We went out to Gordon and Kathy's for a morning and early afternoon Mechanics/Maintenance Day.  Members brought their rigs out for such things as CV joint/axle replacement, door repair, transfer case shifter repair, drive shaft boot replacement and more.

Troy brought his jeep out to repair a leak in the front axle seal but it was discovered that this job was too labor intensive given the lack of appropriate tools and time needed to remove the carrier from the front differential to access the seal.  They had originally thought it was an outside seal but it turned out to be internal.

Vehicle maintenance is an important part of our sport.  The club will sponsor more maintenance days with safety inspections that are open to all members of the club.  This is an excellent opportunity for members who don't have the necessary tools, workspace or mechanical experience to perform routine repairs and maintenance to come out where other club members will gladly get themselves dirty to help.

March 15th
Lead by Tom

Tom and Mona left Mustang Corners with Sherry and Lesley to meet with Bruce in Tucson.  Also in attendance on this run was Rob in his Polaris.

Chimney Rock is a beautiful run through the Rincon Mountains on the northeast end of Tucson, east of Houghton Road off Tanque Verde.  This run is rated a 3, stock vehicles should not attend without dollar bills for extraction purposes.

There are a lot of intersections in this maze of a playground, it's a good thing Tom knew where he was going or we'd have had to use breadcrumbs.  We climbed hills and made our way through rocky washes to find an amazing stream at the end of one trail that is at least 6 feet deep with crystal clear water, perfect for swimming in the coming months.  We are definitely planning a trip back to this spot to see if there is water there when it is hot.