Vanilla Gorrilla blog

[#S194]

Got a ton of snow at the house.

Garage is still not fully setup as we have been doing projects inside the house.

Took the Jeep out and got it stuck on my property. Steph had to come give me a tug with the suburban.

This week I’m getting my new tires mounted on beadlocks. And on my new spare rim. And also diagnose the clunk.

I love living here.

Oscar looks like he's loving it. Can't wait to retire and head that way.

 

[GordoSmasho]

New Johnnies

Pulling the rear end tomorrow to fine the clunk.

 

[GordoSmasho]

Found the clunk. Unfortunately it was what i thought it was.

Looks like a very bad setup. In my haste to get the jeep running, I neglected to run a pattern when i bought this rearend. Oh well live an learn. Looks like ill be putting new gears in this bad boy.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

Im sorry man

 

[GordoSmasho]

Im sorry man

Totally not even trying to blame you man. Its all good

 

[twinhauler]

Looks like you need to go to the dentist. You got some chipped teeth..ouch!

 

[GordoSmasho]

Yeah. Almost every tooth has a stress crack or chip at the heel. Noticed the backlash is pretty loose so that would explain that.

 

[87matchief]

Happy for you Gordo. Congrats on the house and move. I'm sure you will love it way more then the Bay Area!

 

[GordoSmasho]

So i found the source of failure. The carrier bearing cage was contacting the seal housing and ate up the bearing. That caused the backlash for be out of adjustment. I cant believe i was driving on this for almost 10months

Also found out that it is indeed a rubicon housing not a standard jk housing. I reached out to arb. Even though i bought this from jon, and he bought it from someone else, they still warrantied it. Insane customer service. They send me new sets of arb shim packs, a new seal housing and bulk head fittings free and next day aired it to me. Super cool. Unfortunately i will be out of town next week. So ill have to get back to it week after next. I am building a case spreader. So the install should go very smoothly.

Im also installing my new tnt track bar. Ill wait till its daily drive able again before i move forward with the atlas and winch install.

 

[OnTheRocks]

Love the pics of the new place. Where abouts in the Reno area did you end up? We're looking into places but haven't decided where to go yet...

 

[GordoSmasho]

Thanks man. We are in the Virginia City Highlands. About 5miles north of virginia city on 341.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

Gordon is workin on a new look. Its called magnum.

 

[GordoSmasho]

 

[GordoSmasho]

Brought home another fleet member on friday. Serious upgrade to my towing capability. Gettin ready for moab.

Its a 2000 Cummins 5speed 4x4. Setup with 100horse injectors and a smarty tuner. Airbags and 5th wheel hitch. Dana 80 rear. Needs some minor tlc and chasing down some leaks. Im super stoked.


Jeep reassembly to happen this week.

 

[twinhauler]

Nice tow rig

 

[GordoSmasho]

Alrighty. So this is the first pattern. .009 backlash.

Jk 44 rubicon rear housing.

 

[GordoSmasho]

What do you guys think. I think the pinion might be too close

 

[blondejoncherokee]

Looks pretty good . You could run it as is or play with it a little more

 

[GordoSmasho]

I think ill run it. Axle reassembly an reinstallation will have to be next weekend. Im down in the bay all week.

 

[GordoSmasho]

Look ma’ no jackstands!



Im still waiting on a sensor plug kit from 4wheelparts and then the rearend can get filled up with fluid. And i have two nuts that need flags, then bleed the brakes and im ready to break in the gears a bit. Ill be driving it to work for the rest of the week to break them in.