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If it's really stuck, heat is a good option.

Yeah, the deeper first gear of the transmission, along with a torque converter stall speed matched to the engine, really makes a difference in the JL.

Not a lot of room but everything fits.

Always a good addition. Maybe we can get enough momentum to make this the Comanche and CJ Club...

They're not too difficult to find from dedicated CJ parts recyclers. The brackets are like 3/16" steel so not terrible to fabricate but you need some heavy metal working tools. For $60 shipped, I decided to just buy them.

I bought an aftermarket kit off ebay. But the brackets put the booster too far forward. I found a used power brake booster bracket off ebay instead. It moves the vacuum booster closer to the firewall so it clears the air cleaner. You will have to bend the brake lines because the master cylinder moves forward.

I got the power brake booster lined up. Good news is that it clears everything. Bad news is that I need a boot for the rod. The old manual brakes plugged the hole. That'll be here on Tuesday. If you don't know, vacuum boosters are too tall to fit in the stock location so AMC designed a bracket with a cantilever rod to lower the booster enough to fit under the hood. I also got most of the steering back together. The stabilizer will also be here Tuesday. Lots of little nit picky things to finish. I'm mostly done under the dash. Just have a handful of things to onock out. I may actually be able to fire it up next weekend.

This. Finding those people and getting the engine to them can be a challenge. www.ifsja.org and www.fsjnetwork.com are two good places to find buyers.

You don't need gorilla torque for manifold bolts. If you do, you have more problems to deal with. Now, the pinion nut on a Dana 80, that's gorilla torque...

If you look close at the end of the extension, you can see that it's not straight like a normal extension. It allows the socket to wobble when you put it on. The only real drawback is that they're a little weaker than a standard extension. The 3/8" drive is fine for manifold bolts. The 1/4" extensions arent too hard to shear off with a good size ratchet. Ask me how I know. I had forgotten about those extensions. They should work too.

My CJ definitely has more room to maneuver. I plan on attaching the manifolds to the engine before I drop it into my MJ. Which is cheating a little.

I came in from the bottom for several of them. Even some of the exposed top ones don't have a straight path so the wobble lets you get the extension out past the manifold to get a useful sweep on the ratchet.

I use the wobble sockets on my CJ with the 258. I haven't pulled/installed manifolds on a 4.0 yet but I will soon. I suspect the wobble sockets I have will get some use.

Wobble sockets on an extension work well too. Something like this... https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-84917N-Universal-Impact-Socket/dp/B00UM687VG/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3NBXWZYA0WP6K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6K4ar_rF-VL699eznTCOKRJo2KDsoGB-pRvzaNZFxMaTSRTD2LfVisraArVYSc2TQKk0QR6E2WdtLZyFsh7BS3I9dzu0nnGQvbrj8dvcI_wSWr5V2r_A9WHXnqsQSNSBaWVMT3al5lpWHm9JgVSNiTkbenlVMZ35NDsoSipG6C3tX-_Mqi0Q8DQIHdPp5-kSKrHMGzdxrAlh6vIjuKcgpw.Q_sWnKVtpJrmH5EPLyZO1Hzi4MpY1-CYbo8Eo7t5OFY&dib_tag=se&keywords=wobble+socket+set+sae&qid=1776697907&sprefix=wobble+socket+set+%2Caps%2C356&sr=8-4

Passenger side done. Hubs are a greasy mess but at least they're back together.

Could just be sun faded.

The upper was definitely loose. Torque spec on it is 100 ft-lbs. But the driver side is back together. I'm going to hook up the new brake line after I flush the old system.

So... Colonoscopy prep. I can guarantee that cleanses you more effectively than anything else. It's just a little unpleasant...

One question I have. On the shifter, is it P R N D 2 1 Or P R N D 3 1-2

Ain't that the truth...