What did you do to or with your CJ today?

[fishinfool98]

Thought about working on it all day while at work only to get home to the power being out. Now i guess I cant cut any metal

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[jamie]

i finally got my brakes bled. i think i might need new wheel cylinders. grrrrr

 

[shortbus]

yesterday, New fuel tank sender and pinion seal, new gear oil and upgraded to grade 8 hardware on the cover.

 

[jamie]

found a leak in the break line that goes to the passenger calipers flexible line. so i had to make a new one. fantastic. now i have to bleed them again. these brakes are going to be the death of me

 

[Rescue Diver]

sorry Rescue Diver. if thats what you do for a living, i have even more respect for you than a rescue driver.

Nahhh. Rescue Diver is a PADI certification level. It just means I'm certified to babysit other divers and save their arse if they get into trouble or get seriously injured. I wish I could dive for a living, but it would be a big cut in pay!

 

[Rescue Diver]

i took the stupid trailer ball out of the bumper that the po decided to mount. who the hell has a trailer that will hook up to a CJ5 with 33's and a bumper mount.

That would be me, except mine's a CJ7 .

My receiver is mounted high enough that it doesn't get in the way when off road, and I have a 4x6 utility trailer that I use to haul lumber and furniture when needed. The trailer is black. I'd like to find a pair of 14" Ansen Sprint wheels for it to match the CJ! I also use the receiver to mount my bicycle rack.

 

[Triman]

Added the new sound system in my '86 CJ7 this week on the side. It lets me plug directly into the amp for tunes without a stereo, AND it warms you of impending rain.

VERY useful when you don't have the top. Key thing is to do this when at red lights and NOT driving down a two lane doing 45mph.

 

[Suz]

Just hauled off the trash and took my dog for a ride down the back roads...

 

[Rescue Diver]

I polished her up so she'll look good for the Jeep club gathering tonight.

 

[bondo258]

Just finished MSD adapter install for my Howell TBI. Timed it. Drove around town a little.

Runs nice. Doesn't smell like raw gas at the exhaust at idle. Of course more burned fuel equals a lil' hotter under the hood. Just what I need.

Next project, Hood Vents. Or maybe contour fans, we'll see.

Drive to work later today, give it a little road test. Need to dial in Vacuum advance over the next few days.

 

[Rescue Diver]

I designed, built, and installed my own steering box brace. On the steering box end It bolts directly to a hole I drilled and tapped in the tab on the bottom. On the passenger side frame end it bolts to the existing and already tapped extra 7/16" hole in the bottom of the frame in front of the sway bar bushing. I don't really like the wrap around collar ones that everyone sells. They look a little flimsy.

 

[tarry99]

Rescue,

Nice job on your brace,

The reason most like to attach them to the Sector shaft housing / bearing area where the Pittman arm attaches , is that's where they seem to always break the housing.

 

[Rescue Diver]

Rescue,

Nice job on your brace,

The reason most like to attach them to the Sector shaft housing / bearing area where the Pittman arm attaches , is that's where they seem to always break the housing.

How are they breaking them, hitting a rock, or just torque from steering resistance?

 

[tarry99]

All of the above, mostly the torque................that spot is where all the steering force gets transmitted through.............Big tires against a rock or whatever. That force gets transmitted back through the drag link or tie road into the sector shaft. Something has to give, might be a bent tie rod or broken Pittman arm or it pushes that bearing out and breaks the housing. At that point there is no fix , just replacement of the gear.

 

[Suz]

I vacuumed, cleaned out my console and toolbox, snatched out my dead radio (still under warranty) & clear-coated my side rails. I always wear dirt and mud with pride, but thought I'd clean her up to snap & post a few pics

 

[Rescue Diver]

All of the above, mostly the torque................that spot is where all the steering force gets transmitted through.............Big tires against a rock or whatever. That force gets transmitted back through the drag link or tie road into the sector shaft. Something has to give, might be a bent tie rod or broken Pittman arm or it pushes that bearing out and breaks the housing. At that point there is no fix , just replacement of the gear.

So the theory is that the collar that wraps around the steering box helps keep it from cracking at the bearing? Hmmm, I'll have to keep that in mind.

 

[Rescue Diver]

Just finished several more hours of cutting, grinding and welding. This afternoon I made some bump stop extenders, and I finally got around to making my brush guard. I made it out of 3/16 inch thick 2" square steel tubing. Tomorrow I'll weld it to the bumper.

 

[tarry99]

Rescue
There really is no theory. What happens is the brace holds the gear box in that area and doesn't allow the sector shaft housing any movement. The reality is that the bearing is quite a ways up in that sector housing, probably 1.5 inches up. Lots of people have bored out that lower section and put a second bearing just above the seal at the base. Lee Manufacturing in LA a well known Sprint cup , off road & sprint car gear supplier has a test bench there and has bent / broke many a gear box trying to find the best way to make them survive.
Now I must admit that most of the gear box brace suppliers out there build a pretty no frills brace that barely does the job, but mostly because of where they apply the bracing force which is too low on the housing...............but I guess something is better than nothing!
I build one that captures the box up a lot higher right at the bearing.
Just wanted to give you a heads up before you busted something.

 

[Rescue Diver]

Rescue
There really is no theory. What happens is the brace holds the gear box in that area and doesn't allow the sector shaft housing any movement. The reality is that the bearing is quite a ways up in that sector housing, probably 1.5 inches up. Lots of people have bored out that lower section and put a second bearing just above the seal at the base. Lee Manufacturing in LA a well known Sprint cup , off road & sprint car gear supplier has a test bench there and has bent / broke many a gear box trying to find the best way to make them survive.
Now I must admit that most of the gear box brace suppliers out there build a pretty no frills brace that barely does the job, but mostly because of where they apply the bracing force which is too low on the housing...............but I guess something is better than nothing!
I build one that captures the box up a lot higher right at the bearing.
Just wanted to give you a heads up before you busted something.

Oh I'm not doubting you. I really appreciate the info! I'm just trying to figure out how a little metal strap with one of the cheap looking aftermarket brackets that's mounted all the way down at the base of the houseing by where the shaft comes out is going to protect the case up higher where the bearing is?

 

[tarry99]

I guess I already answered that................the aftermarket people did a half asx job in that design..............but in all fairness it does help, although we have seen that lower seal compromised / leaking by the force applied in that lower area. That Saginaw 800 box is a great box for what we do without having a special purpose built box made at 3-4 times the cost.
Everything is a compromise!