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could be like what i ran into, I had bad sockets coupled with some bad grounding. I wound up pulling the loom out in the front and checking each wire and found some very poorly shielded ground wires. I have the schematics for the wiring of the front if you want me to scan it. though i am sure there are some folks here that have it already on hand :).

figured it out, busted the exhaust push rod. time for a top end rebuild.

so this winter when it was super cold, I tried starting up the Comanche. it started idling really really rough and shook like crazy when i hit the the gas. now it is making the noise in the video. any thoughts from you seasoned comanche veterans?

I have started carrying a pack like that since hunting season started, going to keep it in there from now on i think. I also can't believe I forgot recovery gear! gonna have to put that in there :P

One thing my grandpa taught me is to always keep a box in your vehicle filled with stuff you may need. He used to call it the "Happy Car Kit". So I adapted it to the "Happy Truck Kit" Here is a list of what i keep in mine 1 30cal ammo can with tools 1 hammer 2qts of oil 1qt trans fluid 1 roll of duct tape 1 bag of zip ties 1 small can of WD-40 1 Gallon jug of water 1 small jug of washer fluid some rags pair of gloves 1 itchy army wool blanket all of this goes in a locking water proof trunk. For my wife's car i have something similar, but its in a milk crate in the trunk. What is in your Happy Truck Kit?

there is a difference between textbook and practice. tried what you just mentioned, did not work, they are on there. i did notice your post, My brother is a mechanic and is going to do it for me for cheap.

well after hours of hammering, slide hammering, swearing and desperate pleading, I am throwing in the towel. I can't get those stupid hubs off to save my life and the wheel nuts are rusted on so bad that nothing short of the hulk is going to get them loose. I am going to admit defeat and pay to have a mechanic give it a shot.

no, i was changing out the fluid in the front diff along with pulling the axle shafts. I just noticed that pin and was not thinking clearly. being pissed off at the jeep wasnt helping my troubleshooting :P.

no, thought better of it, got the pin to drift out but noticed it won't clear the gear. so I put it back. I can't for the life of me get that damn axle out, it won't move. I am going to see if i can rent a slide hammer tomorrow from Autozone.

well now i am stuck, i can't seem to get the drift pin holding the large pin holding the c-clips in place. was really really hoping it was a bolt but i am not so lucky. any recomendations on getting it to move? i have tried a punch and wailing on it with a hammer. nothing is making that little turd move.

For what its worth, my gauge was stuck at 1/2, turns out the gauge itself was bad. Swapped out the gauge cluster (as i had the crummy one with no temp or oil pressure gauges) and that resolved the issue.

i can answer a few here 2. Renix refers to a French auto manufacturer that helped build some bits that were installed in the early Comanches. read more about it here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renix 4. my guess for the fix on the speedo would be to find a new speedometer gear, as far as which one you would need to get your speedo to correctly read again i do not know. some of the folks on here will be better help with that.

by clips, do you mean in the diff? or clips for the u-joints themselves?

i didnt know the wheel bearings arent serviceable. they seem ok, no noise or wobbling. I will give the 12 point bolt method to get the shafts out, I just need to get the u-joints replaced for now so i can drive it for hunting season. next year or so i am going to do a complete front end rebuild when i put the lift on.

working underneath my Pioneer the other day and I noticed the axle shaft u-joints are shot. Anybody have good pointers or words of wisdom for when I do the swap? Gonna re-pack my wheel bearings while I have it all apart.