What did you do to or with your CJ today?

[mtnwhlr]

Sorry LG I bet it's the brake wheel cylinder and he lost all the brake fluid.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Sorry LG I bet it's the brake wheel cylinder and he lost all the brake fluid.

What I saw was a wet pinion, and what looks like oil dripping from the p'brake cable.
Either way-What a mess.
LG

 

[SparkyB]

With the oil on the cable. That looks like a pinion seal leak(sling'n oil).

Is the vent hose plugged? Is there any slop/play in the pinion yoke?

Was the diff just serviced?

LG

I haven't checked the vent hose to see if it's plugged. This jeep has just been recently been put back on the road after being garaged and used on property for the past five years. Finding all the leaks and working out the bugs now on a daily basis. Good times

 

[Lumpy Grits]

I would not drive the Jeep till that rear oil/fluid leak is found. IF it's the brakes like mtnwhlr says. You're in very bad shape-Not much better if it's gear oil.
LG

 

[SparkyB]

I would not drive the Jeep till that rear oil/fluid leak is found. IF it's the brakes like mtnwhlr says. You're in very bad shape-Not much better if it's gear oil.
LG

Oh definitely not. I know the rear pass cylinder is blown out, that's where the fluid on the wheel came from and I have no brake pressure at all. I'll get it cleaned up and fixed this week and then on to the next thing I find.

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[Lumpy Grits]

Then mtmwhlr was correct about the blown wheel cyl.
Looking at the pinion of your rear diff shows a strong leak also.
Good luck,
LG

 

[Hedgehog]

With that kind of leak your brake linings are likely saturated. Essentially you need to rebuild that entire brake. At the same time go ahead and do the other side. The wheel cylinder is likely good, but it doesn't hurt to check and wheel cylinders are inexpensive.

 

[gr8dain]

With that kind of leak your brake linings are likely saturated. Essentially you need to rebuild that entire brake. At the same time go ahead and do the other side. The wheel cylinder is likely good, but it doesn't hurt to check and wheel cylinders are inexpensive.

Agree with this 100%. Keep the brakes in synch. And the wheel cylinders are inexpensive enough to replace both at the same time.

 

[007]

I added a clear fuel filter since I have vaporlockophobia.

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[SparkyB]

With that kind of leak your brake linings are likely saturated. Essentially you need to rebuild that entire brake. At the same time go ahead and do the other side. The wheel cylinder is likely good, but it doesn't hurt to check and wheel cylinders are inexpensive.

I'm doing both wheel cylinders and shoes and springs etc. For a Jeep with only 45k miles I'm finding tons of repairs lol

 

[SparkyB]

I added a clear fuel filter since I have vaporlockophobia.

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I had trouble with heat soak on my Wagoneer big time with the edelbrock intake and 4 barrel carb and headers. Even after going to a TBI setup it would do it on slow crawling trails, ended up doing some hood louvers to let the heat out and it's been fine ever since.

 

[jdcaples]

My family always purchased used cars; mostly over 7 years of age.

Dad always serviced all four wheels with new calipers/cylinders, rotors/drums and pads and drafted me for the brake pedal for the bleed.

I wish, before he passed back in 2010, that I'd apologized for being such a hell-child, brat.

I sat on my CJ's front bumper - that place were so many mount winches - this evening, after having read the last few postings, remembering and appreciating my father.

-Jon

 

[mriplaybass]

Put a winch on a few months back, but so far, have not had the opportunity to try it out. Yesterday was the day. We have a few trees that were blown over in a wind storm in the yard. Our son came and cut most of them up, but we never got around to the stumps. I could spend hours digging around the stump, then hook a come along to a nearby tree, and gradually, over several hours, pull the stump out. But then a little light went on over my head. Let's see how a 12,000lb winch does! I parked the Jeep about 20' from the stump and wrapped a tree saver strap around it. I engaged the Transfer Case and set the E brake. As I expected, the brake did not hold. Though the front end of the Jeep pulled way down due to the winch pulling, the wheels still turned. So, I swung my right foot in and stood on the brake. The front end dipped even more. There was some groaning and cracking as the roots of the 12" diameter stump, but it began to give, and suddenly the front end popped up, and the stump and about a 36" root ball slowly crept toward the front of the Jeep.

 

[Torxhead]

Bass, this is what I always do when I get a new winch or wire cable, fyi:How to “Stretch” New Winch Cable ProMark Offroad Blog

 

[Hedgehog]

And some folks say the badlands winch is . This says as much about your winch plate attachment as it does the winch. at that point I'm not entirely convinced that the "Tree Saver" was necessary.

 

[gr8dain]

And some folks say the badlands winch is . This says as much about your winch plate attachment as it does the winch. at that point I'm not entirely convinced that the "Tree Saver" was necessary.

Agreed. No tree saved there at all.

 

[Torxhead]

Agreed. No tree saved there at all.

The way I see it the tree saver used with a clevis will protect the cable from the hook fraying the cable when it is hooked around it. I have always wanted to try using a winch cable as a zip line using a tree saver, clevis, and snatch block.

 

[gr8dain]

The way I see it the tree saver used with a clevis will protect the cable from the hook fraying the cable when it is hooked around it. I have always wanted to try using a winch cable as a zip line using a tree saver, clevis, and snatch block.

Sounds like it would be fun.

 

[Neuner]

I have always wanted to try using a winch cable as a zip line

Only if you video and place it here for all of us to watch no matter what happens...

 

[mriplaybass]

Bass, this is what I always do when I get a new winch or wire cable, fyi:How to “Stretch” New Winch Cable ProMark Offroad Blog

I did use the winch to drag a non running vehicle out of my shop after installing it, but I think I will do as you suggest, and put a bit more strain on the cable. I did only have to use the first 2 wraps of the drum to pull the stump.