I have a Buick V6 and SM420 which I have had in and out several times, and I always pull the transfer case first and then the engine/ transmission...
Nice jeep!
I wish Herm was more organized, as he has good knowledge and a lot of parts. Unfortunately, you better be prepared to wait if you buy from Herm...
I like the banjo fitting, wish I would have used one. I have a great hydraulic hose shop locally, and they made me a short 90 degree pipe with...
I've owned a lot of jeeps and I've done a lot of motor swaps, both Buick V6 and Chevy V8 and I even had a cj5 with a stock odd fire 225 V6, and I...
Dana 44 isn't hard to rebuild, but you will need some tools if you are going to replace all bearings and seals: - dial indicator - press - slide...
With my sm420 transmission and 5:38 gears, my first gear, low range is 93:1, and I still wish I had a lower gear on some of the trails in Moab...
Welcome. Lot's of guys with a ton of knowledge here...
At the end of the day, we own the cost of our own repairs, so hold no grudge to those who decide to mix their own, us 90 weight gear oil to just...
If the original axle shafts with the Rzeppa joints have been replaced with 1310 ujoint shafts, the type of grease is less of an issue, but those...
I use synthetic on my 2014 Rubicon, as it sees standard off-road recovery...mostly of other rigs. I have about 130 winch pulls on the warn and I...
Flat towing without lube will definitely cause issues...
Looks like an offset axle that was used with a DANA18. If so, these have value so a swap to the correct Dana 44 for the Dana20 transfer case...
John Deere Corn Head grease. Pull the axles and clean everything out (easy process) then use a grease gun to pump in new corn head grease. Best...
Yup, those longer front shackles are not your friend without proper castor shims...
You can use hanging pedals from a lot of small cars if you have some fabrication skills. On my cj2a truck project, I used hanging pedal from a...
I'm late to the party, but like your build, so going to watch your progress. I've done a ton of jeep builds for myself and others, and always...
"The gears are stupid loud at 75mph. " Is this noise from your rear end? Shouldn't be loud. Transfer case noise is more normal on a D18 unless...
I built all of brake lines on my cj2a truck conversion from scratch with three tools from summit racing: 1. Bending pliers - part number OTC-4401...
[ATTACH] Air cleaner clearance is a common problem. I solve my problem with a carb hat from summit racing after several attempts at other...
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