WellFedHobo's '48 CJ2A project (#158011)

I was seriously considering this. 

The only other explanation would be some malicious activity, but I haven't had the Jeep parked anywhere that was out of my line of sight for too long. I know it doesn't take long for someone with an impact and a jack to steal some wheels. This is Little Rock after all... but I really have no idea. It happened. Driving myself insane trying to find an explanation won't help. I'll fix it right and be extra vigilant about checking it. 

I'm certainly not ruling out operator error. I'm usually hypervigilant when it comes to the details. I've had the wheels off and back on a few times for different reasons but I've always known to tighten them up while they're in the air and then retighten them once it's on the ground with weight on them, then check again after a few miles of driving. I might have messed up here. I'm human. But I don't think I did.

Pretty sure nobody here thinks it doesn't happen.

The question is --- how does it happen?

Some people never try to answer it --- and are bewildered when it happens again.

I can't decide if I'm incredibly lucky or incredibly cursed. Maybe both.

It cut pretty deep into the brake line. It still holds pressure but there's no way I'm driving this thing anywhere with a brake line like that and a single reservoir master cylinder. So it looks like I get to pull out the brake flaring tool again and re-make this line tomorrow. So much for taking it to the local cars and coffee.

That's two trips to the local coffee shop that have been foiled by sh*t falling off the Jeep. Perhaps I should give up overpriced coffee. 

So glad you discovered it before hitting the road!

I had no idea that a properly formed brake line would have enough "spring" to reach the pulley if the clamp came off.

Did you use a tubing bender to form the line to the axle when you installed it?

Are the clamps in place on top of the pumpkin?

Next time use 2 clamps on the drivers side of the axle tube--- belt and suspenders.

Good luck!

WellFedHobo wrote: As for the reason it happened to begin with... The shocks are toast and the passenger leaf spring is shot. Every time I try to climb the hill to get up the driveway, the transition from road to driveway is really hard and it bounces off the bump stops. Everything bounces around when that happens.

In that case, you should also carefully inspect the 2 short rubber brake hoses at either end of the axle tube to make certain they aren't damaged or ripping out.

A properly installed and clamped to the axle hard tube line is supposed to be independent of the suspension.

The 2 rubber brake hoses on either end are there to flex with the suspension.

At least that's how I understand things to work.