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It’s been a while since I added anything to my thread, so I thought I would catch up. I’ve just been accumulating parts as my budget allows. Recently I was able to make some substantial purchases. Five 35” Tires, Revolution 5.38 gears with master install kit and install tools, some Artec...

I’m looking at the cross pin that goes through the carrier and two of the spider gears. The pin has a flat side machined into it. The flat side either faces the flat side or the teeth side of the ring gear. I didn’t pay attention when I removed it.

Thanks. I found that diagram too. I think it shows that the flat side faces the flat side of the ring gear. But I wanted to confirm with anyone that might have taken theirs apart before.

The cross pin has a flat side. Can someone tell me which direction the flat side should face? Toward the locker bladder, the direction the gear teeth face, or the other way?

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Tore into @Wildman’s 5.2 a bit more today. Some of the lifters were stuck. Same for the valves. From a build up of burned oil. Timing chain was real sloppy. The cam is worn. I haven’t pulled the pistons or crank yet. Just a couple caps to check the bearings. Not shot, but worn enough to...

Yeah, this is junk for sure. Just thought you’d like to see the full detail.

Just one more pic for clarity, without the valve. It's difficult to see but the crack goes down into the rougher casting area. Intake side isn't as bad, but it's there.

Speaking of heads. I mean, crack heads 😁 Here’s your crack on #2. Exhaust valve is pointing right at it. So now you know why it was overheating. 🔥 I don’t see other cracks. But I’ll see more once I get a spring compressor. Otherwise Just a lot carbon build up. Probably from the overheating.

Better to find out about the Duplicolor in the oven and not on the Jeep.

Another part of my plan is beadlocks and tires. Since I was going with a hp30 and Dana 44, 35s have been the goal. Crazy expensive beadlocks aren’t feasible for me. So I started looking into weld ons. I found TMR Customs. I had a set of 5 stock Jeep steelies from my Daughter’s TJ. So I ordered a...

Makes me wonder how it will hold up to the exhaust temps. Or do you think it was just the mix of the two paint types?

Yeah. It’s probably for the triangulation between the upper and lower links. It’s a kit from Clayton Offroad. I doubt they would have designed it too tall. The guy I bought it from didn’t have any issues.

It’s not actually a truss. It’s the mount for the top links of the long arm 4 link. I think it provides some structural strength. But not like a full truss.

Here’s how the front is looking after many coats of paint. I think it looks pretty sharp. I’m using Ace premium paint. It’s inexpensive, but man does it spray well. Some of the best spray paint I’ve ever used. We’ll see how durable it is. I can’t wait to beat it up. But touching it up will be cheap.

So here’s my Rubicon axle inventory 04 Rear, air locker 05 Rear, Detroit tru trac 05 Front, aid locker After a lot of discussion with different people I decided to move the Detroit carrier to the 04 rear and sell that. The Rubi stock front is an open carrier design. The rear is an limited...

A few coats of self etching primer got them looking good. I seriously considered going with olive drab paint. But decided on black. Jack stands is not a good working height. My back was killing me. And once I rolled the rear off the stands and dropped it. That was the last straw. I...

First task was to clean up. I hit the axles with the pressure washer and wire wheel. Then some phospho to kill surface rust and prep for paint.

My next focus was the drivetrain. The front is a LP Dana 30 and Dana 35 rear. I know those have to go. I had the Dana 44 rear. So I started looking for a front. I watch FB marketplace like a hawk. Always searching. Eventually I saw a HP30 and 8.25 for sale. $50 and about 2 hours from me. The seller was...

The first things I did were relatively minor. I put in a cb first. Mounted the antenna on the driver side fender. I was glad that I did it. But I’ve hardly used it. Next was a winch. I got a 12k Badlands from HF and a mounting plate. Later I chopped the stock bumper.