my cj5 needs an e-brake!

[fatbaldjeeper]

Hi guys. im new here and this is my first post. after 18 years of wanting a jeep i finally got one! its a 1970 CJ5 but it has some newer parts and i dont know how to make the ebrake work. i dont know if this is a factory v6 rig or not, but it currently has a v6 from a 1979 buick, im not sure what Transmission , and a Dana 20 Transfer Case . also previous owner told me the axles are from a 1980 CJ5 so luckily i have front discs but heres my question-1970 should have a dana 18 with a driveline ebrake right? would that explain why i have only one ebrake cable under the jeep instead of 2? so how can i turn that one cable into 2 cables that i can hook to my 1980 rear drums? also i believe from the shape i have an AMC20 rear end...




heres a few other questions about the CJ5 too if you guys can help. rear main seal on Transfer Case leaks a huge amount. how do i change it? looks to have a saginaw box on the front. also leaks terribly. how can i id it? i googled the part # on top and got nothing. seems like my steering column is too long and it hits my fat gut. are there shorter ones made? thanks for any help!

 

[JR74CJ5]

I believe the single cable runs to a cross member behind the T case. There is a "T" think it attaches to that splits the cable to 2 separate cables.

Thats how it is on my 74 CJ5 with Dana 20 ... not sure about driveline ebrake...

If you want, I can take a picture of my set up once home...


~ JR

And :ww: to the site!

 

[fatbaldjeeper]

Sure i would love a pic! thanks! yeah i could be crazy but i was under the impression that the dana 18 vehicles used a driveline ebrake so i was thinking that is why i only have the one cable... and mine came from the factory with a dana 18-i think...

 

[JR74CJ5]

Sorry man, I forgot... Pulled my tranny out that night for a rebuild...

I'll get you a pic tonight when I get home.

If I get bored around work here in a little while, I'll try to find you a diagram somewhere online.

Again I have the Dana 20 , so not positive it's the same, but I have a single cable going all the way from brake pedal to rear X member like right above the diff, then it goes into a "T" thing that has two other cables attached, one running down to each rear wheel...

I don't know much about a drive line e-brake set up... Although I'm sure someone here does...



~ JR