90 Cherokee XJ rebuilding

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finally got the shift fork rail out. have been fighting to take out that pin (in picture). took it somewhere too but the guy there didn't have any idea and said it has nothing to do with that pin. so came back home, checked the diagrams for np242, the pin was the only way to get the forks out and kept fighting till I find the right screw.

there is slight damage on side where the front output fork sits on the rail. can it be my shifting problem? it was getting stuck when switching from 4x2 to 4x4 high/low.

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managed to clean up the cover. it wasn't that easy though. did a bit sanding inside and outside to get smoother surface and painted.

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time to have hot bath washed the engine block and transmission with pressured hot water. pressure wasn't enough ( Karcher K4.99 ) but still did a good job, something with 160 - 180 bar would do a lot better though. that W5 cleaner made it a lot easier. yes I did lubricate after washing it with water. don't want them get rusty.

oil passages around lifters got cleaner that I could notice them. and did a bit honing on piston skirts since there will be new rings coming.

yet couldn't remove the pulley, I don't wanna heat it up to pull out, waiting for pulley removing tool. probably will get it soon.

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removed the pulley and got the everything out from the block. meanwhile ordered a new timing chain.

did one more cleaning round before painting.

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painted the block to red

will do one more round tomorrow.

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very nice!

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pistons were full carbon deposits so I made piston soup