Recent content by Sperl

To be honest I'm not entirely sure why it works without the pad. It seems like the thickness would be off and it would be too loose without the pad, but those retainer clips have enough flex that I suppose they can compensate for some thickness variation. The hole notches keep the cylinder from...

1. Confirmed on city racer - I grabbed one from them ($45, if memory serves), it’s sitting on my workbench. But/because… 2. It’s not integral to (or required for) the lock, at least not on my 1982. My old one was super crunchy when I removed it about six weeks ago; I reinstalled lock cylinder...

Appreciate the clarification, thanks!

Clarification on the optional 12V power supply, please. Is this a set of two wires connected to rear, for connection to an existing 12V circuit behind the dash (this is what I'm looking for)? Or, a USB cable attached to the back...? Thanks!

Not much progress last week, mostly because I was too busy driving Clifford. I'm terrible at taking photos while out and about, but my bride snapped a few random shots to/from a hike on Friday. No crazy wheeling or anything, just a little bit of scenic non-asphalt and a fresh layer of dust. :)...

Replaced sway bar end links with new extended ones from @TRAIL TAILOR . I think the old ones may have been original. The bushings were hard/brittle/cracked/deformed, and the links did not match Clifford's lifted geometry. Both sides were worn to the extent that they were just kind of rattling...

With the fuel and vapor lines done I reinstalled the spare carrier crossmember and the winch raise/lower assembly thing. The spare is out of the cargo area and back underneath and I'll be honest - as soon as I cranked it all the way up and stood back I pretty immediately understood why lots of...

A few more things ticked off the list this week! I did the underbody fuel and vapor separator lines to match the ones I did in the body cavity a couple of weeks ago. I also replaced the filler neck hose, gasket, and clamps. I'm slowly replacing all of Clifford's rubber, and I'm finding the...

Ohhhh, this makes sense. A bit of poking around here tells me I do need a bushing fit kit for the center pin, so that's going on the parts list with new u-bolts and nuts. Thanks for this input - mud community expertise and experience for the save once again! 👍

Good feedback, thanks. I laid under Clifford a bit more yesterday to stare and meditate on this idea, and a couple more issues occurred to me. I’ve got one u-bolt (circled below) on each side with threads that have taken a hit and are bent or mangled. I’ve got enough clean thread to cut them...

I've been reading up on leaf spring theory and could use some input. Specifically - which leaves to remove to mellow out Clifford's ride? I've mentioned before that I'm pretty sure Clifford has lived a few different lives, and at one point was a heavily loaded beast. His suspension reflects...

Great feedback, thanks guys. I definitely have a couple of leaks to run down and haven't touched valves or timing yet, so it's encouraging that there's room for a bit more improvement. On the topic of timing - is checking/setting timing a huge PITA for everyone, or am I doing it wrong? I need...

I got into the auto shop today and took care of a few diagnostic and baseline maintenance type things. I replaced the old plugs and did a compression test while they were out. Compression test was fun and interesting - I've never done one before, and I got to figure out how to use a remote start...

My steering has a good bit of play in it, but I have a bad drag link end that I *hope* is the primary culprit. Nothing upstream of that has meaningful play in it, though the PO blamed the steering column u-joint and there's a replacement in my parts box just in case. When I got Clifford the...

Aftermarket charcoal canister is in. Lots of good into around here about that install and setup. One more thing off the list, big thumbs up as usual to the community on that one.👍 I swapped all of the lock cylinders over the last couple of days. Clifford came to me with one key that fit only...