Looking in the manual, it says 115 in/lbs for valve cover bolts torque. Other posts here have said as little as 55 in/lbs. can someone confirm? I'm using the felpro metal and rubber blue gasket with no RTV. Gotta get this right the first time. Thanks.

 

Ambient Air Temp Sensor that displays the temp on an overhead console.

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Torque? Clean the bolts, blast out the holes, use a short handled 1/4" driver until it seems tight. No need to go crazy or you snap the boltw. Works fine for me! It's just a gasket. Less critical than the diff cover.

 

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hi i just purchased a 99 xj that has a 2 inch lift with 33s, 5speed with a new clutch and what seems to be a fairly new slave cylinder. Ive driven it atleast 200 miles with not one issue at all. drove it this morning to work without a problem and after work on my way home it is extremely hard to shift especially down shifting to 2nd a 1st. If i rev the engine out it will shift a little easier and also when sitting in 1st gear with the clutch in at an idle it now vibrates. Any thoughts bc as of right now this is my only vehicle due to my truck being broke down as well?

 

Any dribbling from the hydraulics?

 

there seems to be no leaks at all thatthat i have been able to seesee.....its really hard to get into gear once i shut it off and have to go again

 

Is the fluid level down in the clutch master cylinder? I mean from when you checked everything when you first bought the truck. You Did check it all, right? <g>

I would also check around the cylinders (master and slave) for any wetness/signs of leaking.

Also: what does the fluid in the master cylinder resevoir Look like? Clean, clear, new? Or murky, dirty, and yakked? If other than new I would first try replacing the fluid by bleeding the slave cylinder until the bled-out-fluid looks new.

PHM
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1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport Issue

ok so i bled my clutch and put it the slave cylinder back in....clutch was rock hard and i gave it a little push and heard a popping noise...looked under and saw fluid coming from tranny for about 15 seconds then it stopped. pulled slave back off and it was in pieces i could only recover the seal spring and plastic grommet.....the push rod is still in there somewhere and also when i feel in the hole there is another piece which i am to believe it is what the push rod pushes against....how do i fix this????

 

1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport Issue

ok so i bled my clutch and put it the slave cylinder back in....clutch was rock hard and i gave it a little push and heard a popping noise...looked under and saw fluid coming from tranny for about 15 seconds then it stopped. pulled slave back off and it was in pieces i could only recover the seal spring and plastic grommet.....the push rod is still in there somewhere and also when i feel in the hole there is another piece which i am to believe it is what the push rod pushes against....how do i fix this????

 

and yes fluid was full and looked to be new and since i was told it was a new clutch and pedal felt fine i didnt doubt anything

 

What do you mean: "(I) put the slave cylinder back in" ?

Why did you take it out ? (assuming that's what you mean)

The master cylinder is a little hydraulic pump. It's cylinder is filled with fluid. The slave cylinder is a little hydraulic cylinder. If the system is air free then when you push on the clutch pedal the master cylinder fluid moves through the connecting line to the slave cylinder and forces the slave cylinder piston to move. This is a pretty powerful force and moves the level inside the bell housing which forces the throw-out bearing against the clutch plate and releases the clutch plates spring pressure and so disengages the actual clutch plate from the flywheel.

I am way over here - and not there - but my first guess is that the slave cylinder was re-installed wrong in some way. My next guess is that something has become immovable about the clutch parts inside the bell housing.

If you poke something stout into the slave cylinder hole can you make the lever in there move? The stoke is fairly short - maybe an inch.

PHM
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I took it out to bleed the line....i pumped it by hand and pushed the air out of the system filled it with fluid again and did it once more til no more air bubbles....i then put it back together like i took it off got in the truck pushed the peddle and heard a pop...like i said then saw some fluid under vehicle below trans and took it back out to find it to be in pieces and missing the push rod now.....when i stick my finger in the hole and it feels that it is the lever which you talk about and its just floating around in there....

 

Whoa! Those are cheap enough. I'm getting a '0' reading on my console.

Anybody know of a way to test these to know if they're good? Mine is there and connected, and so far have not found a problem with the wiring.

 

2000 XJ Limited with 4.0 - Turn signal problem. When I turn on either the left or right turn signal, which were working fine the entire time I have owned this Jeep, there is a sound like finger nails on a chalk board and the lights flash kind of intermittently between normal operation and a delayed interval. Sometimes, the on-off interval even seems to be abnormally quick and sometimes they won't flash at all, staying steadily on (or off) until I fiddle with the lever a bit. Anyone experience this or have any diagnostic advice?