1984 Eagle wagon

[carnuck]

I haven't done it yet, but the Ebrake cables from the Eagle diff should fit. XJs that swapped to 8.25 just swap in the D35 cables.

[Seagulls n Eagle]

So I'm looking at redoing the brakes on my 8.25. When I do I'll add the e-brake cables. It's a good thing because the eagle ones are brand new.

Yesterday I routed and mounted the master clutch master cylinder reservoir.
Been a while since I bent up some steel line. It came out ok. Could have done better but it looks sufficient.


Waiting on Novak order for transmission Install.I have a clutch slave, flexible flaired line and an additional pilot bushing. I'll be able to work on modifying the spirit clutch pedal.

My dashboard looks like it thru up wires. Not looking forward to the wringing out the wiring.

The jeep starter is high on the wiring list. Looking at it seems like it has direct power/ground and a signal wire for selonid.

Hope to get something done today

[jpgreen]

I just jumpered the signal and power terminal and used the eagle solenoid on the fender.

[jpgreen]

http://forums.amcevolution.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1561 page 5 or 6 gives both ways to do the starter

[eaglefreek]

It might be an optical illusion, but you want to make sure your reservoir is higher than that bend in the line that goes into the master. Otherwise air might get trapped there.

[jpgreen]

I mounted mine in a similar spot, absolutely could not find a better way. Mine I used rubber instead of hard line, so I filled and bled it with my wife holding it up, then mounted it. Hope to find a better option someday but it works.

[Seagulls n Eagle]

You know what eaglefreak, your right. I couldn't put my finger in what I didn't like about the job but  you did. It's below the level of the top of the reservoir but it's an uphill travel to the bottom of the reservoir. Looks like I may have to try again. Maybe ill try to get it into it's right location next to the brake booster This time.

Thanks everyone for the tips on the starter! That was a big help. That's going to be an easier than expected jop, gotta love those. It's also going to have to be high on the list when everything goes back in.

Haven't done much today other than put her up in ramps and jack stands so maybe I can get the transmission jack under her.

[Draekon]

I'll try to get a picture tomorrow of where my stock reservoir is.

[captspillane]

In some, maybe all, of 1981 both four cylinder and six cylinder Eagles got the same resevoir. Four cylinder Spirits also got it and those have the same system as Eagles. Six cylinder Spirits were mechanical clutches.

The stock location was a bracket mounted on the other side of the brake booster along the fire wall. The hole for the bolt is present in all Eagles. The bracket wrapped around the resevoir with a screw in the same way the evap cannister bracket is shaped.

In maybe some of 1981 or 1982, I'm not sure when, they stopped putting the nice resevoirs in six cylinder Eagles but kept putting them in four cylinders. In 1983 all the six cylinder Eagles had the stupid horrid plastic tube style resevoir. The plastic tube style ended in a vent exactly the same as the vent found on top of the differential vent tubes. They have a very small volume and are prone to cracking, which has stranded me several times in several different Eagles over the years. Putting the older style resevoir in is a huge upgrade for those Eagle owners stuck with the plastic tube.

Incidentally the part numbers from four to six cylinder slave and master clutch cylinders are different according to Rockauto but in practice they are all interchangeable. The six cylinder slave has a shorter rod but that can be swapped for the longer rod in a four cylinder. There is small differences in bore size but it doesn't matter much. I will say that a six cylinder slave and master set in my four cylinder Kammback has a longer throw and the pedal has to travel slightly further toward the floor to find the bite point but it isn't enough of a difference to notice. Since availability comes and goes in cycles this is important to know. One of them is always available but usually you need to try several similar vehicles to find the one in stock.

[Seagulls n Eagle]

Thanks everyone!

Ill  bend up another line. Ill be able to do a better job this time. Ill see if I can squeeze it in where it's supposed to be.


I looked at the clutch pedal last night and think I have an idea of using an aluminum plate and a shoulder screw. Bolt the plate to the pedal and shoulder screw to plate.  It should be quite strong as well. Also, I don't have a welder. Figure if I do it this way I can change it if it doesn't work. One step at a time.

[Draekon]

Here's a couple pictures from my '81

[jpgreen]

Looks nice, my 88 has wires there, a LOT of wires.

[Seagulls n Eagle]

Thank you Draekon, and to all Much appriciated. I'm going to take a closer look at trying to get the resivoir n the proper place. It would be a much shorter run and all down hill from that location. I wish I had the factory mounting bracket but not a hard make one to work.

I didn't get anything done today other than brakes on my girlfriends car. I didn't want to complain but I spent more time on her car at one time than Ive been able to work in my eagle in weeks! At least she has fresh brakes.

Maybe get something done tomarrow

[Seagulls n Eagle]

Didn't get to bending up a new line for the clutch master but did get the pilot bushing anf flywheel installed.





Tomarrow, hopefully clutch and transmission

[Seagulls n Eagle]

Managed to torque down the flywheel and install the clutch and clutch plate today.

Quick question. The clutch disk didn't have a label on it that said "flywheel" side. I mentally noted how it came apart from the XJ it came from but my head hasn't been screwed on real strait.  So I don't quite trust my memerory.

Anyone recognize the orientation of the clutch disk?

Tomarrow, hopefully transmission.