What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

Yes, it’s on order.

 

Got the drivers side in…need to order parts to move my steering by adding universal joint and support bearing. Everything takes twice as long with my bum knee, except drinking beer.

 

lots of these to kill the pain!

 

We finally had a break from rain that lined up with my day off.
Changing of the knuckle water on the spare axle.

First to get the old wheels off the axle, thank goodness I decided to leave all my toys at work.
Got my best home ratchet and some scrap metal off a screen door to break the lug nuts loose.



Spend a minute admiring the webs and spiders while the water drains.

 

If you ask for knuckle water at the FLAPS, do they ask what year it's for?

 

Of course we do. We wouldn't want to sell you the wrong knuckle water. But I need to know if it's a Tuxedo Park, or a Renegade package first.

 

The ‘53 Willys wagon has Brennan’s disc brake adapters on it, so the calipers are metric (aren’t they all, these days?). The two front brake hoses are for a Saab of some sort - they’re the right length, have the correct banjo fitting and will take a 3/16” line at the upper end (if it has a M10-1.0 nut, that is).

However, the old spring clips don’t fit, and the groove for it is in the wrong place anyway. I’d have to fab a new mount out of really thin material and get new clips. So…

I used a 5/8-11 die to cut threads on the round portion of the hose end fitting. Once in the bracket, a thin jam nut will hold it in place! My wife thinks I’m a genius; please don’t correct her.



Jon B.

 

Finished up the timing set installation on the YJ today. I've got ANOTHER fuel leak from the new pump installation. So I'll have to once again drop the tank down partially to get to the top and figure out what's leaking. I may have to double clamp the pressure line. One of the great things about the XJ's from this time frame are the fuel pump assemblies are mounted in the front of the tank and have a 90 degree device inside to put everything down in the fuel sump, so there is no need to drop the tank on a pre 96 XJ to repair a fuel pump issue or replace lines.

 

.......Nice Rob, Very Nice ! I like your Valve covers too .
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Man........Y'all use some pretty Serious Screen doors up in Norco , Don't you ?
A shot of Liquid Wrench has got me outta some ' tight ' spots like that It look's like your gonna need a Keg.

 

Well…..as always every new project starts 3 more….ie project creep.
I had to remove my ARP exhaust studs to get the headers on , also couldn’t get wrench on drivers lower middle and lower rear bolt. I’ve been running the studs for at least the last 8 years and have had zero issues with them coming loose, before that I was constantly tightening the old bolts. Let’s hope the new bolts work well.
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I then addressed the steering issue, had to install a support bearing and cut the shaft to add second universal joint.


I then had to remove the old brake lines. I’ve hated these since I put them in. I’ll make new ones tomorrow, if I can walk.


then I sat and had a few beers and iced my kne
e.

 

If you look at the 3rd pic it isn’t as close as looks, just under 1/2” clearance.

 

Looking good. I guess I missed the knee part.

 

Just went to my orthopod, thursday, for evaluation again.......

Let me check out your knee, and shoulder...........

Replacement city........

Golden years my tired carcasses ..........

 

I agree…work my entire life and get broken on the job just so when I’m ready to retire I can’t get around.

 

Funny that you say that, had some trees dropped a year ago, he is a big boy, by that I mean all muscle......
He said, you work all your life, then ya fall apart.......
He had both knee's and one shoulder replaced.......

Reckon he is 55........

Someone always has it worse then what you do......

 

Todays project, replaced the brake lines getting them out of the way…


ordered some heat shielding that slides over the wiring. I also need to reroute my fuel lines.

 

It’s amazing how much needs redoing just by moving exhaust from outside frame to inside the frame.

 

It seems like each mod requires 3-4 other mods to work. Are you doing a crossover or dual exhaust?