01 STrunner's Sport Trac

[MidnightRebel07]

Alright buddy, where's all the updated pictures, I see anew one as your avatar that you haven't posted before. I know you have more somewhere. LOL.

 

[01STrunner]

Dang I haven't put em up? I thought I did since they're from before the fall. Glad someones there to keep me on trac haha

 

[01STrunner]

Sadly I never seem to get good pictures whenever I go anywhere. I've been on 3 trips and only have a few pics to show for it and no real action shots. Guess we all just caught up in the trails and havin fun!

You gotta pay to play. Broke the drivers side front axle shaft u-joint. I was so close to cresting the edge of the cliff when the truck bounced and the u-joint just sheared.

 

[01STrunner]

Sadly I never seem to get good pictures whenever I go anywhere. I've been on 3 trips and only have a few pics to show for it and no real action shots. Guess we all just caught up in the trails and havin fun! These are from a trip to Gulches ORV in SC earlier in the year. First time going somewhere with mine being the only rig and it was really nice to have my tow rig and trailer as a backup.

 

[01STrunner]

And the current state of the ST, probably from the trip with the broken u-joint when I overheated the trans. Hoping the solenoid is the only problem, but I probably won't get time to fix it until after the new year.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Nice pictures man, You gotta talk with other people on the trail and see if they have pictures or videos when you go wheelin', you'd be surprised how many people might have pic's or vids of your rig. time to upgrade the u-joints since it's already down due to the trans, build it back up over winter for spring and summer.

 

[01STrunner]

Thanks man! I don't want to spend $500 on chromo shafts right now so I'm actually kinda happy that the U joints are my weak link. Quick easy and cheap repair! Once I start working again I'll upgrade the front axle a little more but I have to get through another semester of school first.

 

[01STrunner]

Turns out it was the TCC solenoid. I replaced it this morning and the truck has been shifting normally since. Thanks to everyone who chimed in for the advise.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

You lucky son of a gun.

 

[01STrunner]

You lucky son of a gun.

You aren't kiddin! I was like a kid in a candy store when the TC locked up going down the road.

 

[01STrunner]

A few pics from last weekend at Gulches ORV in Laurens, SC

 

[01STrunner]

I guess it's been a while since I updated this thread. Just got back from a trip to Uwharrie National Forest in NC. Had a great time with the Clemson Offroad Club. There were 17 rigs in our group so it was an interesting trip.

I finally got the Aussie lockers installed front and rear and man, what a difference they made! I was able to walk up just about everything without issue. Unfortunately, I broke another axle shaft U-joint, but that was the worst of the carnage for me.

 

[01STrunner]

Few weeks behind but better late than never right? Thanks to my local shop Clemson 4 Wheel, I got a set of chromo shafts for the D44 for a steal. It's nice to have 4wd again after messing up an inner shaft ear at Uwharrie in November. Also a couple weekends ago, I took the time to giver her a good wash. Little rougher than in years past, but she still cleans up good!

 

[01STrunner]

Some pics from earlier this year at Gulches ORV Park.