After spending all night (well, ok, I knew what was wrong 30 mins into it) tearing apart my front end I have figured out why I have only had 3WD since the AZ run:
Broken vs. Normal
I really didn't think it'd be possible to break an axle. . . always figured a CV would go first.
This half axle had been installed, brand new, 4 days before the AZ run, and was either already broken before I got to the first obstacle the first day, or broke without a sound. I never felt it bust, and with how clean it sheared off I'm thinking it is a manufacture defect.
Broken vs. Normal
I really didn't think it'd be possible to break an axle. . . always figured a CV would go first.
This half axle had been installed, brand new, 4 days before the AZ run, and was either already broken before I got to the first obstacle the first day, or broke without a sound. I never felt it bust, and with how clean it sheared off I'm thinking it is a manufacture defect.