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12-09-2007, 10:34 PM
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| |  QTs have a special lubricant
I forgot to mention, Grass-hoppy, that the Quadra-Trac cases use a special lube that is designed to make the clutches work without the stick-slip-stick-slip grabbiness that stuff like that often seems to have. It is some kind of friction modulating oil, the formula of which is known only to a very old guy who lives high up on a mountain in Tennessee; the rest of us just buy it and don't ask any questions. I don't use the special lube any more because I machined the clutches OUT of the Quadra-Trac in our '79 CJ so that it could be totally OPEN CENTER ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. The idea was that the Jeep would track better in twisty mountain roads in the snow...which it does. That oil is available from outfits like FWD Hardware. One other thing Grasshopper, .... when you go in and out of "E" drive, it helps a lot to do a figure eight. That enables the little sliding collar to pick up the splines on the differential cage a little easier. There is only one chance in sixty-seven trillion that the circuit is intact, but there IS supposed to be a switch on the QT that connects to a lamp in the speedo that tells you when "Emergency
Drive" is engaged.
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12-09-2007, 11:25 PM
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hey, my gauge does work... it was slapping the case and grounding out, so I fixed that, I also have 4 quarts of the good stuff you mention...
thanks for the info.
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12-10-2007, 08:16 PM
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Imagine a seventies CJ wih a functional QT indicator lamp. My moonguys are still shaking their heads about that one!
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12-11-2007, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by CJDave  Imagine a seventies CJ wih a functional QT indicator lamp. My moonguys are still shaking their heads about that one! | Mine still works too, Dave. 
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12-15-2007, 06:50 PM
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Good news... I hooked my 2 vacuum tubes up to my manifold vacuum as I am suppose to... one at a time until I get the switch Will is sending.. (thanks will!) and the thing works... works great. I was able to have full 4 wheel drive for the 1st time since I got it... and holy crap, you lock the arb lockers in the front and back and have the T-case locks... it's really grabbing now...
thanks guys...
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12-18-2007, 09:48 AM
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Being able to unlock all three differentials while in low range for turning is really nice too.
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12-21-2007, 03:20 PM
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WILL, got the switch and it works perfectly... my light works, the thing is locked up and man it's like a tractor. I have never had a fully locked jeep before. and still I can unlock the whole thing and it's nice that way to...
much appreciated... and great advice...
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12-25-2007, 09:46 AM
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Glad to hear it works. I got my rear axle mostly swapped over the weekend. Now it is spring over in the rear with stock springs and 5.38 gears. I still have to get my driveshaft lenthened 3" so it will reach. I'm back to an 18" running lenth since I moved the axel back 1".
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