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For about 20 years off road racing was held at Stewart Hermany’s farm near Wanamakers, PA and hosted by the EC4WDA 4 Wheel Drive Trailblazers. The location was unique and offered three kinds of competitive events. Flat drags, obstacle course, and a hill climb.
Region B Racing Memories from Days Past: Years ago, back in the 70’s and early 80’s competitive off-road racing reached it’s peak and became the “golden age” of Jeep racing. Region B of the EC4WDA stretched the eastern half of Pennsylvania into New Jersey and south into Maryland.
Jeep recently announced the special edition 2012 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. With a substantial media campaign to promote this special edition including TV commercials, print ads, billboards, and a sweepstakes Jeep is seeing that the word gets out. This newest edition to the special models includes special equipment such as steel bumpers and …
In an article on Leftlanenews.com information was revealed about Jeep’s 2014 lineup. It includes a new compact crossover SUV to replace the Compass/Patriot line (which Jeep, under Fiat management indicated that there is no room for two similar models). The Liberty may receive a new name or come under an entirely different makeup. Who knows …
UPDATE – Snow: The northeast weathered an unexpected freak snowstorm in late October. This storm wreaked havoc in several states due to heavy snow and leaves still on the trees. Through all this we got a chance to put the new tires to the test in the new fallen snow. Read the details Goodyear Wrangler …
Driving by a local Jeep dealer and spotted a new 2012 Wrangler Unlimited Arctic Edition. The Jeep was an amazing white color (not done justice by the camera). The matching flares and top made the Jeep nothing but blinding white.
CHECKING DRIVESHAFT ANGLES IN THE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL PLANE WARNING: Rotating shafts can be dangerous. You can snag clothes, skin, hair, hands, etc. This can cause serious injury or death. Do not work on a shaft (with or without a guard) when the engine is running Use the following procedure to check driveshaft angles for …
Obtain a release bearing based on the above measurement and install it on the fork. Be advised that forks with the flat type spring require that the tips of the fork AS WELL AS THE TIPS OF THE SPRING are installed in the groove of the release bearing. This chart shows the length of the …
Hydraulic Style Linkage Hydraulic clutch linkage systems have moved into dominance in the past two decades, and generally with good reason. The most common rendition of this linkage consists of the pedal pushrod against a master piston / cylinder, a high-pressure tube or line and a slave piston / cylinder whose pushrod pushes the clutch …
Clutch Release BearingAs its name implies, this is the bearing that releases the clutch. It is often referred to as a “throw-out” bearing. They come on a number of different style carriers. The carriers, in some cases, vary considerably with the particular engine. In the GM line, for example, the bearings are all the same …
