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What did you do with your Scrambler today?

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Not today but last week in Moab with pap's rig.
Awesome shot getting lined up for Hell's Gate
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^^that is kick a$$ right there!!!
 
Rewired headlights with relays...

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Spent the Day at Tuttle Creek Reservoir, exploring backroads (some of which are now underwater), riding ATVs (at the ORV park) and teaching my boy to shoot his new Red Rider.

Summer is here. Life is short. Take time off to enjoy it!!! (this is message to myself that pops up on my phone when I lock it)
 
spankrjs said:
Changed all the fluids, greased everything up on the Red Scrambler, getting ready for Sicily Island ORV park in LA this weekend, then National's 1.5 weeks later:D
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Whats going on at Sicily island? Am I missing something.
 
Connie is detailing her. :)

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Put 3 inches of lift on the rear today. Ran out of time. It took 3.5 hours to do the pass rear. Nothing was going right. A lot i cutting, drilling, pounding, etc. the driver rear only took 1.5. Some if it was learning curve but most was because things were cooperating.

Netted me only about 2 inches though. After I put the front lift on I will see what happens up there.

So I will be driving around with the rear up a little higher. Hopefully I will have time next weekend to finish the job.

The rear leafs I took off were crap. They fell apart as they came off and crumbled to bits. Left a ton of flakey crap all over my driveway. Darn am I tired though.

Here is the pic of work being done on the easy one.

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I will post final pics after the front is done. But here is how it sits right now.

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Ran to town 2 in it to get parts for the '89 Pickup. Then changed the oil in the '8 getting ready for next week. Drove it to Chattanooga last night for Riverbend. Perfect days for driving without doors. I don't go "toplesss" to protect my bald head! ;)

Need to wash it one more time next weekend, install the Powertank and load tools for the trip to KY!
 
gr8dain said:
Put 3 inches of lift on the rear today. Ran out of time. It took 3.5 hours to do the pass rear. Nothing was going right. A lot i cutting, drilling, pounding, etc. the driver rear only took 1.5. Some if it was learning curve but most was because things were cooperating.

Netted me only about 2 inches though. After I put the front lift on I will see what happens up there.

So I will be driving around with the rear up a little higher. Hopefully I will have time next weekend to finish the job.

The rear leafs I took off were crap. They fell apart as they came off and crumbled to bits. Left a ton of flakey crap all over my driveway. Darn am I tired though.

Here is the pic of work being done on the easy one.

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I will post final pics after the front is done. But here is how it sits right now.

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Which Lift did you go with?

For only 3" (I assume it was really a 2.5?) did it just keep the stock pitman arm?

I am considering this vs. just replacing the rear "super shackles" on mine (with 1.5" lift springs and normal length shackles). I figure it would add almost exactly an inch over the current setup. Not sure it's worth the price for 1".

KK
 
Not today, but Friday afternoon:

Had the T5 in my red Scrambler self destruct at 75 mph, about 160 miles from home:eek:

Got to the side of the road, put it in 1st gear, stalled the motor. So, I revved it to 3000 rpm, popped the clutch, finished breaking it. But, by doing so, I got it to work in 4th gear ONLY:crazy: So, drove it back home:) It has no 1,2,3,5 or Reverse left, but works fine in 4th. I have no doubt it is completely destroyed, judging by the sounds it made. At first, it kind of tried to catch on the other gears, but now, since I believe I finished breaking all the teeth off the counter gear, it is nice in quiet in the other gears:rotfl: It worked very well in 4th, no noise or vibration, but I believe that is because in 4th, you are bypassing most of the gears, just locking the input/output shaft together.

I need to rebuild the spare T5 in my garage this week, get it swapped in, if I am going to make the National trip next week in it:fingerscrossed:

After blowing up red Scrambler, I got my TJ Rubicon and drove it to the Jeep ride. And of course, a stick popped up and broke the front diff lock compressor in 1/2 first thing Saturday morning:eek:

And on Sunday, while driving home, engine bucked hard, check engine light came on. Coasted to the side of the road, engine still running, wont rev past 2300 RPM. Cam position sensor went out, but I limped it home about 75 miles at 55mph.

