Rusty, I think I'm loosing my nerve

[Lumpy Grits]

That could very well be it. The counter guys said to each other, "Did you try a 14?" and that was it. Even better since I don't believe one metric bolt would be tossed in among American bolts.

AMC did it many times to our CJ's.
T-5 cover bolts are 10mm and there's a bolt on the back of the alternator, that's 13mm, just for example.
LG

 

[Hedgehog]

Forgot about the Alt. bolt. Thought that had more to do with the Alt. manufacturer than AMC. The T-4 and T-5 were '80s transmissions, metric nuts and bolts made a big step forward around that time. I remember Ford saying that their metric fasteners would be colored blue. Not anymore.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Had an '86 Bronco II. Nut'n but metric, and Ford really likes the 18mm wrench/socket size.
LG

 

[Petescj]

AMC did it many times to our CJ's.
T-5 cover bolts are 10mm and there's a bolt on the back of the alternator, that's 13mm, just for example.
LG

Pretty sure there's a metric one on the back of the power steering pump as well.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Pretty sure there's a metric one on the back of the power steering pump as well.

Sneaky tards-----

LG

 

[Hedgehog]

Yep - there certainly is. I think my carb or is that the EGR valve (?) uses the ever so common 10mm.

 

[Hedgehog]

Now that was frightening, just dropped a ton of money on Transfer Case parts: twin sticks, boots, rebuilding kit and Terra Low gear set.

The CJ has been running so well. I've been driving it to work every day for over a month now. It's eating up the miles. I hate to tear it apart again. But this will be a BIG deal and hopefully the final big deal for a very long time.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

My TL mod'd t'case was one of the very best mods I've ever done to my Jeep.
You will have to learn all over how to drive in lo-range.
LG

 

[Hedgehog]

One way or another I double tapped and got two posts at once.

 

[Hedgehog]

I've see you write that before. Did you have to alter your starting gear, like use a higher gear right off the bat when in low range of course. Since this jeep has been a project right from the very beginning, I haven't put a lot of low range miles on it. One for sure, it will be nice just to drive it for a while. Another is these last few fixes to annoying but small problems were worth their weight in gold.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I've forgotten which TC you're using, 20 or 300?
Much narrower 'speed' vs rpm band with the TL lo-range.
I have the TL 4:1 in my 300. That and my 4:88 R&P adds to that a good bit.
LG

 

[HackFabrication]

If you look carefully you can see the rust pits at the bottom of the shift lever. The rotating shifting ball just under the cap is VERY pitted as well. But it works well enough. Haven't decided if it's worth replacing the stick or not.

Replace it. Mine had a hairline crack on the part below the pivot ball. Would be bad do-do if it snapped inside the case. Novak sells new ones you can bend to whatever shape you need.

That's what happens when 'engineers' are left without adult supervision.

That's what happens when 'engineers' never have to fix the cars they design. Seriously, I wonder if any of them own a set of tools????

 

[Hedgehog]

Remember when you had to remove the fender or lift the engine to change the back spark plug on a V8?

Hack - Yeah I saw that. Almost hit the buy button, but was unsure as to how long the stick needed to be, I did know the critical distance from the bottom of the ball to the end of the shaft. Another Engineering thing that makes you go "WHAT". Jeep alone has 12 different versions of the T-18 .

NOVAK and Advance Adaptors are both odd companies. One has some parts, the other has other parts. Both websites could use some work. I say that because finding some items can be a struggle. For instance I found and 11" clutch kit on one of the sites, but haven't found it again. Such a common item should be easier to find.

 

[HackFabrication]

Remember when you had to remove the fender or lift the engine to change the back spark plug on a V8?

Yep. Thank goodness spark plugs last a lot longer in modern cars. because I can't even see the ones in my wife's 2014 GC Summit 5.7L. My 1999 C5 Corvette was the same. Nightmare to get your hands in and around.

I owned a Saturn Sky Redline a couple of years. You had to remove the right front tire/wheel and the inner fender to get at the battery. The other option was to remove the entire fender. But in GM's defense, they didn't have a lot of extra space in that vehicle. The phrase, 'Fits like a glove' (a tight surgical glove), is appropriate for that automobile.

 

[Hedgehog]

One interesting thing about modern cars is that every spark plug has it's own coil snapped right on it. Cool idea, no line losses, no interference from other plug wires. How they deal with the heat is a mystery to me, but they do.

 

[Hedgehog]

Hack - The new stick is on the way.

 

[HackFabrication]

Hack - The new stick is on the way.