Shreddinlettuce
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- Asheville
Thanks for the write up!
Budget YJ Build
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Jesse Higgins
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- Apr 25, 2016
- Location
- Raleigh
I took the Jeep out to Potts mountain with a few club members last weekend. I didn't get many photos but it was pretty eventful. First I have proof that you can fit a 40' RV with a 20' trailer in the lower campground (it was actually not a designated camp spot but the driver made it work). Backing out onto the main road was the tricky part, but the driver made it look easy. The campground was full of hunters, so for future reference, its best to go well before hunting season.
I recently picked up a kids SXS seat insert with 5 point harness, it fits snuggly into my corbeau seat, and now my son can ride up front with me on trials. He loves riding up front now, but I may need to look at installing a door bar or a window net for harder trails.
A 100 yards into the trail on the first day, my throwout bearing started making an awful noise. About a mile later I feel/hear a pop in the clutch pedal and then am no longer able to engage the clutch release. Therefore for the rest of the 6 mile trial I wheeled it by just starting in gear. I was still able to hit pretty much all of the hard obstacles on Potts mountain and just had to winch on 1. The second day we ran the trail in the opposite direction, still with no clutch pedal. Halfway through the first obstacle, I get in a bind and can no longer shift the AX15 to the right past 3rd gear. Therefore I have no reverse. I get winched backwards and continue the rest of the trail one shotting the rest of the easier obstacles.
Potts mountain is always a good time to get out in nature, hit a different kind of trail with great views, and hang around a campfire with friends. Now the to do list consist of pulling apart the AX15 to see what I damaged with the throwout bearing, and whats going on with the shifter.
I recently picked up a kids SXS seat insert with 5 point harness, it fits snuggly into my corbeau seat, and now my son can ride up front with me on trials. He loves riding up front now, but I may need to look at installing a door bar or a window net for harder trails.
A 100 yards into the trail on the first day, my throwout bearing started making an awful noise. About a mile later I feel/hear a pop in the clutch pedal and then am no longer able to engage the clutch release. Therefore for the rest of the 6 mile trial I wheeled it by just starting in gear. I was still able to hit pretty much all of the hard obstacles on Potts mountain and just had to winch on 1. The second day we ran the trail in the opposite direction, still with no clutch pedal. Halfway through the first obstacle, I get in a bind and can no longer shift the AX15 to the right past 3rd gear. Therefore I have no reverse. I get winched backwards and continue the rest of the trail one shotting the rest of the easier obstacles.
Potts mountain is always a good time to get out in nature, hit a different kind of trail with great views, and hang around a campfire with friends. Now the to do list consist of pulling apart the AX15 to see what I damaged with the throwout bearing, and whats going on with the shifter.
Dawnpatrol
Jesse Higgins
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- Apr 25, 2016
- Location
- Raleigh
I've been busy with life. We moved from Raleigh to Joco and now finally getting around to working on the YJ. Pulled the AX15 and the throwout bearing was laying in pieces on the bottom of the bellhousing. Once I pulled the adapter housing, fifth gear fell to the floor. Turns out I broke the cluster gear shaft right were it splines down for fifth gear. Bought a new clutch kit, AX15 rebuild kit (which turns out isn't the most complete), and a parts transmission from an early XJ. Currently in the middle of rebuilding the transmission.
Shreddinlettuce
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- Nov 20, 2016
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- Asheville
These Bluetooth mods are getting more and more common
Dawnpatrol
Jesse Higgins
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2016
- Location
- Raleigh
Small update, no pictures. Got the jeep back together the day before the CNC4x4's spring fling at Uwharrie. Hit Daniel the first afternoon, and realized I was leaking oil when I got back to camp. My son and I spent time hiking the rest of the weekend instead of wheeling, and still had a great time. Turns out when I replaced the chewed up front bearing retainer on the transmission, I forgot that there was supposed to be a seal on the inside of the retainer. So the week following the trip, I pulled the transmission once again and installed the front bearing seal. Now the jeep is back to normal and shifting good. Next trip is GER in June.