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Could not have said it any better myself. Here's a page talking about how dispersants in ATF increase friction: Science Links Japan | Effects of Additives of ATF and Components of Friction Material for AT on .MU.-v Characteristics. You'll notice the succinimide listed as a dispersal agent is...

Oh boy, we get to vote on something here - now will that make it so? Ok, the argument on my side was I read something in another forum by a guy who seemed to know what he was talking about, and he said ATF might damage an IP. Jeepster said they only increase lubricity, but I found this...

I just had my A3 blow the crapola out of the middle tire (front-rear) on the passenger side. There was no sign of dry rot or anything wrong with the tire, and the only thing I could conclude was the CTIS sensor in the tire had a problem, as it did have some oil in it when I pulled it off to put...

Re: lube for getting tire on/off - I learned in chemistry like dissolves like, so petroleum-based lubes and rubber are indeed a no-no. I use a silicon-based oil and have found it works well. Now to my current problem. I blew the holy crap out of my M35A3s middle tire on the passenger side coming...

I think we are on different pages here. The stock intermediate shaft has only about an inch of travel as it sits, and this is due to the CV joint located at the top of the shaft being able to slide in and out, but the shaft is designed to collapse by about 6 inches in a front-end collision. If...

I see that. Looks like it might collapse about a 1/2" too! I ran into the same problem with the upper section of the XJ shafts I used. I figured a way to DD the shaft further down than it was, and cut it down so I could get back the 6 inches or so of travel it is supposed to have to avoid...

Have you installed the crossover steering yet? I used a 4" drop pitman arm and an '87 Suburban 2WD steering box, but have not ordered the tierod to replace the draglink yet. I traded a transmission piece for a Ford F-250 upper control arm that bolted right onto the passenger-side top kingpin...

In this pic, the first one posted showing the Borgeson shaft installed, it looks as if there is basically no portion of the shaft that will collapse and avoid impaling the driver with the steering wheel! Good luck!

"A little pricey" = $235 at the very least, and more like $280. To do all 6 of my CUCVs it would have cost at least $1400! Besides, where is the sense of accomplishment in going that route? I did all 6 trucks for less than $100, got to use my good ol' American ingenuity, and have upgraded the...

Since the stock GM top joint is actually a CV-type joint, I chose to use that in the upgrade. This also allowed me to upgrade all 6 of my CUCVs with just 3 of the '97-01 model XJ shafts ( I bought four shafts off ebay for a grand total of about $95 including shipping, and the lowest price I...

I'm assuming this is aimed at my last post, since there are some great pics of the beautifully-restored CUCV already posted. Anyway, to avoid hijacking this thread, I did a search and found the same OP had started a thread on the rag-joint upgrade and I posted at the bottom of that thread to...

Regarding the Jeep XJ upgrade You probably want the 97-01 years of the Jeep XJ intermediate steering shaft. I also bought 1 of the '84-94 shafts of the same model, but only the lower u-joint has the correct splines for the GM steering box. With the '97-01 years, you can use both ends and...

I am in the process of a cross-over steering crossover on my M1028, and modifying the rag joint to a u-joint on this and 5 of my other CUCVs. I found a very economical way to do this is to go on egay and buy 3 of the intermediate steering shafts from the Jeep XJ models ranging in years between...

I'll send you a PM, Allen, to avoid further hijacking this thread on a most-excellent build / upgrade.:beer:

While heat is the biggest enemy of a transmission, I think you might be going a little overboard with your $500 cooler. The main thing you want in an auxiliary cooler is for it to come in line after the radiator cooler has performed it's task as a liquid-medium cooler, you want the aux cooler to...

I'm glad to see the 700 used in this thread was a K-model. That case is worth it's weight in gold, well, maybe not gold, but definately more than aluminum - lets say copper. They are getting harder to find, and they can easily be identified by the big K on the bell housing, or if the unit is...

In my experience, it seems TH400s usually go out gradually, and it is usually burned up steels (each clutch pack has frictions and steels, and the frictions are the clutch material with the steels acting as pressure plates). TH400s are notorious for being hard on their steels. I always replace...

Why does the 4L60 and 3L60 (TH350) have the same center support design and low/reverse piston, but the 3L80 (TH400) has the same center support design as a 4L80E? I've built some very badass 700s in my time, some of which regularly see 800HP shooting through them, but I won't guarantee any of...

Dan, anyone who wires up a table saw and makes the case live, and doesn't check to see if it is live with a tester before proceeding any further, probably does need to be thinned from the gene pool. Life is full of dangers. Heck, one of your horses may have a bad day and kick you in the head or...

Well, this one is a licensed electrician, and he is very competent in his field with a great reputation in these parts. I also have a cousin who owns the electrical contracting firm that takes care of the whitehouse in D.C. If I'm really stumped, I can always call him. I'm just really stultified...