Just wasn't my weekend:eek::thumbsup:
 
Sorry to hear Raymond. :eek:

Aren't you glad you got your "Bad" trip out of the way now. All good from here on out! :thumbsup: :wave:
 
spankrjs said:
So, I revved it to 3000 rpm, popped the clutch, finished breaking it.
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Raymond... when he breaks, he makes sure he finishes the job...

(I want to see the internals when you pull it apart!!)
 
Took the Scrambler to the local Rodeo Friday Night. Got about a hundred "Cool Jeep" and thumbs up on the ride in and out.

Took her Garage Saleing on Saturday and scored a bunch more cool stuff.

And, finally installed the dual horns behind the driver's headlight.
 
Final checks before heading to the National in Harlan next week.

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zr10054 said:
Whats going on at Sicily island? Am I missing something.
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I forgot to post up here:banghead:, but our local Jeep club had a ride/camping trip out there this weekend:thumbsup:

MrBeep said:
Sorry to hear Raymond. :eek:

Aren't you glad you got your "Bad" trip out of the way now. All good from here on out! :thumbsup: :wave:
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I sure hope so:wave: The bad thing, I am out of "spare T5's" now:eek::rotfl:

Bad Karma said:
Raymond... when he breaks, he makes sure he finishes the job...

(I want to see the internals when you pull it apart!!)
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Don't worry, I will take a bunch of pictures:thumbsup:
 
tower210 said:
Which Lift did you go with?

For only 3" (I assume it was really a 2.5?) did it just keep the stock pitman arm?

I am considering this vs. just replacing the rear "super shackles" on mine (with 1.5" lift springs and normal length shackles). I figure it would add almost exactly an inch over the current setup. Not sure it's worth the price for 1".

KK
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Keith, I went with 2.5 inch Rancho leaf springs and shackles that add .5 inch. Also put on Rancho 9000 series adjustable shocks. I have not replaced the stock pitman arm and don't plan to as the lift is not major.

This supposed 3 inch of lift is only giving me 2 inches over the previous height (measuring the ground to the center of the rear fender flare). I have some other shackles that would add another 1 inch i I want (1.5 shackle plus the 2.5 leafs totaling 4 inches of lift) but I did not want to go that high in case it would give me driveline vibrations or death wobble. I will see what it looks like when I do the front. I will probably keep the smaller shackle on for a while though.
 
spankrjs said:
Not today, but Friday afternoon:

Had the T5 in my red Scrambler self destruct at 75 mph, about 160 miles from home.

Got to the side of the road, put it in 1st gear, stalled the motor. So, I revved it to 3000 rpm, popped the clutch, finished breaking it. But, by doing so, I got it to work in 4th gear ONLY. So, drove it back home. It has no 1,2,3,5 or Reverse left, but works fine in 4th. I have no doubt it is completely destroyed, judging by the sounds it made. At first, it kind of tried to catch on the other gears, but now, since I believe I finished breaking all the teeth off the counter gear, it is nice in quiet in the other gears. It worked very well in 4th, no noise or vibration, but I believe that is because in 4th, you are bypassing most of the gears, just locking the input/output shaft together.

I need to rebuild the spare T5 in my garage this week, get it swapped in, if I am going to make the National trip next week in it:fingerscrossed:

After blowing up red Scrambler, I got my TJ Rubicon and drove it to the Jeep ride. And of course, a stick popped up and broke the front diff lock compressor in 1/2 first thing Saturday morning.

And on Sunday, while driving home, engine bucked hard, check engine light came on. Coasted to the side of the road, engine still running, wont rev past 2300 RPM. Cam position sensor went out, but I limped it home about 75 miles at 55mph.

Just wasn't my weekend:eek::thumbsup:
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Just keeps getting better, I was wrong on this part:eek::eek:

Wrong on "just the cam position sensor".

The entire "camshaft synchronizer/OPDA" (think distributor) has a wasted upper bushing Hopefully, only the upper bushing is wasted. If the lower one is wasted, then the oil pump drive gear probably severely damaged the camshaft teeth that spin in, which will mean a very bad weekend

This is a know issue on 05-06 4.0's, but also happens to all 4.0's that run coil packs. You might want to check yours now, before it is too late.:eek::eek::eek::banghead:
 
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