Basic Soon Begins

[george worley]

43 years ago July 11 I was half way thru basic at Fort Dix,NJ. I am old!!

[72Highboy]

Hello everybody thanks for all your kind words. I just recieved my Blue Cord and Blue Disks, tomarrow I graduate and I am off to Fort Carson. Hopefully there will be some bumps up around there. Cant wait to get back on this site more, already got a problem for the guys here to comment on when I get back to EP Tx.

[lrjetmech]

USMC, Parris Island, SC-Graduated October 5, 1983, which was....yikes, 27 years ago...
Keep your head up, gets frustrating at times, alot of mind games, but you will make it. I kept reminding myself what it would be like to not make it...and kept trudging along. Good Luck! And thanks for serving your country-you will never regret it!

[Mancar1]

Congrats to you. Thanks for serving this great nation of ours. USN CPO Ret.

[amishbuggy]

Awesome!

[Happy_Camper]

Hello everybody thanks for all your kind words. I just recieved my Blue Cord and Blue Disks, tomarrow I graduate and I am off to Fort Carson. Hopefully there will be some bumps up around there. Cant wait to get back on this site more, already got a problem for the guys here to comment on when I get back to EP Tx.

Congratulations Soldier!
Ft. Carson is awesome. Lots of great off-roading adventures.
Now you need a new bumper sticker for the Bump:
"Go Army!
Because God loves a good grunt"
I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze that on a license plate frame, in army green and yellow.
Wear those discs and cord with pride. You cary on the tradition of over 234 years of kicking butt.

Scott

[1982 flareside]

i was wondering about glad your back

[Caseys71]

Hello everybody thanks for all your kind words. I just recieved my Blue Cord and Blue Disks, tomarrow I graduate and I am off to Fort Carson. Hopefully there will be some bumps up around there. Cant wait to get back on this site more, already got a problem for the guys here to comment on when I get back to EP Tx.

, Glad to hear you made it through basic. Thanks for your service.

[72Highboy]

Ok here is my problem what would cause this while I was in basic my mom sent me a picture and said this happened one day while she was driving to work.
I am going to be up all day and night hopefully trying to figure out what is wrong with it so I can take my truck to my duty station.

[sargentrs]

Good luck! And thank you for your service! Ya'll do what ya'll do so that we can do what we do here at home. It's you guys, and girls, that keep America free and we appreciate you!

[flyboy2610]

Is that on the front? If so, my first guess would be the someone forgot to put the nut retainer and cotter pin back on the spindle nut and the nut loosened up, which allowed the wheel to move out on the spindle.
If it's on the rear, then the C clip which retains the axle in the housing probably broke, allowing the axle to slide out. You'll have to pull the diff cover off and get the old clip pieces out, the put a new clip on there.

[72Highboy]

First off sorry dont mean to get technical in General Discussion if it needs to be move thats ok.

Is that on the front? If so, my first guess would be the someone forgot to put the nut retainer and cotter pin back on the spindle nut and the nut loosened up, which allowed the wheel to move out on the spindle.
If it's on the rear, then the C clip which retains the axle in the housing probably broke, allowing the axle to slide out. You'll have to pull the diff cover off and get the old clip pieces out, the put a new clip on there.

and yes it is the front axle the passenger side.

[ford4x4fun]

I don't know about what is wrong but I wanted to say Congratulations on the blue disks and chord. I went commo, my dad was 11B and so was my grand dad. Like it was said wear those things proud. I have been trying to get to Carson for 12 years, Colorado is full of old bumps, that is where mine came from!

[bobsgarage]

Thank you for your service. We will see you back here in no time. Keep your head up straight, shoulders back, and rounds straight.
Beans Bullets and Bad guys...
Stay safe, and congrats to all who have served/serving as veterans day approaches. We all sacrifice so the masses stay free. OohRah !

[72Highboy]

Well thank you again. I am enjoying every minute of it. I figured out what was wrong with my truck the spindle broke completely. So right now I am calling every junk yard to see if they have any spindles for a 72 F100 4x4. I was wondering if there are another year spindle I could use like different year wise or possiblly off another model just to broaden my search. Instead of just asking for a 72 F100 spindle.