NixComanche

Yeah, that was a lot of fun. No pix. I was too far into the learning curve to document the process. Other than the wacky way the Peugeot has a different size head on every bolt - and a Torx for the top bolts :nuts: it was just a plain old pain in the @$$. But after a lot of struggling and a new clutch pack and a flywheel resurfacing, I got it done. Only to find that the clutch pedal pivot had broken - making it impossible to depress the pedal all the way. This may have been the problem all along - until it wore out the clutch. :doh: :rotf: 2 hours to disassemble - 10 minutes to weld - and an hour to put back in place. :grrrr: The excessive filings in the drain plug of the transmission don't really bode well for another 200k on this one. :ack: I'll be reading up on the AX-15 conversion. :smart: :brows: I thought I was just buying a good little pickup. :nuts: :shake: :hmm: :rotfl2:

I like the suggestion - I'll jack it up from the rear and make the line-up studs. :thumbsup: And as far as the difference between bikes/cages - quantity & complexity. Or rather, I'm just not accustomed to the added stuff on a truck. I'll probably tear this down on Thursday, check the clutch and if I need to, replace it and spend the weekend putting it back together. Then I'll start fixing the small issues in the interior: Needs new E-brake release cable (just the handle cable in the cab) Driver window crank, headliner, cupholder for the buckets the guy installed a week before he sold it and a glovebox latch. When I get a few bux ahead, I'm going to do something about that ghetto paint job. :doh: :rotf: Since I couldn't find a picture process thread, I'll do one. :typing:

:thumbsup: Thanks Jim. I know I'll have to pull the transmission - have read the book on it and I'm trying to find a thread that shows the process. Seems like it's pretty straightforward - except for the stuff that doesn't get mentioned. :doh: I just spend another 1.5 hours searching for a how-to picture thread. :hmm: Maybe it's just not that hard? :dunno: I was hoping to get the process somewhat locked in my head - maybe even a few pointers - before proceeding. It's not that big of a deal, if a one hour job takes a couple days - I will have learned much. :ack: :smart: :rotf:

:waving: New to board, new to Jeeps. I bought an 89 a couple weeks ago. Guy put in a new clutch master - and a lot of other nice items but ran outta patience/money/time to finish it. I figured a clutch slave couldn't be that hard :nuts: right? Another buddy just switched one out on a 92 Cherokee - took no time at all... Gotta be simple, right? :hmm: Right???? :shake: :wall: :rotfl2: Ok, so I like ya'lls smilies. :D I read in here about finding out which transmission my Comanche has, and discover that I have the French fineness. Yes, a powerful Peugeot BA-10/5 has moved this beauty down the roads and off for 202,000 miles - I'm confident from what little I've read here that you all are confident of it's lasting another 200k miles without mishap. :smart: :rotf: My dilemma: I'm mostly a motorcycle guy - not a great wrench and have only removed/installed two Chevy transmissions myself. Nothing as wonderfully simple and straightforward as a Jeep with a Peugeot engine. Having taken a quick perusal of the board's posts about clutch slave cylinders, I haven't discovered a clear photo-laden description of the course of action. And the manual, though good, does leave something to the imagination. Such as the practitioner isn't a blatant n00b and at least knows something of the components of the vehicle. :huh???: I've got space, tools, a floor jack and a motorcycle jack for catching the transmission, and I've read the instructions, but I'm just a bit hesitant to tear into it with the abandon of a skilled mechanic. :dunce: Therefore, I ask you to keep me from becoming a and turn into this: :headpop: :thumbsup: