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Am I missing something, or is this guy missing his front drive shaft out on the trail? I'm pretty sure I can see the nut that holds the pinion yoke to the differential.
jeb6294
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When I had my Jeep, I saw some that I liked but never had a chance to install. They bolted flush to the rocker panel and kind of wrapped underneath a little bit and had built in steps/tree guards on them.
These aren't them, but it gives you the idea.
Road Guy
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I never got into the wet wheeling, had a friend in HS with the old bronco. we tried to go through Lake Altoona, didn't make it. had to call in the boys for an all day salvage. (They drain most of the lake in the winter time so many people drive around the edges of the lake bed) but that sort of steered me away from the water stuff..
Just got to work, have a bad feeling the clutch is going out on the jeep, its got that feeling where it only shifts if the pedal is way down on the floor...its been 120K miles so its time, but just bad timing.....
Just got to work, have a bad feeling the clutch is going out on the jeep, its got that feeling where it only shifts if the pedal is way down on the floor...its been 120K miles so its time, but just bad timing.....
They either removed or broke off the u joint straps, probably when the diff shifted hard/fast when the 4 link bracket let go.
Road Guy
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watching yotube videos on this clutch replacement, it really doesnt look too bad?
It will still go in gear so I am going to bail at lunch and drive home before the PM traffic starts...
I drive around 22K miles a year, i plan to keep this thing a while, clutch replacement would be a handy skill to have, but I just dont really have time this week to F with this!
It will still go in gear so I am going to bail at lunch and drive home before the PM traffic starts...
I drive around 22K miles a year, i plan to keep this thing a while, clutch replacement would be a handy skill to have, but I just dont really have time this week to F with this!
Flyer_PE
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^Hydraulic clutch? Not sure about newer cars but you may be able to adjust it to get a little more life out of it. I had one behave the exact same way. I went with a new clutch since the one in the car and over 120k miles on it.
Road Guy
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made it home and then it wouldn't engage any gears, drifted into the cul de sac, AAA'd it to my regular guy, who reminds me (dumbass) that I actually got a new clutch in the great avalanche incident of 2017, on I-70 -40K miles ago and it shouldn't be the clutch.. this year has brainwashed my mind I think becasue I cant believe I didnt recall that.. but yep hydraulics and master cylinder shot.. at least that's fairly cheap...
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
I managed to drive my car across town with a non-functioning clutch. Mine was working fine until I stepped on the clutch and it just didn't disengage. Shifting gears sans clutch is pretty easy with a little practice. Just have to pay attention to ground speed and engine speed and don't force the shift. One of the skills I learned driving POS farm tucks as a kid.
Yep, if its not slipping, 9 times out of 10 its the slave cylinder/hydraulic throwout bearing and not the clutch.
blybrook PE
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The last time I lost a clutch, I had to power shift it home and then to the shop the next morning. When they opened the transmission, the wear surface was 3mm above the rivets and the repair guy couldn't believe I was still driving it, let alone pulling a trailer.
The hydraulics are definitely cheaper than a full clutch.
The hydraulics are definitely cheaper than a full clutch.
Road Guy
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I had a ford ranger that the clutch went out and luckily I was on the wave of Atlanta traffic but I made it home in basically 3rd and 5th gear - it was pretty intense if you have ever driven I-285 in Atlanta rush hour!
I guess that’s the one benefit over an automatic - when the tranny goes there is no faking it... you just stuck..,
I guess that’s the one benefit over an automatic - when the tranny goes there is no faking it... you just stuck..,
Scariest thing I ever did was drive my old Saturn home in rush hour traffic in Charlotte. The ECU was defective (thought it was the drive by wire pedal at the time), so it randomly would go into limp mode. This meant that the gas pedal would only register any throttle application at all when it was depressed about 50%. However, if it decided that the voltage reading looked OK, it would pull itself out of limp mode while you were driving without having to cycle the ignition or anything. So imagine trying to crawl along in traffic while you slip the clutch/tip in the throttle, only for the car to basically go wide open throttle on you at random times. It was HORRIFYING. I actually registered an NHTSA complaint for that one, but they sold so few cars nothing ever happened with it.
Road Guy
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In 10 years (whatever Gen comes after Z) will be like, what is a clutch?
Wife got her new truck the other day, have to say I am a little jealous.. Its nice!
We actually got it Monday and then took it back to carmax we found this weird hose coming out of the bottom.
(It was actually in the online pic from carmax website you can see below) just behind front right tire - I didnt notice this in the pic
Here is what it looks like underneath:
So basically the dealer before added this drain line from the AC condensation line? We were able to look it up on the Toyota service page under the VIN. said it was requested prior to the original sale? Anyone ever seen anything like this? They said we could take it off or leave it and it wouldnt make any difference, it defin drains when AC is running?
It was originally in Austin, where I suppose you run the AC 10 months a year so maybe they didnt want it leaking over their garage or something and put a bucket underneath?
Seems strange to me?
I didnt get a pic of it in the sunshine, but I admit its pretty nice.. We are telling people she bought it with the Front Line Nurse Corona Virus Bonus Money the Government Gave her..
Wife got her new truck the other day, have to say I am a little jealous.. Its nice!
We actually got it Monday and then took it back to carmax we found this weird hose coming out of the bottom.
(It was actually in the online pic from carmax website you can see below) just behind front right tire - I didnt notice this in the pic
Here is what it looks like underneath:
So basically the dealer before added this drain line from the AC condensation line? We were able to look it up on the Toyota service page under the VIN. said it was requested prior to the original sale? Anyone ever seen anything like this? They said we could take it off or leave it and it wouldnt make any difference, it defin drains when AC is running?
It was originally in Austin, where I suppose you run the AC 10 months a year so maybe they didnt want it leaking over their garage or something and put a bucket underneath?
Seems strange to me?
I didnt get a pic of it in the sunshine, but I admit its pretty nice.. We are telling people she bought it with the Front Line Nurse Corona Virus Bonus Money the Government Gave her..
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
jeb6294
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A few years ago when I still had my motorcycle, some millennial jackass started joking about stealing it. When I asked him “can you work a manual transmission”? He started mumbling something about figuring it out so I added “with your feet”? That shut him up.
