sunday 12th august 2012 cornwood lane

[supersurf]

we started the day at mcdonalds where we found this little monkey



im sure he has escaped from the zoo



here he is acting sensible



whats that on your boots mate
he said its my arows to show which boot goes on each foot  



off we went in the cornwood direction
lane 1 of the day
i was showing vit boy how easy the shogun purrs up the lane at just over tickover
when we got 10 feet from the end we went into the rutt that was there from a few weeks ago
when we heard an all mighty bang  

i had lost drive from the rear and the diff light went out
i winched myself up over the last ten feet

i then tried to drive it in 2 wheel drive
with no joy
so had to put it into 4 wheel drive to get it off the road

we had catostrophic axle failure  
the shogun is broken
we are awaiting the assistance of the AA
for a swift recovery home to change vehicles  

well after waiting for 5 hours for the AA to come with a recovery truck to put the car onto
we decided to strip the axle off the car to investigate the huge bang
which i thought was a shaft giving way

here we have the car being loaded to the recovery truck



all in a days fun
 

[croc]

well not a bad day with a grand total of one lane done as a complete group, and one as a part group, getting damage on both    


The line up to start



they were racing to get to cornwood



this matches lees zuki



as we hit the first lane










why this look of worry





ah that explains it



who is he pulling now?



oh what a surprise its me!!!


something is definately broke!



the AA confirmed it



whilst we waited for AA, we went for lane 2,  fathead found a branch and drove home with a cracking view 



little man enjoyed himself



and on the way home took a nap



it may have been a short day, but was very entertaining, we had 1 bust axle, 1 broke screen and a bent lower arm and even dean suffered with a lost mud flap !!!   

see you next time out 

[jamie_stafford]

Ouch, looks like it was an expensive day out!

[BearV8Classic]

The Shogun broke? Never. Time to upgrade to a Landy!

Thats a cracking lane though!

[cider]

Oh Dear  hope it`s a cheap fix

[nev6v]

Not Good  hope all can be fixed  (with not to many £££)

[supersurf]

i stripped the rear axle down last night to find this







so first thing this morning i was up early haveing mcdonalds
the thinkers food  
when i remembered where there was a v6 in a scrapyard
so i was there when they opened
to get my new bits

i then popped round to see farmer and dave down at m.a.n
when farmer said i have to go out on road test ill pick the axle up for you if you want  ?
yes please  
so off we went to get it

this is what i have to put up with on a daily bassis  



i got the axle complete as it was easier to take of rather than in bits and pieces
so i gave it a quick jet wash off





left it in the doorway to dry off



a big thanks to farmer for picking up the axle for me  
a special delivery of your usual
will be on its way over tomorrow

got the axle back on now





all connected back up
got my original brake calipers back on
new brake shoes
cleaned up the discs
just need to make some new brake pipes tomorrow as these are slightly rusty
 

[jaffa]

blimey lee 
glad u source the bits quickly and local 
fingers crossed the test drive

[supersurf]

had to make some new brake pipes







been out and road tested the shogun
pleased to report all good to go
everything works as it should

look forward to the next trip
 

[nev6v]

Nice to here mate glad you got it fixed  ( in No time )

[croc]

nice to se you got it fixed faster than the AA recovered you !! 
 if you can keep all the shards together it would make a heck of a 3D jigsaw puzzle   

[kenneth]

I think we need to name this lane because the amount of damage it causes!!!