Well, I got the Jeep back the other day and the damage total was not too bad. Carnage consisted of a replaced bearing cap bolt, right side axle seal and a driver side u joint which had some play in it. I can't complain about the u joint since both almost 10 years old! I have been wheelin my Jeep for about 8 years in some of the nastiest terrain in the south and never lost a u joint. I had the shop tack weld the caps so that the caps can not come off and cause damage. May make for a little longer trail repair but it will keep the joint in place. When we left the shop my wife wanted to stop at the local goodwill to look for some pieces of furniture for our newly renevated (repaired) sunroom. We got a good bit of stuff and had to make 3 trips back and forth to get it all. Well, it just so happened that while I was waiting to get my desk and bed a new drop off came in. It was a used 4x4 power wheels truck. I asked the guy if I could have it and he told me it had been sat out by the curb by a neighbor. He said it did not work and was in need of repair. Well, Briggs wanted it and all parents know how that ends. Briggs jumped in and to my suprise, hit the gas and it took off! It needs some work and cleaning but hey, I think all 1st 4x's need that! So after getting it home we needed to charge the battery but had no charger. We headed to the local walmart hoping they had something there that would work. We got lucky and found a charger that was made just for the power wheels. Truck was free and the charger was $36. Not too bad. Briggs want to paint it black so I will update our build as we go. Should be fun!
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