joester1908

I pulled my T case when I did the SYE. I decided while it was apart to replace the bearings, chain and oil seals. So simple to work on.

or you could take the AAL out and do SOA? Mine gave me 5.5 inches with a tall perch on my D44. I'm sure you could get it close to 4.5

I also did my ball joints with the Harbor Freight ball joint press. Worked great for me. As for Jeep specific cups, I found a piece of tubing that was the perfect size. The Harbor Freight kit didn't have the correct size cup.

:doh: my bad. I can't access my Photobucket account on school computers. I'll update this tonight after work!

I don't follow, someone re-welded your clutch pedal? I can't access my Photobucket account on school computers, but if you look on my build thread (end of first page or beginning of second) I have a picture of the pedals. There's a link in my signature. If someone customized your pedal, sounds like it would be worth a trip to the JY to find a good one.

I ditched the metal trim and went to the later style with the rubber trim. If I still had it id just give you the clips lol

Sounds like an issue with the master cylinder as long as you're sure the bleeders are on the top. how much fluid have you pumped through? Like said previously, there could be air trapped in the system. but it doesn't sound like it bleeding it multiple times..

Ok, fixed the MJ last night. Luckily no rain. Went together easily. Taping the Ten axle seal worked fine. Glad I can finally drive it again hah

Well, I had friday off school and work, so it's time to go wheeling with some friends! Orrrrrr so I thought... I was going down hwy 9 at about 55 mph and heard what sounded like i picked up a golf ball size rock and it was bouncing in the fender. I immediately pulled over and started looking under my Jeep. I wasn't sure if something came loose or I ran over something. I gave it a quick look over and didn't see anything, so I looked in the road. I didn't run over anything. So I decided to look at my steering and I notice this... :doh: luckily for me, I was only about 5 minutes from home, and not an hour away up on the trails. Ever since I installed the axles, I have been hearing a tick-tick noise that I thought was coming from my front driveshaft, it was a Tom Woods built about 2 years ago for my dad's Cherokee. I was planning on dealing with it at some point. I didn't even suspect an axle shaft. They're chromoly shafts built again, about 2 years ago for my dad's Cherokee. He and I assembled the joint, it was a heavy duty Spicer one recommended by our local 4x4 shop. Anyway, I was about 500 feet from a parking lot so I drove in there and called my dad. We decided that I had already destroyed the ear on the stub shaft, and I had no other way to get it home besides drive it. It's not like I could do much more damage. So I drove it on back roads home and then my buddies gave me a ride to the 4x4 shop we got the parts from originally (Olympic 4x4 in Snohomish for us Washington guys). He hooked me up with a new stub shaft (Chromoly, not cheap...) and 2 u joints. I figured if one went, might as well do the other side. So i got home and my friends helped me tear it apart. Here's the carnage: I have a Ten axle seal. When the u joint went it spun it in the housing. Wore the ridges off and scored the inside of the housing. As for the driver's side stub shaft, it may be usable, but I don't want to risk it. I'm going to keep it as a spare for the trails. But I don't want to DD it with the amount of abuse it took. So then my friends and I pulled off the 2 remaining caps. I had never done an axle u joint by myself. I called my dad and he explained a lot, and I also watched a helpful YouTube video on replacing them. Went pretty well. Made sure to grease them up (apparently, they only have assembly lube in the cap, you need to grease them). Here's another shot of the stub shaft. Definitely not usable. Then I primed and painted it (Does chromoly rust? I hate rusty axle shafts, and I love them red) and I called that a night. Let the paint dry. This morning before work I pulled the passenger side apart and inspected the u joint. It felt smooth, it wasn't worn out or anything. I decided screw it, I'm not gonna replace it and I'll just keep the second u joint as a spare. Maybe I should have replaced it, but I'm tired of messing with it in the pouring rain. The 4x4 shop opens at 9 am, so I went down there at 9 and talked to Dana about replacing the Ten axle seals. Well $90.00 for a set?! They're 50 with free shipping on eBay, but he has them today. And, these are the TJ/JK ones, the one's I have and found online were TJ only. Hence the extra 40 bucks. Wrangler tax I guess... I decided I would put some more diameter on the old one and a little extra silicon. Feeling pretty broke right now! But Dana said that sometimes if axle shafts sit for a long time, the u joints will wear a dead spot in them and go out. Remember that picture from earlier? My dad and I inspected the u joint and I saw wear in the u joint from the needle bearings. (Seeable on the right side). Could this be the reason my u joint went out after only 2 years? Dana says he replaces his every year, but he puts a lot more miles on it than I do and wheels a lot more often and harder than I do. Seems overkill to me. Anyways, I put a tarp up and reinstalled the passenger side. I still need to grease the Ten axle seal, but other than that, that side is done. Cold, wet, and ready for a shower, I called it a night. Tomorrow after work I'm gonna do the other side. I did take this opportunity to cross rotate my front tires though..... I'll keep you updated.

