Vintage

I used a vacuum bleeder on my '87 2.5 after I replaced the external slave. It worked fine. This will be my next step, but could using the pump-and-bleed method really be missing that much air?

No, I've never heard that. I've just been pumping the pedal and opening the bleeder. It makes an obvious difference in the pedal. The paper that came with the part doesn't mention this either, but I'm definitely not holding that too highly. Why would it have to be removed, etc.?

'86, 2.5, 4wd. Got home about 4 days ago and tried putting it in reverse and got nothing but grind. Tried going back to first and wouldn't go in. The truck had had some previous trouble going into reverse, but never any other gear. It didn't make any noise as if something had failed, and I had no leak. I've since replaced the master, and slave and bled the system multiple times with no change. The clutch grabs when starting in gear, but once started works normally for whatever gear it's in, though I assume burning the clutch. But it won't come out of that gear. Any advice would be great. :dunno:

Well, after a couple wasted bottles of fluid, I'm gonna try throwing some other things at it. It rolls a bit starting in gear, but once it's started, the clutch reacts normally. Won't come back out of gear, though. Gonna replace the master, probably in the morning. I've got 10 days to get it inspected and they're being wasted on a new problem instead of the ones that needed done to pass. :headpop:

Finally was able to bleed the clutch this morning. Unfortunately had to cut the carpet up as there was no room to do it from underneath. It helped somewhat since I was able to get into first, but reverse is still a no go. It grabs if I try starting in reverse also. Outside of bleeding it some more, I'm unsure of what to try.

Well, after a pleasant (right) trip to the DMV, it's finally my daily driver. Or so I thought. The first problem I encountered was a dead battery, which was strange since it had only been sitting for two days. It had sat for two weeks not long ago and still started right up. No biggy, jump it and it's running. Get it home, which is about a 20 minute drive, and it's still dead. I mean dead dead. I'll try charging it in the morning and see if it holds. Second thing was I lost my turn signals. Hoping for just a bad fuse here, but we'll see. The third, and biggest, problem I had was the clutch. Pulled in the driveway, and it wouldn't go into reverse. Tried putting it back in first and couldn't for a good 5 minutes. It's got fluid, so I'll try bleeding it and see what I come up with. The most annoying problem is a loud chunking sound coming from what seems to be directly in front of and below me while driving, though it's hard to tell. It's just a loud noise that increases in speed with the truck, not the engine. It's hard to describe, but if anyones experienced anything similar, I wouldn't mind your opinions. :hmm: Well, those are my gripes for the night, and tomorrow's another day!

Squeegy410: I'm the closest? Man, that's too bad because according to mapquest, I'm still just over 8 hours, 500 miles away, lol. So, I headed down to the DMV today (that's how you know it's not a good story) to try to get her on the road (legally anyway). Got my paperwork together, quite sure that I had everything I needed (aren't we always?). My turn at the desk, the lady (I'm sure you've met her. Mrs. Can't-believe-you-didn't-notice-or-know-this-rule-before-you-bothered-coming-all-the-way-down-here.) tells me she can't sell me a plate because the insurance for this vehicle is not effective until tomorrow. Puzzled bickering ensues. Long story short, I'll be making a trip to the DMV tomorrow. Then it'll be on the road and I'll be taking it in for alignment, but only if I find some tires.

Crawled underneath to check out the parking brake, and this was the view of the driver's side floorboard:

I don't dislike the way it looks, I just prefer the wider look myself. About even with the fender flares. I do think it looks tacky when the fender flares seem to hang out way further than the tires, though.

Thanks! I'll check it out. It's not so much that they actually sit in more, just that they have that look. Whereas the others give a wider allusion.

Thanks, everyone. Glad to be a part of the community. Squeegy410: I've been living in West Virginia for about 9 years now. My dad bought about 40 acres when I was around 10, and just picked up about 30 more across the street, so there's plenty of room for wheelin' around here. Pete M: I wasn't sure about the fronts. The rears seem to sit in more, which I don't really like. I haven't had much trouble with the 2.5 so far. You just really notice when you've got some weight on it. But honestly, it runs like a tractor. It may slow you down, but you'll still just chug along. My dad actually drove the truck from my hometown (York, Pa) which is about 5 hours away loaded with a refrigerator, an air conditioner, two welders, a generator, and two tires/wheels.

Hey, everybody. Been lurking around here for a while ever since I found out a Comanche would be in my future. I've had it probably two months now, and finally got some time to snap a few pictures. So, let me introduce ya. 1986 Comanche Custom. 2.5l 4-cylinder, 4-speed, 4-wheel-drive, with a glasspack. Very (sometimes obnoxiously) loud, but has a nice rally tone. Not too ricer. I'm actually not sure yet what direction to go with this. All I've got plans for so far is to put the wheels on the back that match the front (I like the way they look better than the Jeep wheels.), and a new set of tires. (Yes, there's really no tread on those front tires.) Otherwise, I'm up in the air about it, and just enjoying her.