What did you do to or with your CJ today?

[Posi]

Mile Marker is the only one selling new however, they no longer sell 10 spline hubs so your only option is used or rebuilt kits if you can find one.

 

[Reddrig]

Pulled the Transfer Case (Dana 20 ) and Tranny (T-15 ), all new seals, painted, removed shifter rail pills, now have completely independent operation. Put everything back and went for a drive. Cleaning 42 years of crud was not easy. Easy Off cleaner and airplane stripper worked ok and of course a wire wheel.

 

[JR74CJ5]

Pulled the Transfer Case (Dana 20) and Tranny (T15), all new seals, painted, removed shifter rail pills, now have completely independent operation. Put everything back and went for a drive. Cleaning 42 years of crud was not easy. Easy Off cleaner and airplane stripper worked ok and of course a wire wheel.

Shifts so much better after a clean up doesn't it?

 

[DHugg]

Installed a Crown steering column lower bearing set to replace the one that was trashed.... looked as if someone had installed parts out of order. Took a few smacks with a 1 inch deep socket and hammer to move the bearing onto the shaft. Tracking is improved by 50 percent or more. Then I stowed some wire tangles with zipties.

Now I got no turn signals; either trashed the old plastic from shock or disconnected a wire, gentle tho I was.

Oh, well! I know what I'm going to be doing tomorrow.

 

[powdertwoplanker]

Not so much what I did today, but what I finished today. I dipped my jeep in flex blue plastic dip from dipyourcar.com. Not sure how well it will hold up to off road use, but time will tell.

 

[jdcaples]

Using a broom, I poked and evicted a raccoon that saw fit to use my CJ as a lounge of opportunity.

-Jon

 

[MrPolecat]

Got my "new" Selectro hubs mostly installed. Ended up buying a box of random used Selectro parts from R&P, and the bases they sent me were steel! (The old ones were aluminum.) So I ended up swapping both bases to the steel ones. Made new gaskets out of a cereal box (hey, if it worked for a head gasket on my CB400T, it ought to work for a grease gasket on a 4WD hub, right???...). Swapped some parts around and got everything cool.

Took apart two problematic Sparton units and made one good one out of them (though still lacking a lens, the one that I thought had a lens in it actually had a black plastic plug instead, and the black wire hanging out that must have connected to an external indicator bulb somewhere). "New" setup requires a 3-blade flasher instead of the 2-blade that was on the JC Whitney unit. So not quite ready for inspection yet.

And then stuck my head up under the dash to wire said unit into the key switch and stuck my face straight into a little wasp's nest. Fortunately only one wasp was at home, but my face still hurts. Took great pleasure in crushing the wasp and her brood, though.

Also found that I need a new rubber bushing for the rear generator mount.

Test drive reveals that I still have a little more slop than I'd like in the steering, even after replacing the steering bellcrank bearings and pivot pin. That did a lot to tighten it up, but still bump-steers a little bit. I am thinking I will probably have to put one of those rebuild kits in the Ross box if I want to go more than 40 MPH and not die. I mean, it's not awful, just still darting around a little more than is comfortable. Still a little air in the brake line somewhere, too. Hoping it will work its way to the wheel cylinders when I am able to drive it more and then I will be able to bleed it out and not have to double-pump.

It was a productive day!

 

[gr8dain]

Spent many frustrated hours installing a new radiator and electric fan in my Scrambler. After lots of art with the dremel and getting the fan installed, the wiring had me stumped but I got it eventually. Now just need to add the manual off switch.

 

[Hedgehog]

Manual off switch? Recipe for disaster. Wouldn't your ignition switch work for that?

 

[gr8dain]

Manual off switch? Recipe for disaster. Wouldn't your ignition switch work for that?

Under normal circumstances the fan would work off of the ignition. The manual off switch would allow me to turn it off if I wanted if I was driving through deep water/mud. Then turn it back on to work off the ignition and temp sensor when I got out of the water.

 

[Hedgehog]

Not a bad idea. Add a big bright obnoxious light to the dash that is on when the fan is off. An "ON-ON" switch would be easy enough and you won't forget to turn the fan back on. Seems like a little over kill though, automotive electronic motors are fairly robust when it comes to water. After all what happens in a hard rain?

 

[gr8dain]

Not a bad idea. Add a big bright obnoxious light to the dash that is on when the fan is off. An "ON-ON" switch would be easy enough and you won't forget to turn the fan back on. Seems like a little over kill though, automotive electronic motors are fairly robust when it comes to water. After all what happens in a hard rain?

I would assume it would help to keep the mud from flying all over the engine compartment.

And yes, the switch I got has a very noticeable red light to let me know when I have it on manual off.

I drove the CJ about 45 minutes away to help a guy remove the engine from his YJ. Then drove back when we finished. The temp stayed at 190 no issues. Fans were on and did their job. I am a happy guy today.

 

[Hedgehog]

but doesn't the water have to get through the radiator before much splashing can happen? Unless the bottom of your engine is covered like a boat hull there will be more splashing from the road and wheels than would get through the radiator. Hey, sorry my mind works in odd ways.

 

[mtnwhlr]

Obviously you have never had to do a water crossing out there in the desert. This is what he is talking about.

And this isn't the deepest part.

 

[74G8R2]

Pretty much reached the half-way point in my frame-off last weekend when I removed the last bolt from the frame. I moved it outside and power washed it again inside and out to get it ready for blasting and priming. My engine is out for rebuild and I'm getting ready to do the same with tranny, tc and axles. So....I thought it would be a good time to clean out the workshop. Moved everything out, pulled up the plastic (now dirty and torn from the tear down), and cranked up the power washer. Let it dry and put down new plastic today. Nice clean shop to start the rebuild - can't wait.

 

[gr8dain]

Obviously you have never had to do a water crossing out there in the desert. This is what he is talking about.

And this isn't the deepest part.

Exactly what I am talking about. Did a lot of that up in PA a few weeks ago. Seems to be the regular thing up there. And if I plan to do that often with my CJ, I thought I might as well put the switch in. Even if I hardly ever use it.

 

[JR74CJ5]

The manual off switch is a great idea. This from a member who has had fan blades in radiators (electric fan wouldn't do that but still) and too much mud slung around from the fan while in deep crossing more than once

 

[Hedgehog]

And .... yes I have had water rolling up and over the hood. Wasn't always a desert rat either, grew up in the deep woods of the Adirondacks. It has been my experience that the fan clutch would stop your fan from becoming an under the hood motorboat propeller. Put a switch in, it's not a bad idea. I know I'd forget it from time to time, I believe in the KISS procipal because I know I'm an idiot. I'm also not someone that drives in really deep water just for the heck of it. I do it when I need to though.

 

[JR74CJ5]

I'm also not someone that drives in really deep water just for the heck of it.

I'm that guy...

Same Puddle different time:

haha

 

[Old Dog]

Just to throw my 2 cents in, yes you can pull an electric fan blade into the rad. ( depends on how it's mounted I guess )
I also have a switch on mine for water crossings. I don't look for deep water or mud but sometimes it happens like it or not.