Continuing Removing Parts From the Tub

Every time I think I am getting closer to removing everything from the body, I find more parts. This is a never ending project. On this post I removed the wiring, master cylinder, pedals, and the steering column.

Keep in mind on some of these post that one of the main reasons I am doing this blog is to remind myself how everything was hooked up for when I start putting the Jeep back together.

This shows where the main wiring housing and master cylinder is located in the firewall.

I could not figure out how to remove this until I read online that there is a bolt on the engine compartment side of the firewall. I originally was not able to see the bolt due to the old wasp nest that was covering it up. It is amazing what I'm finding in the Jeep.

Removed the outside of the wire harness.

Here is the other side of the fuse box. This side was just held on by two long screws which were easy to take off.

I forgot to bleed the breaks when I was removing all the other fluids. I tried to bleed the breaks but ended up stripping the bolt on the driver side front breaks. Instead of messing with it, I just removed the master cylinder and dumped out the fluids. I'm sure there is still break fluid in the lines, but I will worry about that later.

This is after I removed the master cylinder. I was just held on by two bolts. The break pedal was attached to the master cylinder by a pin. (could not get a clear picture of that)

Here are a couple pictures of how the clutch rod was attached the the clutch pedal. It was just held on by a pin.

Here is the clutch rod on the other side of the firewall.

Clutch rod after it was removed.

Started to remove the pedals and steering column. This is a picture of a support brace holding the steering column up. This is held on by six bolts. Four of them are attached to the column as you can see in this picture.

The remaining two are attached to the pedal housing. You can see the left one in these next two pictures.

Here is another picture of where the two bolts are hooked to the pedal housing.

Here is the support bracket after it was removed.

This is not a great picture, but it is the best one I could get of how the pedals were attached to the tub.

Here is another shot of the pedals and steering column before they were removed. I did have to use a lot of PB Blaster on these rusted up bolts.

I wanted to mention that my new impact driver make removal of rust bolts so much easier. I also picked up an air ratchet.

Here are a few shots of the pedals after they were removed. I like how it comes out in one piece.

This was the last connection that I had to unplug. This connected the emergency break and the brights.

Here is the whole wire harness. I'm not looking forward to rewiring the jeep.

Here is where the steering column was attached to the tie rod. This was a pain to remove, but I did finally get it removed after greasing it up and hitting it a few times with the hammer.

Here is the steering column after it was removed. I might have to replace this whole thing because it is cracked in the plastic on the upper side of it.

The gas pedal was only attached to the body by two bolts. That white plastic piece was a clip that is hooked to the wire going to the carburetor. To unhook that plastic piece I just had to slide it up to the larger hole located above it and pull it right out.

Here is the gas pedal

Here is the wire that was attached to the gas pedal. The black clip holds it onto the tub. I just had to push that out.

Here is the bell crank that was attached to the clutch rod.

I just removed the side that was attached to the body for now. You can see where I had spayed more PB Blaster to remove the rusted up bolts.

Here is a shot of the breather tube and some more wires attached to the passenger side of the engine compartment.

Here is after I removed the parts

I called it a day because the wife wanted to go the the state fair, so I thought I would show a picture of some jackass that I saw at the fair.