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stock gear box cleaned Remove the four main bolts inside you’ll find the retaining clip on the ballbearing case the bearings travel side to side in I started out by pulling as many balls out as possible. I didn’t have a magnet on a stick so I glued a magnet to a stick. take the shaft side nut loose with a spanner I don’t remember the number of ball bearing. But did get a pic of the ball bearing size. In some of the case there is two different styles of bearings some chrome. And some dull finish. Mine had both styles alternating but the same size. use the cylinder to push the aluminum end cap out with a wooden hammer handle to pry with after removing the lock ring Remove the snap ring from the bottom . Pull the seal out and then press the old bearing out while you have it this far apart. My deal was melted from trying to get the pitman arm off. The spot to drill is pretty easy to find. The castings are flat in this area. drill into the veins of the box but not to far as to go through the other side. I used a 1/4 npt tap Then blow through the box a few times with compressed air and maybe oven pour some fluid through the holes and then hit it with some compressed air. When reassembling the most important part is the bearings on the worm screw. The need to be added evenly along the screw. I had to move it back and fourth a few times as I was dropping them in. I used a little grease to hold them inside the u shaped case And filled it up before sticking it back in place and fighting the bolts down if you get it back together and it moves for a moment then stops your bearings are out of wack. Take it back apart and make sure the bearings are in correctly

figured its about time i start a build thread for my comanche. don't really feel like doing a whole timeline so I'm going to start from how it sits now and just go from there here's a quick run down of the jeep as of 7/15/18 1989 comanche. originally was a long bed i bobbed it to just about short bed length 4.0/AX15 241OR from a rubicon 5.5 inch rubicon express coils and long arms. SOA rear on stock leafs bilstien shocks all around currie rockjock 44 with ARB and WJ knuckle swap, cavfab steering, PSC hydro assist and 4:88s ford 8.8 with a detriot, yukon C clip elim, artec truss and ruff stuff u bolt elim with 4:88s 37 inch KM2s on ATX beadlocks ARB on board air compressor recaro seats truck lite LED headlights 97+ header panel dirtbound E fans unkown front bumper, custom rear bumper T&M fab frame stiffeners the entire length of the jeep nates 4x4 rock sliders bushwacker fender flares ( I have taken them off since these pictures) I'm sure theres some other little odds and ends I'm forgetting but thats just a general over view i post a lot more of the build over on IG but ill try to keep up with this thread as well Here’s a few pics to give you guys a general idea how how it looks right now. I’ll update as I add more stuff to it And here’s a few pics from when I first got it pre bed bob and the bed bob itself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So after a long 9months (at my pace) which I hear is standard gestation for the Mj, I can finally call Truck Norris done...ish. Here’s the back story. As with most things it’s either a “no time plenty of money or a no money plenty of time” situation. However, all the planets aligned for this one. I purchased the Mj from a good friend who has been using it as a run around/driveway plow truck. He has swapped everything (engine, trans, interior, door interiors and skins...etc) from a 96 Xj. So what we are left with is a very comfortable 92 Mj with Ac and power everything. What better way to screw it up then to tear it apart right? But an Mj is what I have always dreamed of having. So from what I started with, here’s what it is now. 92 Mj 4.0/aw4 backed by an atlas 3.0, hp 44/9” combo with 5.13’s and 35sp shtuff, ox locker/Detroit combo. 4wheel disk with a line lock. 37” nittos and MT classic 2s. Home brew bumpers and rock sliders. Hydro assist from psc/redneck ram. SOA with stock 2WD springs and a home brew 3link. Behind bumper winch, interior cage, beard suspension seats ( I unknowingly bought the seats from a guy who owned the truck 2 owners ago), 2000 Xj center console. Most of the floor was cut out to mitigate rust. All of the cooling system is new, I’ve been chasing an over heating issue for a while but may finally have it licked...fingers crossed. An awesome custom head liner compliments of my buddy’s craft master wife, and the best Bluetooth speaker Walmart can supply for $42. Behind the wheel of this truck may be the most fun I have ever had on or off the road.