It was bad enough that Desha bent that arm, but to add insult to injury, we couldn't get the tire lock off of the wheel out on the trail. We had to work around the tire to try to figure out a way to get the arm straighted a little so the tire wouldn't rub on the front of the wheel well and bend it back towards the middle of the trooper so it (and the brake bracket that was attached to it) wouldn't rub on the tire. Only took us an hour and a half to get it all figured out <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

It was very interesting watching the trooper drive on the highway after we got off the trail. It looked like it was in a perpetual right hand turn running down the road. Good thing we only had 7 miles of driving or the tires might have some funny wear marks in them!

Dallas had to use his welding skills (along with a socket) to get the locking lug nut off back in camp.