Day 6/October 18
We got a late start this day and decided to see what we could get to. First we would head to Jack Handle and if we had time we would venture onto Axle Alley. Things were going well through most of the obstacles and narrowness without having to use a spotter. We reached a drivers choice bypass @ about the 1/2 way point of the trail and got into a spot we felt was impassable with the YJ, decided to turn back to the bypass and let Buzz (TJ) try his hand at it. As we were working the jeep around in this tight spot, Bang, there went another front axle shaft .
The jeep was in a very precarious spot, sideways & with the ass-end up on the wall in this over sized ditch and we were trying not to break it any further, so that we could take the broken piece out (inner shaft) and still drive out and home, we decided to fix it right there without moving it at all. We got very creative with strapping the jeep and blocking the jeep so as to not have any issues while we were jacking it up and fixing it. A group of deer happened by and looked at us like we were crazy. We did get the axle out and were able to save the outer and get it reinstalled. We drove out and everything was in shape to drive home the next day. Good thing it was our last day of trail running.
(Sorry no pic's, we ran out of space in the camera)

Before the trip I had said I would leave the front axle the way it was if nothing broke on this trip. Dee and Roz are thinking that Buzz was real creative in getting me into "these spots" & then "oops" the axle broke?!?!
Looks like you will be beefing up the D30 for next year.