benevolentelephant

Hi There - Weird clutch problem with my '87 2wd 'Manche (4-cylinder). I was happily driving along yesterday, when suddenly the clutch pedal went to the floor and I couldn't select any gears. When I had a look, this is what had happened: The clutch pedal bolts to a pushrod: this in turn is secured to the master cylinder plunger by a spring clip (a rubber boot covers this). The spring clip had come off, allowing the pushrod to come away from the rest of the cylinder assembly. 'No problem!' I thought. 'There's no fluid leak, I'll put back the spring clip and I'm away again.' WRONG!!!! :mad: When I offered up the pushrod to to the plunger, the pedal was only an inch from the floor: as though the pushrod were suddenly about 4 inches too short. What's happened?? The pedal is still on it's pivot OK: the pushrod is still fixed to the pedal lever OK: yet it seems now too short to reach the cylinder. Oh, and surprisingly, the Haynes manual doesn't help. :roll: If anyone has any thoughts I'd be very grateful: I don't want to buy a whole master cylinder to fix such a dumb problem! Many thanks Bruce :nuts:

Many thanks!!

Hi there - I have an '87 mache with the basic 2-spoke steering wheel. I'd love to fit the nicer 3-spoke wheel from an early Cherokee, but will it fit? Thanks! BTW, big thanks to those who helped me out over aligning my steering a week or two back!!

Just to say a big thanks for this advice: it took me 20 minutes to line it up and now it's great. Happy new year! Bruce

Hi There - Here's a job I thought would be simple, turns out it hasn't been! I bought my Comanche a few weeks back: a 2wd Sportruck. I'm pleased with it, but annoyingly the steering wheel is not at the 'straight ahead' position when the wheels are straight. SO: I got a hub puller, and removed the steering wheel. PROBLEM! The terminal for the horn button sticks through a hole in the steering lock's ocking ring, and means I can't line up the steering wheel in any different position to the one it's already in. So how do I readjust the wheel? Do I have to take off the middle shaft at the UJ or something? Any help appreciated! Bruce