get in the soft sand crossing over on the ramps and start hopping? Glad you got it fixed , and shocked that Seto's was the one to do it.

 

[obullfish]

No hopping that I remember. Must have just been some freak failure from what it looks like cause everything under it was checked over before the trip. The guy at Seto's that worked on it had the name Bingo on his shirt. He seemed to know what he was doing and once he got to problem fixed we went over everything underneath again.

 

[rodney eppes]

I just happened to look, [thinking there Were] "Auto Parts near Corolla", & there are Several. Carquest, Autozone, NAPA.. O well, all Fixed now! Glad of that!

 

[superman27344]

Jk stuff won't work on a TJ.

True, there are ton of JKs at each of those events. Glad you got your stuff up and rolling again.

 

[benXJ]

Well there was that midnight run at about 80 down the beach.

I'll assume you're kidding. Good way to hit a stump and kill yourself, hit someone fishing, just be a general nuisance, or just give more ammo to the people that want to shut the beach down.

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[obullfish]

I'll assume you're kidding. Good way to hit a stump and kill yourself, hit someone fishing, just be a general nuisance, or just give more ammo to the people that want to shut the beach down.

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Settle down there Francis. Haven't been over about 30 mph on an empty beach and 15-20 mph when around anyone. The damn horse tours and cops have been passing me.

 

[obullfish]

I just happened to look, [thinking there Were] "Auto Parts near Corolla", & there are Several. Carquest, Autozone, NAPA.. O well, all Fixed now! Glad of that!

Called 2 of them and they didn't have what I needed.

 

[anvilrubi]

Settle down there Francis. Haven't been over about 30 mph on an empty beach and 15-20 mph when around anyone. The damn horse tours and cops have been passing me.

Honestly did you run over a horse while out there? The horse was laying down and you run over him going 30 in the dark down the beach.

 

[obullfish]

The wife got some pics of the carnage without me knowing. So here it is for you guys.

 

[obullfish]

Damn I hate trying to work in sand.