Dont mean to hijack the thread. Did the backway to crown king earlier this year and swore off doing it alone again, but I'm always up to making the run with other people if invited. Seems like it gets harder each year I run it.
I’ve been living with a similar issue for years on my 04 Rubicon, sticking and squeaking in the summer. Just got around to replacing the master/slave with a new prefilled assembly and now it shifts like a new(ish) Jeep.