Since the transmission & transfer case rebuild all I've done is drive it.
Unfortunately I've got an increasingly noticeably vibration at 100km/h.
As this week there was so much rain we were stuck for four days with absolutely nothing to do.
In the interests of staying sane I got the Jeep up on the hoist ... again
First I noticed the NV245 front output shaft oil seal is leaking again.
I was a little suss of the bearings on the front output shaft at assembly.
So I've replaced both bearings.
The front one had a noticeable knock in it when twisted with both hands.
Maybe, just maybe, as the original owner never replaced that dreaded prop shaft CV,
the bearings were flogged out from excessive vibration.
On the trip home I've noticed two things.
Way less vibration and almost an elimination of the on-float backlash.
This also shows up as that dreaded clunk on downshift & forward/reverse selection.
When on the hoist I also noticed an eighth turn of the rear diff and slight play in the pinion.
Probably the new all steel tailshaft having an effect as it's a lot heavier than the OEM alloy.
And finally we raided the engineer's office and stuffed around with his 3D printer.
Of all the things we printed, the washer nozzle was the only thing Jeep related.
As you can see, our first effort had really poor surface finish
Oh well, kept us amused for a whole shift.
Only two more oil leaks to go
Getting there
Jeep With No Name
Turbo o'ring
