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Apparition said:
Fuck, I've already sold the drivetrain out of my new LJ and I'm yet to put a wrench to it so I can deliver it. Hard to get motivated when parts are still months away.
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i've not yet been in wait for any big ticket items but i also don't have many.

i have heard that the Atlas is running mid may now and i'm considering putting in an order....then i got 6 months to fill the jar. assuming they don't sack ya until it ships.
 
Apparition said:
Fuck, I've already sold the drivetrain out of my new LJ and I'm yet to put a wrench to it so I can deliver it. Hard to get motivated when parts are still months away.
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I hear your lack of motivation speech. Damn Ryan. Feel for you man.
 
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someguysjeep said:
i've not yet been in wait for any big ticket items but i also don't have many.

i have heard that the Atlas is running mid may now and i'm considering putting in an order....then i got 6 months to fill the jar. assuming they don't sack ya until it ships.
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I ordered my atlas in October and was told it was looking like April delivery. FYI, I don't pay for this until they are ready to build it so you may want to get in the line now.

Ordered the LS and trans in September and have no idea when it'll be delivered.

Ordered MTR's in May and was told they'll deliver in March.

Lot's more ordered and it's looking like March/April for those pieces.
 
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Wildman said:
Yes but you've driven yours at least.
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Yeah, Washington folks can’t even drive their rigs! Damn. It was enough living with Inslee. Now we have this on top of that. Pretty much unbearable
 
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Apparition said:
Get 2, one that works and one you work on.
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a larger garage is priority at the next residence, then i can do this crap while the snow flies. even planning larger axles i won't make changes until next winter unless i break something to expensive to repurchase. and maybe even have an atlas by then.
 
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someguysjeep said:
a larger garage is priority at the next residence, then i can do this crap while the snow flies. even planning larger axles i won't make changes until next winter unless i break something to expensive to repurchase. and maybe even have an atlas by then.
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Sadly I’ve got a three stall and vehicles in three storage units.
 
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Ok, so my neighbor works on 18 wheelers and has been an XJ guy for years. Always re-building a transmission or doing some electrical work on a vehicle. I asked him to ride in it. At first he said, that’s weird. He thought it was in the front. He got out (He loves the rig BTW. He’s like, this is bad ass!). He listened and watched and said, no, that’s something in the rear diff. Locker, pinion bearing, gears? There was no metal in the fluid.
 
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I didn't see where you loaded a bushing on the bench? Don't get crazy checking the wild stuff until you check the easy, obvious stuff. Get that driver's side UCA off and wiggle it around on a bench. Be SURE its not separating on you. This isn't bashing MC...Just trying to help you isolate the issue. Anything bearing related would make noise all the time. This only happens under load. That is a clue...and a big one. You need to pay attention to it. Something is moving under high load and causing the noise. You need to find that. To me, the most obvious place for unwanted motion is those rubber bushings. That's why I keep bringing it up.
 
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If you change the rear pinion bearing will that affect the pinion depth and therefore need to be shimmed differently? Or is it a simple swap?
 
rasband said:
I thought that too, but when one of mine started having issues it was only under certain conditions when it would make noise (initially).
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bobthetj03 said:
My outer pinion bearing made a bunch more noise on decel than it did under load.
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I guess a bearing CAN make noise under load only...but He really hasn't checked those bushings yet. From an ease of crossing things off the list perspective...they are VERY easy to check, vs tearing bearings out of the diff or off the pinion shaft. That's the big reason I keep pushing the bushings. Make sure those are good before checking the other stuff. Its two bolts...5 minutes tops, to pop one of the arms out and check it on the bench. So, in less than an hour, he can have all four arms checked and make SURE the bushings are not torn from the middle balls.

He has listened to the noise on jackstands and found its coming from the T-case area. He found a bad bearing in the SYE. Good find, but not it. the noise should still be coming from the same area. So, logically, in my mind, the DC shaft is rubbing because the bushings are letting the pinion angle go wonky. Until he proves me wrong, that's my theory. Like I said, its not about bashing MC arms or bushings. Its just that the evidence, as relayed though the thread, points me that way.
 
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Mike_H said:
I guess a bearing CAN make noise under load only...but He really hasn't checked those bushings yet. From an ease of crossing things off the list perspective...they are VERY easy to check, vs tearing bearings out of the diff or off the pinion shaft. That's the big reason I keep pushing the bushings. Make sure those are good before checking the other stuff. Its two bolts...5 minutes tops, to pop one of the arms out and check it on the bench. So, in less than an hour, he can have all four arms checked and make SURE the bushings are not torn from the middle balls.

He has listened to the noise on jackstands and found its coming from the T-case area. He found a bad bearing in the SYE. Good find, but not it. the noise should still be coming from the same area. So, logically, in my mind, the DC shaft is rubbing because the bushings are letting the pinion angle go wonky. Until he proves me wrong, that's my theory. Like I said, its not about bashing MC arms or bushings. Its just that the evidence, as relayed though the thread, points me that way.
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Work ramps up tomorrow, but if I can’t sleep or I get done early, my next move is to remove that driver UCA and test it, then others. Honestly, they look pretty much new, so I don’t have much hope. My neighbor said he heard the clicking from the rear diff. He mentioned an oil flapper that throws the gear oil up on the ring and pinion. Wanted me to turn the rear locker on and put it under load. I did and still got the phenomenon.

UCA tomorrow hopefully. It would be a nice Christmas present.
 
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