I have not seen a carnage report thread. I think maybe it's in several threads. But I will start.
At the end of the night ride with Skip, after taking my TJ out of 4-wheel to make a turn, it would not go back in 4-wheel nor did I have 2-wheel drive. Wes was in front of me and jumped out to take a look. He discovered the 4 wheel shifter linkage pin (?) underneath had dislodged and a plate on the inside had come off. He took the remaining plate off the out side, moved the pin up and replaced the plate with the pin in the plate hole. Then he was able to get the shifter to work in 4 high. That enabled me to get back to my trailer; and home.
Unfortunately there is also a pretty heavy leak of something that needs to be figured out. Oh well-If I wheel it, it usually breaks. Seems like I have only wheeled once or twice without breaking. It is a 97, so some of it is probably due to wear.
Huge thanks to Wes for getting me on the road. The help that people give others in this club is amazing to me. I'm still learning, but not anywhere near being a mechanic.-Randy