Last week 4x4junkie messaged me and said they would be going into Coyote Lake and doing some camping. My schedule didn't allow me to go for the full time he was going but I was able to do an overnight trip. Coyote Lake is in the Sierra National Forest about 1.5 hours from my house to the trail head. The first half of the trail in is to Red lake. I have been to Red numerous times as the club I belong to does the maintenance on it. I was making pretty good time and was about a quarter mile from Red Lake when I cought a group welding spring mounts back on the frame of a YJ. Turns out the guys doing the welding just happened by. The broken YJ was one of 4x4Junkie's friends meeting him in there.
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Matthew Dresselhaus, on Flickr
Once they got him welded back together they packed up and took off. When the mounts broke, the driveshaft separated causing the splines to twist. We used my York and die grinder to cut 1/2" off the yoke and clean the splines on the shaft up so the front driveline could go back together. We headed in and made it to Coyote late afternoon.
A few pictures of Coyote Lake.
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Matthew Dresselhaus, on Flickr
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Matthew Dresselhaus, on Flickr
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Matthew Dresselhaus, on Flickr
Picture of my rig and 4x4junkie.
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Matthew Dresselhaus, on Flickr
On my way out I found a CJ5 that had broke his rear driveshaft. I ended pulling him out half of Red Lake and then made sure he made it to the highway. Coyote is an awesome spot and I need to go back and spend more time in there. Thanks to 4x4junkie for inviting me to join his group for a few days. Hopefully next time I will have more time to stay longer.