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Sleepy Jeep habits?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Old Bill, Mar 29, 2005.

  1. Mar 29, 2005
    Old Bill

    Old Bill Aggressively passive....

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    Just curious...I've been driving the Jeep to work more lately, and I've noticed a few "Habits" as the Jeep slowly wakes (warms) up. Most notable is a few minor noises for the first couple of miles while everything warms up. Also, my speedo reads about 10mph too fast for the first 3~4 miles.

    Anyone else have weird sleepy Jeep things like this?
     
    Old Bill, Mar 29, 2005
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  2. Mar 29, 2005
    lynn

    lynn Time machine / Early CJ5 HR Rep Staff Member

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    The speedo problem sounds like grease in the cable sleeve, maybe grease/gunk packed in the speedo gear housing, or even in the cluster. Clean all of these, lube the cable and cluster works with a graphite or moly dry lube. Tcase gear oil should lube the speedo gear.

    Otherwise, mine wakes up rather slowly too... :D
     
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  3. Mar 29, 2005
    speedbuggy

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    No difference in noise from cold to warm. There are so many...
     
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    Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

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    My worn body mounts creak and thump a little more when it's cold or wet out.......
     
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    sasquatch

    sasquatch I'm big in Japan.

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    You know I gotta try this on my Exploder. I have the same problem, and its usually much worse when it gets really cold out... which would make sense...

     
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