Joe's Spur Track

[mrkrinkle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mrkrinkle]

Anybody successfully climbed Joe's Spur Track in Toolangi State park (down near Narbethong) ?

I gave it a whirl last weekend but called it quits when about halfway up I was starting to get stuck even with both diff lockers engaged.

It felt like I might be about to do some diff / axles / CV joint damage due to the roughness of the track

Might be a different story coming down but going up was quite a challenge.

Video doesn't really show how rough it was but gives you an idea...

https://vimeo.com/59890366

[Dusty74 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dusty74]

Looks like one hell of a track! Did you have any issues with your lockers? Your compressor cutting in and out toward the end might suggest a leak somewhere.

[mrkrinkle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mrkrinkle]

Well not that I know of.

I did have an oil leak about 2 months after install and they pulled the diffs apart and diagnosed it as a 'carrier bearing preload issue'.

That was last week and since then it hasn't been leaking any oil when the compressor is turned off like it was.

I did wonder why it was doing that though. I'll take more notice of it next time im out and about and see if it does it again.

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

Looks like some fun Mrkrinkle, we might have to get a few guys together and check it out!

Josh

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

Well that looks like fun! Bit far for a day trip though :/

Was reversing down hill a little nerve racking?

[mrkrinkle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mrkrinkle]

Yeah it was! Much more so though than going up... Just much harder to see all the obstacles...