Getting transfer case repair done before you have a problem is a very wise practice.
As we covered previously, if you haven’t done transfer case service or gotten transfer case repair done, you could be stranded.
Arizona Can Be Dangerous With a Faulty Vehicle: Get Transfer Case Service Done
But that can’t happen to you, right? Well, this happened just last month, here in Arizona:
[VIEW ARTICLE]“Shortly after starting toward home, Ohman said he knew something was wrong. At times the rocky path had him driving right next to a steep drop-off.
He looked for a place to turn around but once he found one, the CR-V couldn’t make it back up the steep road. So he kept driving, navigating around 2- and 3-feet-deep ruts, or stopping completely to get out and move basketball-size boulders.
During one of the stops, he noticed fluid dripping from under his car. He had gas, the tires were inflated, but it wouldn’t move. The transmission was shredded.
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Man stranded in Arizona’s high desert for two days
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Andrew Austin and two of his friends went off-roading
Andrew Austin and two of his friends went off-roading on motorcross bikes near Crown King, Arizona. Andrew Austin/Special for The Republic
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On their way back from off-roading to Crown King, Arizona,
It was an erie scene. Ohman, who was stranded for days,
Ohman left notes on the car’s windshield: “Left stranded
Andrew Austin described the notes as “chilling” on
Ohman left his contact information on a note and hoped
Mick Ohman shows a photo of where he was stranded.
He was found by Troy Haverland, a dirt biker. He invited
Ohman said he hopes his story can help others know
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Man stranded in Arizona’s high desert for two days
Left with an immobile car and little elseHe surveyed his situation: No phone signal, but he did save an offline map of the route home. He had a lighter and two old flares he wasn’t sure would work. One bottle of water, a slushie, a sandwich, some bagel chips, a few beers and what he thought were a few cans of sparkling water. On second look he realized the seltzer was alcoholic, too.
“That was excruciatingly hard. There’s not a friendly bush out there.”
Michael Ohman
In hopes of finding cell service, he hiked up a nearby mountain.“That was excruciatingly hard,” he said. “There’s not a friendly bush out there.”
After finding no service, he hiked back to his car, disappointed and parched from the afternoon sun. By 5 p.m. he was out of water…
Fix Your Transfer Case Sooner and Not Later
While the man in the article took a vehicle that wasn’t designed for rough terrain, this could just as easily happen to someone who had a faulty transfer case.
So take no chances. Take your car in for transfer case service today.
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