Recent content by kent rogers

I installed the cable today and that solved my problem.

Here is a photo of my new cable and the ebrake system on my jeep. Looks like there is another spring on the rear cables inside the brake drum. I have not pulled the drum off yet to take a look.

I case this helps anyone else.... I have continued to work on this problem. I discovered there is no spring to assist pedal return included in the under dash assembly. The only return assist comes from the afore mentioned spring on the front cable. I bought a new front cable and found it...

My newly purchased '75 CJ5 will soon need a trasmission. I beleive it has the T-18 (original) trans installed now. I have been looking at Novak's web page and it looks like if I bought one of their rebuilds I could upgrade to a T-19. I spoke to them a whille back and was told I could send my...

Thank you.....

I'm having trouble with my ebrake system (1975 cj5). It has the foot pedal to operate. I took the assembly out to inspect it because the pedal is very hard to depress and it does not activate the rear drum brakes. When released, the pedal only returns a short distance. I then pull it further up...

Thank you JPN for the info. Looking at the photos you posted my diff's (they both look identical) look like they might be the Dana 30. Have ten bolts and the shape seems to be the same. Hopefully the service manual will help me confirm the model. I can not find any id marks on the axle tubes or...

Can anyone tell me a reliable way to identify which model my diff's are??? I just bought a 1975 CJ5. I have ordered a service manual and hope this will at least tell me what the stock diff's were but the Jeep is 45 years old so I'm not sure if anything may have been changed out. Thanks