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Well, as some of you know, today was my baby's 1 st trip off-road. I have been looking forward to this for two weeks. Got up real early, picked up my best friend and off we went looking for trails. We stumbled across a logging trail and pulled down. Hit the first hole and the Jeep handled like the champ she is. Went down a steep hill and came to the next slush pit. I hit it and flop. The Jeep came to a halt and sank. Not a bad sink, but stuck nonetheless. After about an hour, and only 4 inches to show for, we decided to flag down some help. We found a guy in a dodge that was kind enough to help us out of our mess. My buddy had stood in the thigh deep pit to try and do anything to get us to move before we found help. Once out, no big deal. I headed back to the road and took him home. The day wasn't that bad. Well, as I was nearing my house, I had to shift down to move around traffic. It was at that time, my day fell apart. The clutch would not disengage and I could not shift out of overdrive. I was able to muscle it into 2nd and limp home. I called my dealer. They had me call roadside assistance and have it towed back to the lot. My Jeep only has 3700 miles and the clutch has gone out. The dealer says it is still under factory warranty, but I bet he says I did something by taking it off-road. I didn't abuse the engine or the clutch once it was stuck. What a horrible day. My baby is out of commission until atleast Monday. :-( Once I figure out how to post the pics I will.
edited by: Copper42, Jun 21, 2003 - 12:13 PM[addsig]
Well, as some of you know, today was my baby's 1 st trip off-road. I have been looking forward to this for two weeks. Got up real early, picked up my best friend and off we went looking for trails. We stumbled across a logging trail and pulled down. Hit the first hole and the Jeep handled like the champ she is. Went down a steep hill and came to the next slush pit. I hit it and flop. The Jeep came to a halt and sank. Not a bad sink, but stuck nonetheless. After about an hour, and only 4 inches to show for, we decided to flag down some help. We found a guy in a dodge that was kind enough to help us out of our mess. My buddy had stood in the thigh deep pit to try and do anything to get us to move before we found help. Once out, no big deal. I headed back to the road and took him home. The day wasn't that bad. Well, as I was nearing my house, I had to shift down to move around traffic. It was at that time, my day fell apart. The clutch would not disengage and I could not shift out of overdrive. I was able to muscle it into 2nd and limp home. I called my dealer. They had me call roadside assistance and have it towed back to the lot. My Jeep only has 3700 miles and the clutch has gone out. The dealer says it is still under factory warranty, but I bet he says I did something by taking it off-road. I didn't abuse the engine or the clutch once it was stuck. What a horrible day. My baby is out of commission until atleast Monday. :-( Once I figure out how to post the pics I will.
edited by: Copper42, Jun 21, 2003 - 12:13 PM[addsig]