Big Bend National State Park / November 9-13, 2011

[strokeZ]

Well it was a great trip - should be a bunch of pic soon. I will load mine when I am back from out of town (again but for work this time). Just as we hit civilization the front axle coupling failed (or at least I hope that is all it was). Had the XK towed to San Antonio for diagnosis. Got a ride back in a really nice JK Rubicon so not all that bad. Ryan did a great job of coordinating and setting things up! Can't wait til the next trip.

[Sal-XK]

Well it was a great trip - should be a bunch of pic soon. I will load mine when I am back from out of town (again but for work this time). Just as we hit civilization the front axle coupling failed (or at least I hope that is all it was). Had the XK towed to San Antonio for diagnosis. Got a ride back in a really nice JK Rubicon so not all that bad. Ryan did a great job of coordinating and setting things up! Can't wait til the next trip.

Let us know what broke bro that stinks and I'm looking forward to the pics...

[superacerc]

The part that broke was the front drive shaft coupling coming out of the transfer case. If you look at it it's perfectly round with 5-8 small bolts in it and a rubber boot coming out that attaches to the shaft. The bearings went out. First one i've ever heard of. Pictures will come soon. I have to get home to up load them maybe tonight. No casualtys occured while on trails.

[strokeZ]

Update - well the front drive shaft is shot and is being replaced in San Antonio. This also blew out the front coupling. It is all being covered under the extended warranty. I will find details out when I pick it up.

[superacerc]

Lucky!

[Sal-XK]

That stinks glad it's being covered though. I'm a little surprised they didn't at least give you a hard time about the modifications.

[Holaday07 4.7]

No problems with the Jeep being lifted? this really makes me happy I forked over the extra cash for one.

[strokeZ]

So I picked up the beastie today. It was the front drive shaft not axle - I corrected the original post. Anyhoo YES they covered the repair under my extended warranty no questions asked. However, when I picked the Jeep up I was told the battery was dead as a doornail. They tried to charge - no go. Then they finally got it started now the anti-skid and ESP / BAS lights are on and will not turn off. I was told this was typical for a battery with low voltage, so on my way home I had the battery checked and it turns out its just fine (I replaced the stocker with a HD battery a little over a year ago) Diagnostic code = U 110A. At this point I am perplexed but it seems to run just fine. I guess its off to another dealer next week....sigh.

[TrialByFire]

So I picked up the beastie today. It was the front drive shaft not axle - I corrected the original post. Anyhoo YES they covered the repair under my extended warranty no questions asked. However, when I picked the Jeep up I was told the battery was dead as a doornail. They tried to charge - no go. Then they finally got it started now the anti-skid and EDS / BAS lights are on and will not turn off. I was told this was typical for a battery with low voltage, so on my way home I had the battery checked and it turns out its just fine (I replaced the stocker with a HD battery a little over a year ago) Diagnostic code = U 110A. At this point I am perplexed but it seems to run just fine. I guess its off to another dealer next week....sigh.

Ahh, yes. The infamous ESP/BAS light. I've had it twice now. Probably one of the ABS sensors got dirty.

Sounds like you have a backup battery now also!

[strokeZ]

Final update - Was with superacerc and we disconnected the battery for a few min and all the alerts cleared. My hunch is that either the techs or the towing company left the external lights on and that drained the battery. Those items flashed due to low voltage and never cleared. I had zero issues all day so I am calling this one good.