"The Ho" (44)

Twenty Third Trip (Continued)

Around this time, Dave rejoined us...

Dave's ZR-2 in the lake

Dave's ZR-2 in the lake

Travis's Jeep Wrangler

Travis's Jeep Wrangler

All good things come to an end and it was time to sort ourselves out and head for home. Dave's ZR-2 couldn't drive straight on the road but luckily, Tristan had bought his Bronco up on a trailer. Dave's vehicle ended up on the trailer and he drove the Bronco home.

Dave's Chevy Blazer ZR2

Dave's Chevy Blazer ZR2

Tristan's Ford Bronco

Tristan's Ford Bronco

Travis's Jeep Wrangler

Travis's Jeep Wrangler

"The Ho"

"The Ho"

Repairs

"The Ho" needs quite a bit of TLC. After we got back from Attica I went around and made a list of all the things that need looking at...

Rear suspension - the back springs are completely messed up and may now need replacing
Transmission - delay when pulling away from stationary, not changing gear properly
Wheel wobble at 55 - 60mph - broken tyre belt, unbalanced tyres, wheel alignment, ball joints, tie rods, motor mount, control arms?
Steering now pulling badly to the right - probably because of the broken back springs
Power steering fluid has a LOT of water in it.
Radius arm (right side) - looks like the support bracket is being eroded by the bushing itself. It looks like this support is simply bolted on, so easily replaced
Rear diff cover - still leaking a little and needs replacing or reseating
Check Engine Light - this is now on nearly all the time, everything seems OK but the generated codes need to be checked
Front suspension - "The Ho" gets treated very roughly so need to inspect to make sure there is nothing wrong with it
Starter - works OK most of the time but starts "clicking" and not starting on occasion - especially when very wet
Front hubs - empty and refill with oil
Windscreen washers - annoying when driving through mud - can't see a bloody thing
Front - too badly damaged to repair, need new headlights and some way to protect them
Air hose - wrap aluminium tape around our flexible snorkel tube for added strength when flexing
Rear hatch - rubber surround started to come away - silicon sealer should fix this if the weather ever improves
Hood flood lights - reposition as there is some back glare from them at night
Flag holder - I lost our Attica flag. Need a permanent place to attach this to rather than cable-tie it to the antenna
Toolbox -  need draft excluder or something between body and lid to stop it rattling
Spare tyre - find somewhere to keep this thing - on the roof?

Some pictures of "The Ho's rear springs
Surely they shouldn't look like this?

This page created 3rd March 2008, last modified 28th May 2008