Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

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DougyintheBushies said:
Just got a call from the shop. He said he found it . The joint in the drive shaft is bad. He said the case looked good and the shaft tested good on the machine but he rotated it and found it.
I couldn’t test it by pulling the rear cause the front auto locker wanted to push me in a ditch.
We’ll see.
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That’s good news. I hope he’s not the type that finds one thing wrong, stops there and assumes everything else is ok. When I replace a ujoint on a driveshaft I rebuild the whole shaft since all the joints have the same mileage and what’s the point of pulling it again 3 months later.

I had a strange flutter sound that was due to a bad centering yoke on the rear driveshaft. It was especially bad on startup under load in 1st and 2nd, and with speed it quieted down but was still there. Sounds similar to yours.
 
JMT said:
Well I rebuilt the shaft about a year ago and remember that joint bind up. I bolted to the case and had to force it to free it up. I must of boogers it upThat’s good news. I hope he’s not the type that finds one thing wrong, stops there and assumes everything else is ok. When I replace a ujoint on a driveshaft I rebuild the whole shaft since all the joints have the same mileage and what’s the point of pulling it again 3 months later.

I had a strange flutter sound that was due to a bad centering yoke on the rear driveshaft. It was especially bad on startup under load in 1st and 2nd, and with speed it quieted down but was still there. Sounds similar to yours.
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JMT said:
That’s good news. I hope he’s not the type that finds one thing wrong, stops there and assumes everything else is ok. When I replace a ujoint on a driveshaft I rebuild the whole shaft since all the joints have the same mileage and what’s the point of pulling it again 3 months later.

I had a strange flutter sound that was due to a bad centering yoke on the rear driveshaft. It was especially bad on startup under load in 1st and 2nd, and with speed it quieted down but was still there. Sounds similar to yours.
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I rebuilt that shaft about a year ago chasing a vibration and I remember the joint bonded up and I had to force it to get it free to rotate. I must of boogered it up. That’s why I took it also to be checked.
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JMT said:
That’s good news. I hope he’s not the type that finds one thing wrong, stops there and assumes everything else is ok. When I replace a ujoint on a driveshaft I rebuild the whole shaft since all the joints have the same mileage and what’s the point of pulling it again 3 months later.

I had a strange flutter sound that was due to a bad centering yoke on the rear driveshaft. It was especially bad on startup under load in 1st and 2nd, and with speed it quieted down but was still there. Sounds similar to yours.
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i remember chasing a vibration and fixing it after rebuilding the rear drive shaft. I also remember it binding up on me and I had to force it into place.
I picked them up and he told me the cap was spinning in the yoke and knocking back and forth. I pray this fixes it. He also resealed the case and I hope that RTV don’t clog my pickup tube.

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Tried to take the Jeep out last Saturday and was quickly surprised with loss of power cuts over and over.
Jeep went into limp mode and I drove it back home.
Got P0335 Crankshaft sensor circuit problem.
The sensor is tight in between the trans tunnel and bell housing. The Sensor is actually touching the tunnel.
Will get a picture later.
Not sure if it cracked it or what but I ordered an other mopar sensor to swap in after I try making some more room around the sensor.
 
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DougyintheBushies said:
Tried to take the Jeep out last Saturday and was quickly surprised with loss of power cuts over and over.
Jeep went into limp mode and I drove it back home.
Got P0335 Crankshaft sensor circuit problem.
The sensor is tight in between the trans tunnel and bell housing. The Sensor is actually touching the tunnel.
Will get a picture later.
Not sure if it cracked it or what but I ordered an other mopar sensor to swap in after I try making some more room around the sensor.
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I've been wondering how you have been doing??

Get the Jeep running, when it dries up, we got some wheeling to do!!!!
 
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Here is a pic of the cps touching the tunnel. I scratched a mark around it so I knew where to wack.
I got tired of waiting for Amazon to ship the new one so I took out the old one and massaged the tub and reinstalled. Cleared the code and test drove. Seems good.
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