My getting ready for JV thread...

[djblade311]

Well there has been a setback...

You're supposed to wear that thong around your waist.....

 

[GSequoia]

Oh.

So that's why it smelled like that...

 

[RWKHausSupply]

Well there has been a setback...

Not sure how axle swaps and a transfer case swap will work after I sliced my finger today.

Caution, bloody picture here.

Five stitches in an area that will get knocked around a lot wrenching...damnit...

With all that professional help and all you should be fine in about.. Oh... 20min?

I mean hell even with some duct tape and Mcdonalds napkins that should only take maybe 1 day to heal... :greensmok

 

[GSequoia]

how the hell did you manage that?

I was singlehandedly saving the world from a plot to overthrow all the world's governments by the flying monkey ninjas of Orange County, I kicked all their asses and took them to a secret CIA prison in eastern Europe, saved the super secret world seader's life and rescued the beautiful woman in distress when I sliced my finger open while taking apart a laptop battery casing so I could repair it.

 

[cal]

Why would I want to work?

It was a great ploy to get out of work early!

Out of work early? When you called on your way to the hospital, I was sitting at home drinking beer and watching invader zim?

 

[jmaxj]

Out of work early? When you called on your way to the hospital, I was sitting at home drinking beer and watching invader zim?

shouldn't you have been out getting a jeep done?

 

[cal]

Front end's still at the gear guys. There was drama with the ARB, it's getting corrected tomorrow.

 

[shortxjdoug]

There was drama with the ARB, it's getting corrected tomorrow.

Damn all this drama and now ARB drama mixed in.......... i don't know how much more i can take

 

[GSequoia]

Finger is doing real well so I got some work in today.

I started out by dropping the belly pan and removing the transfer case so I can do a partial rebuild (new shift pads) and install the Tom Woods SYE. I'll actually be doing the work to another transfer case I have in the garage but I will have to swap input gears over.

I hate those damn bolts they use for hte front driveshaft, this is the second time that I've had a head round off on me. I'll have to grind it off carefully (don't want to damage the yoke or shaft) and replace it.

Since it was so dirty I decided it was the perfect thing to test the recently repaired pressure washer.

Next I did a bit of spontanious fender trimming (didn't feel like wrestling with axles quite yet), got the front right trimmed, maybe I"ll do the front left eventually?

(I forgot to take a picture when I was done.)

Speaking of axles...

Yanked the front so I could put my "new" axle in and complete the TNT Y-Link installed.

Spent awhile taking the OEM lower control arm mounts off.

Then put it in!

I didn't adjust the control arms and did not hook up the frame end of the track bar. Once I get the rear end up to snuff I'll start taking my wheelbase measurements (right now it's probably an inch or two forward and I'm liking it! Gotta check for steering, etc though) and set the castor.

So now it sits a bit nose high...

We'll see what terror comes this week...

 

[IntrepidXJ]

i may not have to walk afterall

 

[djblade311]

damn G. Good progress!

 

[cracker]

WOW :shocked:

 

[Captain Ron]

WOW :shocked:

I'm as surprised as you are.

Your getting alot done G!

It's Byron and Geoff, neck and neck into the finish.

--ron

 

[GSequoia]

WOW :shocked:

I know. It really was amazing how clean that transfer case got!

 

[Jump This]

I'm thinking you'll be walking to JV from LAX

:roflmao:

 

[Clint]

Randy..Lets just hope he doesnt have any "Moab" like problems as he hauls both of us to JV...

 

[GSequoia]

I can transfer now!

PART I

Today I got in on the transfer case partial rebuild and SYE...

Started out die grinding that pesky rounded off bolt so I could remove the front driveshaft.

Now the inital plan was to take the input gear out of my old case and put it in a case I have in the garage that has a lot less miles (it's a 23 spline case and I have 21 spline junk). So I split my case and pulled the input.

Started in on tearing down the "new" case...

Hmmm, that output shaft bearing looks like it got hot...

Yup, this case was cooked.

Look familiar Ron?

Hey, cool! (Once I saw the cooked inside I was expecting this)

ABORT!

Yup, that's a nice healty crack in the front case half. So much for that idea... Anyboyd want a cheap, slightly used, 231?

 

[GSequoia]

PART II

So back to my original case, gonna have to run it (using it's internals as well, while I know I've cooked it some in the past it wasn't near as bad as the "new" one)

Put the input gear back in place.

Found all this crap underneth my oil pickup screen. Yummy!

Cleaned both halves off so I could have a nice mating surface (and no crap inside)

Put new pads on both shift forks (this is the partial rebuild part )

Put the new output shaft in (that's the SYE part ) and started to button it up.

 

[GSequoia]

PART III


Got that pesky oil pickup tube in it's place in the oil pump and centered the pump so I can put the output shaft housing back on.

Dropped the spacer on the shaft and put the Tom Woods tail cone on and then the flange.

Done!

Now I just have to put it in.

Sequoia

 

[cracker]

Now I just have to put it in.

Sequoia

And get a drive line