SW86

seriously i hate to post 80 million times a day but the no answers i get from you guys reading this really helps :fool: i did nothing to you people except buy a comanche and ask for help. anyway i got the pan off finally but didnt get the clearance i needed to get it out. took off the starter and jacked up the body so high the wheels came off the ground and still didnt have the room. if i could get off the god damned steering damper, it would slide out but that won't come off every way i tried and haynes doesnt say. i mean its two bolts! wtf!........ I'm to the point where id rather watch it f-ing burn then try to fix it. oh and thanks to those who did respond with positive or negitive comments

I'm in a fight with the oil pan. thinking its a southern jeep so itll just fall right off.........not the case at all :fs1: i bought gasket remover and I'm about to give it a go in a minute again but maybe a smoke break to calm my nerves haha edit: that gasket $#!& burns like a mofo

alright ive got a new oil filter and gaskets i need to do the pan and rear main. i finished the VC and spark plugs a few days ago before the string of storms rolled in. maybe ill get out there and give it a go today since the rain is gone and the ground is somewhat dry. though i am nervous about the RMS, i think i can tackle it.

i don't even think you needed 4low to climb up that but then again pictures are deceiving. and isnt it nice to have clean floorboards instead of holes lol sweet looking MJ :thumbsup:

welcome! personally i like the no flares on the front. just look at that pic where your flexing on the rock. they would be gone anyway lol and hows running the 4.5 with spacers (and shackles?)

nah its not in. ill hold off on it. as for the filter i thought about WIX but just went with what was there already. ill get a new one thanks for all the info man

hmm didnt know. there was a fram on there already so thats what i went with. what should i of gotten? and the stop leak is going in but not all of it. just a little to see if it holds a steady amount. some days its low and others its overfull. idk what the hell cause i can't find any leakage anywhere. I'm at a dead stop now after cleaning the valve cover because those two triangle things in there i took the off to clean them out and all the gaskets broke :wall:. its sure looking pretty now without all that gunk all over it. i just don't want to see what the oil pan looks like :ack:

VC? :hmm:

I'm thinking my manche should love me after today :yes: wish me luck

i was starting to think thrown rod cause i had a blazer that clicked like that and next thing i know i have a hole in my motor. but if you guys say other wise, just hope your right.

nah no engine pull here. I'm sure nothing has been changed since it was made but ill just stick with the basic ones for now i guess. it should be done today and ill know where that damned leak is coming from.

so get the other pan gasket but the rest of the kit is good to go?

awsome, i was wondering on how to stop it but really its starting to grow on me. just a reminder your still in the 80s

cool thanks man. I'm buying the haynes manual so i should be good on a lot but ill still have plenty to say lol yeah i was looking for another pic. figured it wouldnt go over too well here (maybe why no ones replys) but finding a good one is just so hard. ill change it out tonight, ive just always thought it was funny oh yeah while ive got you here, i was looking at this gasket set. any word on it? it being mopar i thought it would hold its own. http://www.mopartsracing.com/parts/ram.html

i didnt know oil could make a clicking noise :hmm: do you know why or is it just a jeep thing and in the last pic, theres not supposed to be anything in that gap I'm pointing to? maybe one of those internal seals is leaking because fluid is leaking out from there. hell now that i look back fluid is coming out of both sides. i wonder what the deal is thanks for response :cheers:

idk why i was posting in a build thread but hey I'm here now and before long youll be sick of me :D ill start with the vid because its what i have saved. whats up with the clicking noise when i shutdown the motor? now for pictures questions drivers side axle. is that crack supposed to be there? pass side, is there supposed to be a seal or something around the axle?

:nuts: don't know why i didnt think of that lol thanks man yeah i figured the exhaust wasnt supposed to be like that. how are they supposed to be setup? wait another tech question lol

theres the clicking. ignore the exhaust leak lol

fender flares are gone baby! along with some of that side trem. it wasnt completely gone over with the bedliner so mud and other $#!& was under them. kind of like the gold look haha while having the tires off i cleaned up some stuff and saw this on the drivers side. don't know if that crack is supposed to be there or not and is there supposed to be a seal or something on the pass side? cause theres not I'm uploading a video of that clicking noise after i shutdown the motor. itll soon be posted. and again any help, advice, whatever would be much apperciated :help:

looks like whomever hung the exhaust off of there in the last one. is it supposed to be like that cause I'm thinking not :hmm:

thats prolly what it is then. its sheet metal. if not its another thin metal then. ill take some pics in a second and post them. how hard is that to replace?

I'm sure it is the rear main. ive already looked into fixing it through here and found a step by step posting. what I'm saying is look at the metal at the front bottom of the tranny all bent up. I'm sure its not supposed to be like that and I'm thinking (not for sure) that the leak is coming from there. is it just a plate or part of the tranny/motor? idk

okay much better now. also everytime i drive it after i shut it down theres a slight clicking (:dunno:) it does it for a few seconds then stops. no clue as to what it could be. ill take a vid of it later and post it up. after the deal was all said and done, I'm very happy with this thing. ive never owned a jeep before and man i have been missing out! so far its made short work of everything i have on my trail and then some. ive gotten hung on the bumper climbing a ditch and that didnt even stop it. it just took out a $#!&load of dirt haha before i lift it I'm going to replace all the seals and fluids. fix the exhaust leak and that tranny leak. POR-15 the floor and frame again. which where do i buy some localy or do i have to order some? the fender flares arent coming off willingly. so far ive tried to take off the front drivers and almost every bolt broke but two. and those two are the only thing holding it on lol. might as well break those off too i guess lol. the rear bumper and front are coming off today as well as the baby spare under the bed. I'm thinking i might go a spacer/shackle lift cause its cheap and easy. wheres a good place to buy? ive got the cash, just have to make a list and get going. stay tuned for more updates :wavey: :shake: oh yeah is there any forum brother near Memphis Tn? I'm not that mechanicly inclined but not a complete tard either. it would just be nice to have someone whos been there before you know

alright i finally got around to starting this thread. ill get to the pics first since thats what you want to see anyway :chillin: drivers side pass side poser shot. it had to be done. theres a lil more flex then that but hey whatever and here's one of my problems. it leaks but not bad surprisingly. how do i go about fixing it? its not bad shape theres a few bumps and bruises. it grinds when i turn too far to the left i think i read that it might be the universal joint? and as mentioned before theres a little play in the front driveshaft. it just wiggles a little bit. alright trying to type this is @#$%in annyoing the computer screen keeps jumping around when i try to type!!!!! @#$% it ill repost what else i have to say. comments welcome everybody! thanks

couldnt help myself this morning and cut out the driver side carpet. a few flakes of rust but about the same as the pass side. now i just need to take out the bench seat, pull the carpet and POR-15 it. ive always read on the cherokee forum that they all seem to use it on the floorboards. is it worth it and does it hold up though? also ive got a little play in the front driveshaft. i take it that thats not good thanks guys