My Jeep buildup and eventual teardown

[CheapJeep]

Well truth be told I don't know of very many people who've beaten the living piss out of their rig and still driven it daily like you have. So all things considered I think your Jeep's doing well.

[AggieTJ2007]

yeah but breaking on the highway is no fun. I have no doubt it wouldn't have any problems at all if I didn't drive so damn much on the highway and at 80mph at that

[colman]

well i have broken a u joint in fact i have thrown 3 driveshafts on the hw, 1 i never found

[Seth]

I Just Got An Idea - With All These 'oh Yeah Well I Broke This On My Jeep" We Could Start A Thread Strictly About Jeeps Breaking! It Would Be Bigger Than Codys Box!

[Fredo]

Well truth be told I don't know of very many people who've beaten the living piss out of their rig and still driven it daily like you have. So all things considered I think your Jeep's doing well.

I guess you've never seen my scout.

[BMFScout]

How could you forget? It wasnt that long ago that you owned one

I know!! That's why I sold it. The only time I drove it was down the street to take pics of it. I made Flem drive that POS home!! (If you ask Flem he will say I was too drunk to drive it, so he let me drive his disco.)

[agjohn02]

I made Flem drive that POS home!! (If you ask Flem he will say I was too drunk to drive it, so he let me drive his disco.)

that explains why you bought it as well

[AggieTJ2007]

yeah but how often do you drive the scout down the highway?

[Fredo]

Let's see, saturday night I shot down the George Bush Tollway to the Dallas Tollroad over to the Londoner in Addision (about 20-25 miles each way) while passing people at 80+mph, then last night, I drove down hwy 75 at 80+ to meet some friends for dinner (about 15-20 miles each way). It does stuff like that every couple weeks, and as far as long trips, the drive back from Clayton was the last extended trip it made. Even though it's worn to piss, I would trust it to make it to CS and back...wouldn't be near the first time it's made that journey.

[Seth]

scout>jeep

[AggieTJ2007]

well since I partially agree to that, have you ever seen an exploded 231 fred? Got any ideas what caused it

[tigweld]

I think severe looking 231 carnage is pretty common. any time any little part breaks it alway gets pushed through the case. I have seen plenty with floating chain and range selector pieces cause major looking carnage. on a side not I have never really heard of or seen the low range planetary or drum fail and destroy the case.

[AggieTJ2007]

yeah, whatever happened it destoryed the case. Most of the internals are fine, the case just doesn't exist anymore

[AggieTJ2007]

it runs again and just in case you are wondering driveshaft measurement are 14" and 43"

[AggieTJ2007]

Well it cruises up and down the highway very will. I just drove it the 15 miles to work and back and it seemed great. The rear driveshaft is tiny but w/ the stock skid the CV angles are really good.

I had to order a body lift cause right now the cases are sitting against the body and I don't want to drop anything. But unfortunatly I need to take everything back apart and change some seals, yokes and seal the doubler better cause right now it leaks like a siv.