Check this out guys. That def. hurts!!! What do you do to fix that when your on the trail??




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSMTRxIknpw

 

Very OLD video.

As for what do you do? You remove the broken tie rod and replace it with a new one. Most of the seasoned H2 owners who wheel have a spare or 2 in their tool/parts kit they carry on the trail.

I wheel an H3 and carry a spare 1/2 shaft and tie rod ends. We are getting pretty good at replacing them (3) on the trail. Got it down to about 25-30 minutes now. If you are going to wheel the tough stuff there is always the chance of breaking something. It just goes with the territory.

I have seen and repaired plenty of damaged parts from every manufacturer there has ever been on the trail. Its just part of wheeling!

 

I have seen that video a few times. One thing that was quite obvious to me is the driver did NOT deflate his tires. You can easily see this when he drives over the pointed rock on the driver's side. His tire hardly deflects. If he had deflated his tires to ~20 pounds it is likely he could have made his way without any damage.

 

yeah swapping out a tie rod on the trail is cake. Most H2 Drivers carry spares. I have the fabtech tie rods and dont have those problems. Also this driver was way to heavy on the gas.