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  1. RaYzerman19

    Tech Day XIV

    IN, with toolbox.
  2. RaYzerman19

    Jeep

    Year 1985, Brampton, Ontario .... guess who built the very first YJ at AMC/Jeep/Renault? By hand. Yep, me (and a small team) on a 3D layout plate. The bare body-in-white (no paint) weighed around 250 lbs. (no doors/tailgate). We built 21 of them by hand as pilot engineering vehicles. Only...
  3. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    Pants, to service the relay arm, one pushes out the bushing spacers, pack with grease, reassemble...... unless you find rust, etc. you have to clean up, or in bad cases, new parts. The rubber bits you see are grease seals. There have been various threads in the past on how to remove...
  4. RaYzerman19

    2014 Stumble on accel.

    The owner reported high idle of 2000 rpm, would not drop below that. Sync attempted, then airbox removed to confirm one butterfly (#4) not closing. No measurements to say how much but obviously big enough to cause a significant issue. It was then buttoned back up and will be making a trip to...
  5. RaYzerman19

    2014 Stumble on accel.

    Nope, butterfly is not closing, sync not possible. Physical issue. All ofher three are closed...... awaiting further analysis by dealer. That's all I know. Common shaft, shouldn't be.
  6. RaYzerman19

    2014 Stumble on accel.

    Rats.... we may never find out the true root cause, which may be different in those two cases. I know of another case of constant high idle where initial indication is that one of the four butterflies is not closing completely (can't be sync'd) and likely a TB replacement will occur there.
  7. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    I would agree left side is better if the shim is same diameter as the pivot spacer and the bolt shoulder, which are also the same 16mm. That diameter will allow it (if it has to be thicker) to protrude into the larger hole of the clevis and become part of the bearing surface (i.e., maintain the...
  8. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    My reasoning for the washer idea and hesitation is this....... any washer on the right side (in my picture) pushes the pivot spacer left, so how much washer? Only enough to make the total suspension pivot spacer + washer a line to line fit into the clevis (need to measure the Penske setup to...
  9. RaYzerman19

    Tire Wear Patterns Explained - Dave Moss

    I struggle with the article too..... maybe some of it if the suspension was set up very poorly, maybe as some of it applies to race bikes with soft compounds.... never seen those patterns on any of mine either. His approach to suspension adjustment is a little different too.
  10. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    I suggested that earlier on, however, I re-thought that and I'm not so sure the washer idea is still a good one. Better to use the RaceTech bolt/spacer idea (spacer is 16 mm OD, 12 mm ID and 16mm long) doesn't have to be as long for sure, but anything longer than the OEM bolt's shoulder would...
  11. RaYzerman19

    A Big Shot of Color...Before We're Screwed.

    Very nice RR, Tom! It's a great time of year to ride.
  12. RaYzerman19

    New 2017 FJR Announced, Raven it is!

    2015's in Canada were same as yers...... '14ES was black, A was root beer. Oops, right you are. '15ES also available in Ass-Fault Grey.
  13. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    Re-did and made some more measurements if this helps: RaceTech clevis wall thickness - 0.23" Shoulder on Gen3A shock bolt - 0.21" (0.02" difference) (also noted it is not a separate spacer as depicted in the parts diagram) Width of RT clevis opening - 0.184" Length of suspension pivot spacer...
  14. RaYzerman19

    New zipper

    You know, the septic pumping guys tell you on a new tank, you throw in a dead skunk or rabbit to get the process going............ I don't know what else to tell ya.
  15. RaYzerman19

    Will there be a 2017 CFR?

    Amherst, NS would be nice and central to lots of stuff..... we need to con ask one the local scouts to check if there's a decent venue. Freddy on the way in (heard there was a nice girl there), Bathurst and the Gaspe loop on the long way home..... Agree the Nfld. trip is its own adventure.
  16. RaYzerman19

    Valve Stem Cores

    Cores are universal, but some designs vary slightly (usually at the little sealing part). No worries, pack a couple of what you got and you'll be good. Valve caps with gaskets inside are the better ones.
  17. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    A correction to my earlier post...... I found a bolt that came with a replacement suspension pivot I have. This bolt was quite long, and has a lengthy spacer, lengthy enough to protrude outside of the clevis.. The pivot spacer I mentioned at 1.2" is the shock spacer, which is slightly longer...
  18. RaYzerman19

    Gen 3 ES Suspension

    I'm curious to know more specifics about the damping to see if there's a solution. I've had various discussions with ES owners, and I think an objective approach with more data should help to arrive at better conclusions. The undersprung thing is coming to the forefront with those who are a...
  19. RaYzerman19

    Broken Penske Clevis.

    Although I haven't checked.... the shoulder on the bolt should be greater than the thickness of the Penske clevis..... again would prevent overclamping as any contributor to the stress problem.
  20. RaYzerman19

    Temperature readings on 2015 fjr

    Put your thermometer away, Wheatie!! It's likely way high!
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