my HJ60 revival (build?) (1 Viewer)

[mcmlxxxv]

Did you lightly grease the input shaft where the throwout bearing carrier rides?

Yep , everything is ok ... But I should have rebuilt it before .... Just ordered a Kit from Radd cruisers in BC ... Won't go fishing on my first vacation week end ... But I should be able on the second one

 

[duncanrm]

Bugger.. sometimes projects just explode in scope dont they! Thankfully the H55F is well supported with parts/documentation.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Bugger.. sometimes projects just explode in scope dont they! Thankfully the H55F is well supported with parts/documentation.

True ! Should get the parts next week ... I will prepare the transmission for that

 

[cps432]

True ! Should get the parts next week ... I will prepare the transmission for that

I wanna see you do this….

 

[mcmlxxxv]

I wanna see you do this….

ahah you will , I will take pictures for sure

 

[mcmlxxxv]

I now wonder If im doing thetransfer case also .... Didnt order the kit for it but damn Im getting stressed about it and low on money ...

I have 3 Tcases laying around so at least one should be fine in the worse case scenario... I wonder if I can put my vacuum actuator on a regular t case tho because all the others I have are manual Tranfer case. Might as well just convert it to manual ...

Anyway im open to Opinions on it .... My deception level is pretty high considering all the work it implies

 

[cps432]

I now wonder If im doing thetransfer case also .... Didnt order the kit for it but damn Im getting stressed about it and low on money ...

I have 3 Tcases laying around so at least one should be fine in the worse case scenario... I wonder if I can put my vacuum actuator on a regular t case tho because all the others I have are manual Tranfer case. Might as well just convert it to manual ...

Anyway im open to Opinions on it .... My deception level is pretty high considering all the work it implies

I would rather have a tight strong t case and a sloppy transmission. The rebuild kit isn’t really THAT expensive and if you’re going into the transmission you HAVE to go into the t case anyway. All you’ll have to do is press bearings in and out and reseal it. To skip it after all this work would be pretty silly. It’s not like it’s a $2500 job. More like $250. If you have to wait a while then wait a while.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

yeah , I might just put it on credit to have it running ASAP.... Anyway , like you said I have to open it so I will inspect it before getting to conclusions...

Still not sure what is causing the noise ... bearings in the transmission for sure but I dont think its only that ... Anyway I will open it all and see.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

OK! today was a bit of a relief .... the bearing howling don't stress me much but there was a weird grinding sound that I couldn't find ... only when rolling , worst at low speed and erratic at high speed ....

speedo cable wasn't even tight and the sound came from there (FML....) thx to this forum ... someone had the same issue a while ago

Im still gonna rebuild the transmission , but not on my vacation weeks.... I will go fishing with the truck, noisy bearing don't bother me much compared to what the cable was doing (quite insane actually) . Plus I will save a little more and do the transfer case overhaul at the same time and have a whole new drivetrain.

So tonight I put the interior back in and tomorrow im going to work in my noisy truck.

 

[duncanrm]

You are driving it to work ?? wow.. that came together fast!

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Yess well everything was still there.I only verified what I could have done wrong and found about the speedometer cable ... The howling of the bearings is still there ... But much less stressful than the sound that the cable made

 

[duncanrm]

Stupid question.. did you check the fluid levels in the trans and transfer?

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Stupid question.. did you check the fluid levels in the trans and transfer?

Yes I changed everything for new oil. Bearing are spotted from a long storage probably ... The sound is much lower too!

 

[duncanrm]

I'm amazed how quickly you brought this together.. well done.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Told ya

Very noisy .... But running , shift good too. Better when the transmission is hot.

Idle is a bit high , but the RPM is not working ... Not sure why probably the sensor. I will get it fixed and tweak the fuel pump after.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Fixed the RPM sensor that was faulty ... Wires were bent to break so I sandblasted the epoxy resin and soldered new wires to the sensor.

A new one cost over 200$ ... Mine was already not working so I figured out I would give a chance to my DIY fix ,

Soldered new wires and buried them in fresh epoxy and it work !

I will now be able to adjust my Idle and while at it remove the kickdown wire bracket left from the Automatic setup.

 

[mcmlxxxv]

Nothing new regarding the manual transmission... But I'm on vacation ... Had to wrench a little ...

So I installed my front sway bar , should have done that before ... It's a nice improvement for city driving !

Couldn't find new links ... So I bought some 3/8 threaded rod and two links from a Toyota Echo and made them.

Sway bar bushing and brackets from a Volkswagen

Does the job ahaha .

I think I messed up with the fuel pump "fuel screw" also ... I need to be very gentle on the throttle or I'm rolling coal .... (Not that much. But too much)

So that's my tomorrow's project

Beer expedition tonight , runs fine with a whining transmission

 

[88Retired62]

That front sway bar is pure DOPE (as in “sick”, “rad” or near “genius”) and from your narrative/ driving experience achieves complete torsion functionality! Dr. Frankenstein is smiling down on you!
Enlighten us further with a few more pics from a front angle perspective!
A vacation well earned!!

 

[mcmlxxxv]

That front sway bar is pure DOPE (as in “sick”, “rad” or near “genius”) and from your narrative/ driving experience achieves complete torsion functionality! Dr. Frankenstein is smiling down on you!
Enlighten us further with a few more pics from a front angle perspective!
A vacation well earned!!

As you asked here are the photos of the front Volkswagen brackets

I winded back my fuel screw to "where it was".....

Still, I decided to look at my timing again since when I push the clutch to stop it sputters and get back to idle.

I knew it wasn't perfect last time , well I had a doubt .... And we'll it was off ...

Tried to put it on point but I can't reach the last 4 degrees.... Seem like the pump housing hit the bracket ...

Not sure I want to remove the pump again or if there is another way to set it up ... I'm thinking about cutting that part of the housing to get the adjustment I need ...

 

[duncanrm]

Odd.. are you sure you're timing this correctly, spill tube #1 - what mark are aiming for the on the crank? This pump ran just fine with your A440F didnt it? It cant have shifted timing so dramatically.

You push the clutch and the engine stops?? This is odd.. something is not right.