We take time to get camp set up and I park in the shade to start the repairs. Things went pretty smooth and I have to give Larry props here. He managed to swap in the new shaft and u-joint using nothing more than my hammer a couple of sockets and beating them in on a flat rock. We didn’t loose a needle bearing in the process either. Reassembly goes as planned and the wheel is torqued back again. Beer time for sure.
Everybody cooks for themselves tonight and we gather around the campfire in a can as the sun sets over the red rocks and the Colorado river. Again it’s a clear night except I choose to run my hammock between Ty’s truck and mine. Much more comfy. Beers flow as well as the stories and we all turn in fairly late.
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