What did you do to or with your CJ today?
gr8dain
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Greased my new u-joints. And while at it, I greased the tie rod ends. One still had some and would not accept much. The other took way more than I thought it would.
What did you do to or with your CJ today?
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Finally got the jeep in the garage and started the real year down
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I mounted a spare iPad on the wall with a RAM mount. I have a PDF copy of the TSM. I can also use it for my SiriusXM Bluetooth connected to the stereo or wherever else...
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I mounted a spare iPad on the wall with a RAM mount. I have a PDF copy of the TSM. I can also use it for my SiriusXM Bluetooth connected to the stereo or wherever else...
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Installed a new 37 tooth Speedometer gear, cable and O-ring. Haven't been able to drive it yet but hopefully that fixed my speedometer issues. I think the new 4.88 gears did a number on my old speedo cable.
Heres the old/possibly original speedo gear and contraption that corrected the speedometer for 35" tires.
Heres the old/possibly original speedo gear and contraption that corrected the speedometer for 35" tires.
gr8dain
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I mounted a spare iPad on the wall with a RAM mount. I have a PDF copy of the TSM. I can also use it for my SiriusXM Bluetooth connected to the stereo or wherever else...
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Nice. I should mount a mount for my phone. I always stream sirius in the garage.
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Well done.
Next time you have the cover off you may want to replace those torx fasteners with hex head cap fasteners.
Well done.
Next time you have the cover off you may want to replace those torx fasteners with hex head cap fasteners.
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Thanks guys, Those Torx heads came off and went back in easily. Lucky me I guess. I have thought about changing but I think I'll wait until I replace the diff cover. I've been eyeballing the OX. I had the 4" lift already but had a slight vibration starting to develop. I looked over the U joints and gave the drive shaft a good look too but didn't see anything standing out. That is what led me to go all out and fix the rear end the way I wanted it to be. After all of the above the last thing done was to slide a 4 degree shim into the mix. It feels a ton more solid and the vibration is gone. Nothing like new parts on an old frame!
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Coat those bolt threads with copper anti-seize so you CAN remove them again. 
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Indeed!
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So is the truss just welded to the tubes or also welded in the center to the pumpkin housing? Which manufacturer for the truss? Thanks
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I got my NV4500 finished this morning.... on to getting a bell housing
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Hey Belizian, welded just to the tubes, not the diff, and the manufacturer is searchers4wd.com They make them for several different rear ends and come to you as either a flat cut out that you put together and weld, or they will ship welded for $80.00 more. They have a you tube vid to show you how to put the cut out together if you go that route.
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Makes mine hurt just lookin at it. I had to hold my thumb over the pic after I realized what it was
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