Recent content by Mancunian

The CJ-8 frame is a lot wimpier than the CJ-7 frame at the back due to the way they extended the base CJ-7 frame for the 8. Suggest to add some reinforcement to the mount points or add material forward of the hitch. I added this hitch - but had to modify the sides to get the forward tie ins to work.

I put a new proportioning valve on when I rebuilt mine a few years ago, and had nothing but trouble with the brake warning light staying on. Bled the thing a dozen times - tried the tool shown above and also the factory style tool for the front piston, no joy. So eventually i took the new PV off...

Ouch, hope you get back to it soon.

Did you take a look at the wear pattern on the undersides - my give a indication as to how long they were twisted.

I think there's another in the column, you have to pull the lever towards you to change from park etc. I forgot - even after having mine apart a few times - but found this. See link for the best rebuild instructions i found...

tilt column?

I'm thinking the problem would be more with the linkage/bushings between the bracket on the shifter at the end of the column and the TF999. There's really not much to go wrong with the column as far as the shifter is concerned.

Mine is stiff from park as well - i thought that was because it is RHD. How are you proposing to connect that MRGasket shifter to the trans? I wish I had done a Lokar shifter - but they are not cheap. Check out this thread https://www.cj-8.com/threads/tf-999-shifter-question.14841/ Good luck

Mine had done 67K by 2017 - although by the wear on the engine and transmission i wonder if it had gone round twice.

Nice - looking CJ-8! Thought there was something odd with the flares, never heard of Xenon before.

Looks good from the photo - hope the frame looks as good!

Not sure, i guess there's so many versions of that transmission 904/999 etc that some had the ring gear on the TC some didn't. I don't know how tolerant the lockup mechanism is to different gearboxes. i.e. is the judder a problem because you have a TC that does not work with a 360/TF999?