What did you do to or with your CJ today?
mdeluca
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General Rose of course…
We lived over by Sheridan and Evans… Harvey Park area if you know it.
What did you do to or with your CJ today?
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General Rose of course…
We lived over by Sheridan and Evans… Harvey Park area if you know it.
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...... I don't remember what hospital I was born in, but I do remember the doctor had really cold hands ...... 
joke did you see what I did there .... Born .... Really cold hands. Got a million of 'em.
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Man - I'm watching this, then go stand and stare at mine..... it winds up 60% anticipation/anxiousness, 30% frustration, and 10% jealousy....... that's gonna be one gorgeous CJ!! What part of NC will you be cruising this one? I'll hafta watch for it next time I'm thru.....
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mdeluca
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First windshield had a scratch… picked up replacement today… another scratch…
Dammit…!!!
So we can't pick up Jeep until after Monday now…
I did order two MOLON LABE decals for the cowl tho'…
I promise… that's it.
I told Adam that I couldn't wait to put bullet hole stickers all up the side… he almost had a heart attack.
Dammit…!!!
So we can't pick up Jeep until after Monday now…
I did order two MOLON LABE decals for the cowl tho'…
I promise… that's it.
I told Adam that I couldn't wait to put bullet hole stickers all up the side… he almost had a heart attack.
mdeluca
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Ahh, the Parkway..... you make it far enough North to get to Roanoke lemme know - we'll hafta have a beer or burger. Or both. I can see the Parkway from my driveway
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mdeluca
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Ahh, the Parkway..... you make it far enough North to get to Roanoke lemme know - we'll hafta have a beer or burger. Or both. I can see the Parkway from my driveway
Sounds good… have to get it home first… could today be the day????
gr8dain
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Pulled over on the commute home last night after the clutch pedal went to the floor. Waited 3 hours for a tow truck as I was not able to "trail fix" the bell crank assembly.
Torxhead
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Gr8dain, am I looking at a broken inner support bracket or did the idler bushing let loose? either can be caused by bad motor mounts.
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Make sure your engine and tranny mounts are not broken.
What does the other side of the bell-crank look like?
LG
What does the other side of the bell-crank look like?
LG
gr8dain
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I looked at the motor mounts just last weekend. I will look at them again as well as the tranny mount this weekend. I have next week off from work, so I have some time to work on it. Just wasn't planned.
I think the rod that goes into the side of the bell crank snapped.
I am going to pick up a replacement this Saturday. Thinking about going to hydraulic set up. But may put the replacement on for now while I do the research and collect the parts.
LG, i have not had a chance to really get under there to see everything yet. I will update once I do.
I think the rod that goes into the side of the bell crank snapped.
I am going to pick up a replacement this Saturday. Thinking about going to hydraulic set up. But may put the replacement on for now while I do the research and collect the parts.
LG, i have not had a chance to really get under there to see everything yet. I will update once I do.
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Turned my CJ7 project into a naked jeep. Media blasted the body tub, it was amazing to see how crappy the last 2 owners did the metal work, butchery at best! Now it's apparent why they both gave up on it. I never give up! a few patch panels and some judicious repair and she'll be like new for my wife to play with next summer.
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Your bell crank has the bent rod joint rather than the ball style joint. Since the bent rod essentially has no working surface for lubrication the rod wears through like it's being sawed with a dull blade. I had that very system in an old CJ and replaced it with a Heim Joint upgrade (I actually made my own out of parts and threaded the stock rod, now they are available commercially) which is a great upgrade. I've had both hydraulic and mechanical linkages in my jeep. The most reliable have been the mechanical versions. Why? A lot of people love the hydraulic set up, but mine blow its seals, fix the master cylinder and it would run, fix the slave cylinder and it would run for a while. If you aren't having trouble with your bell crank coming apart from body flex the mechanical system works.
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That's the part that got me... I had it bind one too many times when wheeling and haven't looked back since my hydraulic swap.
I used a kit from Novak, but it still took a lot of "figuring out" to make it work...
Haven't had a seal blow yet, but hasn't been too long still yet either and slave and master and tubing was all together in a kit made for each other.
I agree the heim joint set up may do the trick too, and would be much easier to implement as you're not really changing much...
Torxhead
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One giveaway for finding bad motor mounts is noticing that the engine valve cover is too close to the firewall.
gr8dain
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Or like when one of mine went last year, the engine fell to the left and my gearshift just moved about six inches toward my leg. That was an interesting day as well.
mdeluca
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Drove it home from Adam Brown Customs after a fun filled day of hitting the punch list… LOVE IT!!!
29º drive… I'm frozen solid…
Definitely doing the heater upgrade!
29º drive… I'm frozen solid…
Definitely doing the heater upgrade!
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Coulda been worse - the windshield coulda been down LOL
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