Alright, when you get it figured out, let me know. I already figured my area out.
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I'd do the RMS while you have the transmission out. Here is the type of seal I was thinking of and why I said to remove the flywheel.
I wonder if you can get a solid seal for the 4.0 instead of the half round??
this picture came from this thread.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/97-clutch-replacement-and-rms-2-5-4-cylinder.46385/
You're already there and it'll be a lot easier to replace the RMS with the tranny out. As for the leak of your t-case I'd put a little thicker bead around the outside and let it tack up before you put the two halves together.
That’s the second time someone has accused me of being a girl on here.I think the first was Jerry Bransford. I have some hand problems though, so I’m the first to admit I don’t have the strongest handshake.
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How pissed would you be if the PO did that and you went to replace a half seal
How pissed would you be if the PO did that and you went to replace a half seal
If that is the worst thing the PO had done I'd be cool with it... I've had to figure out WAY WORSE things before.
To be honest I am not a big fan of the half seals. All the engines I ever did a RMS on in the Army had full circle seals. And you dropped the transmission & t-case using a chain cum-a-long & put a tankers bar between the rear of the cab and thru the windshield with it opened of course.
But I might have the biggest Dick! Or I might be the biggest Dick. No matter how you look at it, it’s the same thing.
I got the shifter free of the boot, all sensors and attached electrical detached. Slave cylinder removed, negatively be battery terminal disconnect, starter detached, 2x E12 bolts on top removed. Just need the motivation to go drop the tranny now.
I got every bolt off, the two E12’s, the two that double to hold the slave cylinder and the starter, the other starter bolt, they’re all out and the transmission jack is strapped to the tranny, but I can’t get that damn thing out. Even with help from another person. There’s a gusset or sleeve where the two bolt holes were on each side, and I think one at the top (NSG370), and I can’t slide it out for the life of me. I can see 1/3 inch of the sleeve, but can’t get it any further, What now? I freakin worked on it, jerking it, shaking it back and forth for an hour. Gave up.
Went back to the FSM, I don’t have the transmission in neutral. For crying out loud. I bet it will slide right out when I shift it into N
Hope it works. That will be a bit funny if it works easily now.
I know, but it makes sense, right, it’s engaged as long as it’s not in neutral. We;ll see in the AM
Everything looks big in a tiny hand.But I might have the biggest Dick! Or I might be the biggest Dick. No matter how you look at it, it’s the same thing.
Want to see something crazy?
This is what I saw when I rolled the tranny back.
This is what I saw when I rolled the tranny back.
Well we now know what the noise was from.... 
I did buy a clutch fork, glad I did. I may need a pivot bolt. About to go install the clutch.
as for the fly wheel. There was one place looks like it overheated. I don't think so bad. I used 220 emery cloth to work it a bit. I hope it's ok. I see some scratches from the emery cloth. Try to work them out, but it's hard to go in a perfect circle and get it smooth. Thinking about doing some 400emery cloth. IDK anything about this part of the procedure.
as for the fly wheel. There was one place looks like it overheated. I don't think so bad. I used 220 emery cloth to work it a bit. I hope it's ok. I see some scratches from the emery cloth. Try to work them out, but it's hard to go in a perfect circle and get it smooth. Thinking about doing some 400emery cloth. IDK anything about this part of the procedure.
They do not recommend machining the flywheel on the TJ because it is beveled if I remember correctly. It mentions it in the FSM and has been talked about a lot on here.
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I don't know that you can SEE the bevel. And I didn't know about it either until I'd read it on here a while ago. But it's good to know and this way you don't ruin your flywheel.
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