DEC 10 2011 Anza Borrego

[H3-ING]

These are a few pics from Coyote Creek Trail to Sheep Canyon Campground that I ran on Sunday.

Was very disappointed to find that they blocked the 3rd water crossing through the reeds and bull dozed around it so now you cross just a trickle or water. I did not see a ranger that day to ask wtf happened?
in the last year they have pretty much ruined this trail with the destruction of the water crossing and the grading and removing of large rocks from the rock gardens.

I usually camp up here a couple times a year but this run really bummed me out. :gaah:

 

[Kurt]

There's some sort of legal activity going on with Coyote Canyon that flared up earlier this year. Something to do with RS 2477 applying to Coyote Canyon and whatever or not the State Park has authority to close the trail...

 

[06 H3]

damn, coyote canyon was a trail I wanted to try one time. too bad...

Question on the halfshaft change with mech mike, did you guys pull off the whole knuckle?

 

[H3-ING]

damn, coyote canyon was a trail I wanted to try one time. too bad...

Question on the halfshaft change with mech mike, did you guys pull off the whole knuckle?

Yes.

Here are the instructions on the repair that I had on my iphone which took us through it no problem. 1 hour and done.


H3 Half Shaft REplacement

Part #:

15886012

Some say the spindle bolt is a 36mm some say it's a 35mm.

Loosen axle nut while tire is on the ground. After loosening the axle nut, jack up just a little with floor jack or high-lift, then use the bottle jack to raise lower control arm for removal of wheel and/or seating the lower balljoint.

Remove tie-rod nut with 13/16" wrench

Hammer up on tie-rod to unseat it.

Undo upper ball-joint retaining bolt with 18mm wrench & socket

Tap out & remove upper bolt, there is a notch in the ball-joint to keep it retained by the bolt.

Undo lower ball-joint nut with 1 1/16" wrench, leave on slightly for hammering.

Hammer up on ball-joint to remove, use nut to keep from damaging threads. It will come out, may take oil & patience.

Tap a large flathead screwdriver into the notch behind upper ball-joint mount to help spread the gap.

Hammer on steering knuckle to drop it off of the ball-joint...notice piece of 2x4 to help keep upper arm from moving.

Upper joint now undone, notice retaining notch in ball joint.

Tap axle out of wheel splines, remove knuckle while working the halfshaft out.

Dissassembled unit, hang steering knuckle off of upper a-arm to keep from damaging brakes line & ABS line.

Halfshaft comes out of diff with a light prying, only a c-clip holds it in, easy to remove & reseat a new one.

This is the diff end of the shafts, c-clip in end groove seats into a groove in diff.

I also replaced the diff seals, easy to pry out with a big screwdriver, hammer the new ones in lightly, not hard.

Here's a helpful hint...use a 10mm on the bottom of tie-rod bolt while tightening the nut so the joint won't twist on you.

Reassembly is in pretty much the opposite order, here's a few hints.

1. Push new halfshaft in firmly, it will click into place when seated.

2. Seat steering knuckle first onto halfshaft a little, then onto lower ball joint & put on it's nut to hold the unit.

3. Now lift up lightly with bottle jack until the upper ball joint seats some, and tap it in fully, then put retaining bolt back in to hold the upper ball joint in place.

4. Use bottle jack to raise the knuckle to fully seat the lower ball joint, it will try to spin when you tighten the nut unless it is well seated in the knuckle.

5. Tie rod joint is formed to use a 10mm wrench to hold the joint while you tighten the nut

 

[06 H3]

o ok. I was just wondering, when you guys called I wasnt sure if you had to do it. One time I was able to squeeze it in without taking off the knuckle but I was also replacing the diff at the time so I wasnt sure how it would go for you guys.

 

[Neo]

cool pix and fun video :cheers: