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She still gets out every once in a while. Drove it to work today actually. We should get up and hang out anyways. Always good to see you brother.

My '86 MJ just rolled over 100K last week. A big day! Don't be jealous.

Hadn't been here in a while. Just wanted to say congrats on the new job, bro. And of course, the truck still looks great!

Looks fantastic Ryan. Great job man! Makes me want to work on my truck some more.

Thanks for the link. My buddy called and talked to someone at "Postal Pete" and basically what they said is just leave it unplugged. The airbag will not deploy in an accident (no seat) and that's why the light stays on. Also, it will still pass inspection so no worries there. Thanks for the help fellas. I knew I could count on you. :cheers:

Thanks guys. I'll try to keep tabs on my buddy's situation so that this thread get some type of closure. Nothing worse that searching for a thread only to find the one you need with no follow up. :wall:

My friend just bought a right-hand drive JK Unlimited for his mom to use on her mail route. May I just pause here and say SWEET! Anyways. He removed the passenger seat (left side, awesome) to put a sort of shelf in it's place for sorting and storage. When he uplugged the harness from the seatbelt the airbag light came on in the dash. I know my wife's KJ has the weight sensor which tells the Libby when or when not to deploy the passenger airbag. I'm not sure if JK's do as well. Also, do any of you have any idea whether or not the light = a thrown code which would prevent it from passing inspection? Also also, the illuminated light on the dash is moderately annoying. Is there a way around this that doesn't include inadvertently exploding the airbag for no reason? Any help would be appreciated. :thumbsup:

Awesome build so far man! I live in Mint Hill and definitely need to see this truck first hand. Keep up the good work and let us know where we can check it out once you get it fired up!

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If it's humor you want, the MJ Pub is definitely the right place. With that said, if you'd ever wondered what "grooming" would do for you downstairs, you might be getting ready to find out!! I'll be praying for you bro. Hang in there!

Was your clutch working at all before you bled the system? I just had the ax4 out of my 86 and I had similar problems before we started. We knew that the problem was likely more than hydraulic on mine because it quit working all at once. Turned out that pieces of the clutch springs had jammed into the pressure plate and it wouldn't release. Good luck!

If everything goes right I'll be moving the shifter alot. Yeah, if things come unglued again it'll be all new. I'd probably even spring for a new flywheel and an AX5 at that point. I've had enough of laying on the driveway for now so hopefully it holds together. Man, I'm so happy to have my little truck back. I might even give her a bath to celebrate. And NO, pictures of her all wet and covered in bubbles will not be availiable. :no:

Thanks for all of your help guys. It went back in yesterday (albeit with some mild drama). It'd be nice to have a lift to work on it, or even a garage for that matter. I meant to take a few pics of the AX4 while it was out but I guess if you've seen an AX5 then you've seen this too. Rolled the dice and went disc only. First drive seemed promising. Good feel, no chatter. I tried to go far enough to let it heat up a little and everything seemed to work great. :banana: As a matter of fact, I can't remember it ever shifting from 1st to R repeatedly without grinding so that's cause for celebration right there. I used to have to go 4th to R to get it to go in smoothly. Good stuff. I'll update in about a week or so to let yawll know if it's still in one piece. :D

Besides the broken springs? :smart: Well, the rough idling and poor throttle response from the vacuum problems made the truck hard to drive for a while. I think that coupled with the occasional, mild to medium abuse on my part caused the springs to say uncle. I plan on scuffing the pp and flywheel with 180 grit cloth before reassembling. Then it's just hoping for the best.

Update: I have yet to cry. I am going to gamble. We're replacing the clutch disc only. I know this sounds crazy, but I am going to take the risk. Wish me well!

Thanks for the tip! I might give that a try. Certainly a fool proof method of making sure the hydraulics are all working.

Sorry, didn't mean to ignore you. Yeah it's still there.

Nah, Guerin and Fedotenko have been puttin em in too. My biggest concern is Fleury. He has flashes of brilliance and moments of sterpidity. If he can keep his head and we don't turn the puck over in the neutral zone I see the Pens winning it all. Every night it seems we get a score from someone who doesn't score. That's always positive. Defense is better this year too.

