12-29-08, 09:02 AM
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#91 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: New Jersey, dump here please
Posts: 118
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Any update? Still staying in gear or ???
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Originally Posted by mudnyreye
I think mine is #121. It is an early one. It has worked perfect since installation. Soon after the bad pub came out, I took a trip to Tellico. I was fully loaded and coming down Trail 1 to the state line. It is a long downhill with whoops. Coasting pretty much, when I crossed the bridge at the bottom... no output on the running gear...Stuck! THE ORION CURSE!!! I crawled under the Cruiser and found that the shifter arm had popped off of the selector arm. Manually, I put it in 2HI, and was on my way. The entire weekend was spent underneath the Cruiser, switching it back into gear... I was really tick'd. I spent a tremendous amount of tim assembling my Orion. I spec'd everything, replaced anything less than tolerance and thought that I had a really tight T-case. Coming home, all the junk in my head about having to Yank it again, made for a bad ride. At the shop, I inspected everything and found the problem. R Front Motor Mount had separated causing the motor to Hop and hit the floor pan. Replaced the Mount and I have not had a problem since. I even went down upper 2.. No Problems. I love It!
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'76 FJ40 stocker resto candidate
'78 FJ40 destiny unknown
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