Broke my Defender...

I was out working at the ranch this Saturday in my Defender. I went to make a u-turn on a narrow road and dropped my front left wheel into a hole I didn't see that was covered by weeds. I powered out of the hole no problem and went about my business. I didn't think anything about it until a few hours later when I was driving home. As I got up to highway speeds I noticed a little wobble in the steering and a pull to the left. I pulled over and did a once over and didn't see anything so I continued driving. Things only seemed worse. I pulled into a gas station out of the rain and crawled under. This is when I saw the damage. I had managed to bang the axle and track rod. The axle is beefy enough that no damage was done but I had bent the track rod pretty badly.

Sunday I took it to an alignment shop hoping I could get away with just an alignment. No go. The rod couldn't be spun to adjust the alignment. I took it to a Rover guy Monday morning and he wanted about $300 to replace a $45 part and it would take 4-5 days. Um, no thanks. I ordered the part online and it'll be here Thursday so I can replace it this weekend.

For now I'm driving my father's really nice Jag. It is a very sweet ride and it's for sale. If you are interested in buying a really nice Jaguar see this eBay auction.