Wow, that's a lot of mods to fit the high pinion. That truss looked pretty big though. Are you bringing it out to the BSJ run tomorrow?

Did you finally get your front driveshaft put in?

I think the Luk kits are what people recommend.

Don't know what happened to your clutch, but it doesn't sound good. I would have had it towed rather than powershift home. Definitely plan on changing your tranny fluid as well.

Good luck, if you can wait until Tuesday I can swing by after work and take a look - I work up in Newton. Thanks for the advice and offer of help. I'll give it a try first and I'll give a shoutout if I run into trouble. The original problem was that I was able to adjust the rear brakes so that they...

Well, it's all back together and with the drum on there's no leak when I pump the brakes. It's on a Dana44 Lou built for me a few years ago and he swapped over my old drum brakes at the time. I looked and the bleeder screws look like they're in good shape. I'll bleed it tomorrow and hope for the best.

How do I tell if the seal is okay? There was a little rubber piece behind the piston that was loose. Is that the seal? I don't think any crud got in there though.

So I think I just did something stupid. I was trying to figure out why my emergency brake wasn't holding the jeep anymore and whether the rear brakes were working properly. While the drum was off, I had someone step on the pedal to see if the brakes expand under pressure. The left piston in the cyli...

Speaking of that.. I already have all the switches for an in-cab winch control, just need to set it up. Also was going to ask for feedback regarding wiring an in-cab winch control (is it worth it?) I put a winch switch in a small aluminum box right over the mirror using the screw holes for the hood...

Bought the Black Magic set up: calipers, pads, and rotors. Talked to the guy there, Blaine who was very helpful. I'm real curious to see what you think of those pads with new rotors. Definitely report back. I wonder if they will squeal and spit out excessive brake dust, but if they work, I'd go the...

If you want to stick to stock calipers, then Black Magic pads are all the rage on JeepForum. They're just aggressive brake pads that supposedly work real well on wranglers. They'll likely have a YJ application if you contact them.

http://www.blackmagicbrakes.com/

Glad to hear you guys in western mass are okay. There was a ton of intense lightning out in eastern the parts of the state last night. I just saw this video where lightning runs down the side of the Prudential building in downtown Boston a few times. Go to 0:58 in the video. lightning.tiff http://ir...

Wiggle it up and down and see if the castle nut moves. If it does then tightening the castle nut may take care of it. Retighten the nut and wiggle again. If the castle nut doesn't move when you wiggle it up and down then the TRE is shot and needs replacing. I founds lost of poop wrong with my heep ...

Hi guys, Happy Memorial day. I'm still finding damage from the recent Rausch Creek trip. When I grab the top of my drag link and push up, there's about 1 or 2mm worth of uptravel at the rod end that connects the pitman arm and drag link. It's causing a small dead spot in the center of my steering, b...

Yah, it could have been pretty bad if there was someone to my right. Luckly there was no one around me and things turned out OK. I did all I could to keep the wheel from moving but it still did... severely! Damn Curtis. Glad to hear you're alright! How is it that happened to you on the street but t...

How did Ryan get home, just looked really bad from his photos? I left the night before everyone else did, but Ryan had already pulled out his carrier and inner shafts and put it back together with the outer shaft stubs. I think he replaced the rear driveshaft with a spare drove it home like that. T...