Most, be not all, of the readership of this fine blog are RVers, and most of them tow a dinghy behind their motorhome. It is to that audience that I address my comments today. Between looking up the tailpipe of our '98 Bounder and our 2007 Allegro Bus, our 2003 Jeep Liberty has eaten over 100,000 miles of being towed. Plus, the odometer says 97,000 of being driven. When we got back from our trip to Asheville, there was a disconcerting front end noise that only was audible at very low speed. It sounded like and old leaf spring that needed a squirt of WD-40. Since our Asheville trip had included a very steep (30 degree) concrete driveway with a sharp turn, AND since the Jeep had been towed for over a hundred thousand miles, the front end noise warranted inspection.The front drive shaft comes out of the transfer case with a coupling that had failed. It will be $1000 to fix it. In addition, the there are some front and rear axles that need some additional lubrication. So I guess it will be an expensive trip.
So... if you re towing a dinghy, check that front end.
Frank
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This blog was originally created to document the 11,000 mile motor home trip in the summer of 2008 by Frank and Durelle Cloutier. We have decided to keep it going to document our further travels (and even some non-travels)
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