Bled everything last night and still no clutch so out came the trans. Using air tools this time made everything much faster! The flywheel looks like new. Seriously it is perfectly smooth. No scoring, no dark and light spots. The flywheel, disc, and pressure plate were all dry. Oil was all over the bellhousing though, inside and out so I wouldn't say it never got on the parts, it just isn't on there now. The clutch has two broken springs (CULPRIT) and these could be from the chatter, or maybe I've been too hard on the old girl. She is a "race truck" after all. j/k So I'm in the process of looking for parts. I have two questions. Is the flywheel resurfacing no-no related specifically to 4.0's or to all xj/mj trannies in general? Also, are there any circumstances under which replacing the clutch disc only would be logical or sensical? The new clutch was installed in Dec. of '07. It's a year and a half old. The pressure plate, throwout, pilot and flywheel all look completely fine. No bent fingers on the P.P., the hydraulic stuff all seems to check out. Could I have gotten a faulty clutch disc and nothing else? Would I be clinically insane to replace it alone? Please don't flame me, I'm a little burnt out as it is. This is partly a financial decision, and partly a practicality one. I don't want to replace parts that aren't broken if I can get away with it. This is a DD, not a trail rig and it doesn't see alot of abuse. Please share your thoughts. Sincerely, Cheep in Charlotte.

It doesn't feel like the clutch is slipping. For info purposes we are talking about an 86 2.5l lwb with an ax4. It feels like it's not disengaging and it's wanting to pull the truck at all times. I had to turn it off to get it into 1st then when restarting it the starter is pulling the truck even witht he clutch on the floor. Pedal feel is good, normal actually. We replaced the clutch about a year and a half ago. Didn't touch the flywheel. My Dad was helping me and he's pretty knowledagble. He seemed to think the flywheel looked okay. So we left it alone. Afterwards, I had some issues with vacuum that really gave me idling and throttle response problems. When hot, the clutch would chatter when trying to pull out. Especiallyin stop and go traffic. If I would rev it up a bit it I could pull out smooth. Where in the past I used to be able to pull out at pretty low rpm. Got the vacuum problem fixed about a month or so ago (under the battery tray, doh) Drove nicely for a while so long as I didn't try to lug away from a stop. Now, it won't go into first from a stop, is hard to get into 2-3-4 and you have to match revs. Basically I'm shifting without the clutch. Funny thing is, when it first started on my way to work yesterday, it was impossible to get into gear, then it got easier for a few minutes, then hard again. I'm going to bleed the slave the right way tonight. But something tells me that it's deeper than that. I'm thinking all of that chattter may have undone a piece of the clutch disc and it's getting jammed between the disc and the flywheel and won't let the clutch fully disengage. Any thoughts?

Yeah actually, I do. It has a slight crack in the valve cover that causes some seeping. I replaced the gasket but it still leaks some. I am planning on fixing it while it's down with the clutch. Oil as a contributing factor? You have my attention!

YEAH!!! How 'bout those PENGUINS!!! Anybody else ready to watch them take another crack at the Wings? Oh and I must say hats off to the Canes. They are sorta my second team, if that's allowed... With that said, I still enjoyed the thorough dismantling of them by The Sid and Geno Show. The legend of Cam Ward is fading just a bit. 17 goals in four games. OUCH. The Pens are looking stee-rong right now. I think they'll drink from Lord Stanley's Cup in June!

I'm going to try that tonight. A good friend loaned me his old car to get back and forth to work for a few days. Here's to good friends! :cheers: Thanks for the info. I've read so much about clutches, flywheels, bleeding, masters, slaves.. it's all mashed together in my head. Sorry to tech up the Pub. I was mainly looking for moral support.

I can't believe this. Hoping for the best, but I have a feeling it won't be good. If I can limp home from work today I'll spend the evening on my back staring at the undercarriage. I think I'm going to get my visa # tattoed to my backside so I don't have to pull my wallet out and pay after I bend over. :ack: Edit: After talking to a couple of buddies I'm going to try bleeding it and hope that worst case scenario it's an issue with the slave cylinder. It's external on my 86 with the AX4 so it shouldn't be too painful. I guess worst case is a new slave, around $60. Wish me luck. Oh yeah and GO PENS! Get out your brooms boys!!

Brandon Weimer My '86 MJ is my daily driver. I work for Martin Marietta in Charlotte, NC and live in nearby Mint Hill.