Always check everything before a big trip

Hmmm - the 6 Ps Prior preparation prevents piss poor performance. Been there done that (not) - thankfully all worked out in the end - hope you otherwise had a great trip. .

Sorry to hear of your problem,the apprentice probably pulled it apart with the hub in the lock position and it all flew to bits,glad you got it working.Wally

Things do happen even with the best preparation but good to see you still had enough gear and knowledge to get around the situation. I believe you can't avoid every incident but you can be prepared to deal with them when they happen.

Good outcome for you guys.

Serendipity

Same thing happened to me but I had learned from previous experience to check following a service. And yes it was the apprentice!!! My experience was with a Toyota dealer in Brisbane - not the same with you by any chance?

I think when I get home tonight I'll be checking the hubs on mine. Something you don't think to check after the cars been serviced.

You remember that moment of words flying, well we know that moment very well. From our truck having its first service only to require a new gear box 60km down the road which was a fair distance with out oil in it. Motor bikes serviced then turn up at an event with a bike not running properly due to something not tightened properly. Ive even had a wheel fall off while towing the camper.

I Haven't had much luck with dealers lately. Last year I had a very near miss from another dealer when I had my 120 Prado serviced before our trip out the great central road to Uluru, the Olgas, Chambers Pillar, Lake Eyre and the Eyre Peninsular. at the service they found a dodgy engine mount but didn't have one in stock so we took the car home (140kms) for the weekend and the engine mount job was booked for the Tuesday. So the wife heads off for the dealer early in the morning and 20 mins later I came out of the house to go to work and there is a pool of oil in the carport ( about half a cup) I couldn't work out were it had come from (front Diff, Transfer case or motor) but it was the front of the car so I shot back in and called her mobile. Very luckily considering the mobile coverage I got her on the phone and asked her to look under the car for an oil leak. She had a dekko and said there was oil coming from somewhere so I said stay there I'll be down with some oil and some spanners directly. I got there 40 kms down the road had a look and the oil was coming from the sump plug. when I touched it, it moved so it wasn't even hand tight I tightened it and we checked the oil and luckily it was still OK. We were very very lucky. The service manager wasn't quite so lucky nor was the apprentice who did the deed or so they told me and we changed dealers after and then we had this years drama although not quite so potentially devastating.