Thank you! Go for it! it was my dad's idea in his Cherokee! Super easy to do. They just melted the 2 piece together. All I did was got a drill bit and drilled out the spots they melted, then broke off the tabs to vent the air. Then I cut my vent to hold the switches (I found snap together rocker switches on eBay) and then used self tapping screws to hold it in place.

Thanks!

I bought a Warn 8274 from my neighbor. He gave me a super good deal. My dad and I custom built a bumper for an 8274 a few years back that was on his Cherokee. Once he got rid of the Cherokee, it just sat in the shed. Its painted with POR15 and then black, it's extremely heavy duty, and a little bulky. But it makes the MJ look mean :thumbsup: First things first, gotta straighten out my unibody. So it wouldnt go past this point, those triangular brackets were holding it back. Once I got it mounted, I took a trip to the local 4x4 shop. Got synthetic rope and an aluminum farelead After that was all installed, I was ready to test it out. We took another trip up to Walker Valley It was a good, easy day on the trails. Small group of us. No major damage, besides my factory horn hah

So I went wheeling in eastern WA. I'm pretty happy with the gear ratio in low range, but it's like 3k RPM at 70 MPH...Hopefully 35s will fix that. The area we went to is called Manastash Ridge. It is about 4 hours east of me. I love how much stuff I can pack in the MJ Here was the entrance in Green Water We ran the old wagon trail. Very cool experience We also had a completely stock JK keeping up with us. I have wheeled with countless JKs, but I was surprised how well it preforms when its under the control of an experienced driver, even in stock form on street tires. My sway bar was still connected and there was a washout in the road. I was pretty much fully flexed to get over it and my quick disconnect popped off and lodged between the Y link steering. I couldn't turn the wheels, so I pretty much had to lock both diffs and see how far I could make it. No problem, but inconvenient to say the least. We found a great spot right near Moon Rocks to camp. Such a beautiful area. And the MJ is just so practical This was the view from our camp site The next day, we headed towards Moon Rocks, but not without the photo op We finally arrived at the legendary Moon Rocks. I've been told it's the closest thing to Moab without being Moab We played around there for quite some time Then we decided to head home. I wanted my sway bar on for the drive back, but I lost the pin that holds the sway bars on. Solution? One issue I did find is that I leak oil at that speed. I think I overfilled my transmission and its coming out the vent or something....After the trip I noticed this

I installed an Engo 12 inch light bar. Saw it at a swap meet, thought I'd give it a try. I am really happy with it actually We also went up to Walker again, my first time after doing the axles, lockers, and suspension. I am really happy with the Jeep! This was taken just after the rock gate. It is no longer a problem with the lift, bigger tires, and lockers. My buddy Spencer did get a bit of damage on his 4Runner Because he was stuck there, Carter tried to go around him in the rover but couldn't get out of the ditch. Now they were both stuck. (NOTE, they were just figuring out what to do, there was no tension on that winch cable.) More shots of the MJ Group photo Great shot of my buddy's Rover getting flexed out over the gate

my 1990 has 246 on the body. not the original motor. DD it on 33s

OM617 is also a reasonable swap. Ive heard they make an adapter kit for the AX15 too...

Ok so one thing that i have a question on, did you cut on the outside of the pinch weld? but kept the pinch weld? I noticed you don't have supports going to the frameI cut the whole lower pinch weld seam off , it all came out as one piece which also makes it easier for someone else to patch there rotted rockers. In one of the pics you can see that the portion that was left landed perfect on the lower edge of the 2x6 so it welded and blended in perfectly . ah ok. So its plenty strong without welding braces to the frame?

Ok so one thing that i have a question on, did you cut on the outside of the pinch weld? but kept the pinch weld? I noticed you don't have supports going to the frame

This is exactly what I'm looking for! yours was the one I was basing my sliders off of! Thanks so much for the info!

Thanks for the replies guys! That build thread is awesome! Thank you! I'm checking out your build thread right now

Ok, so both of the rockers are smashed on my 1990 MJ. I want to cut out the rocker panel and weld in box channel. I have been looking on forums (mostly this one, NAXJA, and Cherokee Forum etc) for someone who has cut out their rocker panels and welded in steel. I think I want to do 2x6. If anyone knows of someone who has done this or of a thread about this, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

More info on this? It's exactly what I wanna do on mine

Yes, and no one makes the floor brace either.

As for rockers, id cut them out and make sliders. :thumbsup:

I bought floors online. I got the C2C ones. They fit ok, but I had to cut them vertically and bend them in to place. Check out my build thread its one of the first things I do.