Make Your Own Soft Top (12/2021) Ref Md Juan Tub Build

if it ran good till the crank shaft noise
pull the oil pan . inspect the thrust bearing

 

Thanks for your feedback. I just saw a note on-line to check my crankshaft nut tightness first.

But the Crankshaft pully nut torque spec seems to be absent from my FSM and from the Ludel Rebuilder's Manual, but 100-120 ft-lb has been offered elsewhere on line and may have been referenced in a Jeep Wagoner manual (?). I had a LOT of problems with my crankshaft threads and had to hand file them to clean them up to accept the original factory specified nut, so... hmmmm.

I'll search a bit longer for the "proper" torque and give that a try first.