Gear Swap with the Cheapest Parts I Could Buy: Good Idea? Maybe...

My Willys CJ-2A has had a major problem that I've been ignoring for years. Now I'm going to actually do something about it, so I went on Ebay sorting by "lowest cost first" and bought the cheapest and worst T-90 parts I could find. In this video I see if I can get them to work.

I'm not going to list the sellers, because I can't recommend them, and their names seemed to keep changing as their feedback scores dropped. All I have to say about this is "wow, how can they make these parts that cheap?" and "buyer beware! There's a reason they're cheap!"

[Oz]

Jeep with duals in the back? This thing gets cooler and cooler!

[BallBusta]

I am so glad he put a guard on the cut off wheel adapter. I've seen too many of those things explode to know you should always have a guard around those things.

[Jools-jl]

I see lowbuck garage i click and like.. welcome back.

[benjamincresswell]

Hi James, Thanks for taking the time to get out another video. I may have told you I had a 1946 CJ-2A in 1966, when I was 14. I got it as a basket case but w/ my brother and a couple neighbors we got it going. It really was tiny compared to Jeeps of the day. It fit thru the woods pretty good being so narrow.Mine didn't have unlock hubs & no posi diff on either end. 5.38's, WOW I had no idea. No wonder it only went 45 mph! We never licensed it, it never left the farm. One thing it did was get saplings wrapped around the drive shafts. They'd get wrapped w/ so many the clutch would slip. I bought a cable setup from JC Whitney that connected to the distributor to retard the timing from the seat. When the timing was set to where the engine ran good it wouldn't start. It kept kicking back. It acted like it had a square ring gear on the flywheel. I never figured out to pull the choke and flood it to start it back then. I sold it to a deer hunter in 1978 for $300. Neat vehicle to cut teeth on. Lots of stuff went wrong. Huh. ben/ michigan

[jethrokiefer]

hey low buck garage i love your solgan if your not having fun your doing it wrong

[ardtessa]

You could use the term "handbrake" which covers both options and you operate it by hand so you'd always be right !
Excellent content as always.
Regards, Ard

[Goomer]

Excellent work... I couldn't help but keep staring at the radio delete hole, surprised you didn't make a neato cover for it.

[rockystanaitis]

Loving the budget transmission rebuild. I now know more than I will ever use about old Jeep transmissions and transfer cases. Thank you for this video!

[michaeldixon]

I ran the Spicer 18 T case in my old Willys, behind a Ford 302. Took that pill out so I could use low range in 2 wheel drive. Best thing I ever did for those jeeps. Loved that T case, never broke it and abused it steadily

[Oz]

You are a genius with an amazing humour. Love your content. ❤

[perpetualgrimace]

The algorithm recommended the $2 jeep video and I'm really glad it did. You remind me a lot of my dad. He really wanted me to get into working on cars when I was younger, but we lived in Florida and the garage never had enough room for a car, and working on the hot pavement with floor jacks, I never realized it was supposed to be fun. At this point I'll never be a car person, but I enjoy watching you solve problems. I've also started emulating your positive thinking and sense of humor when things I'm working on don't go as planned.

[MLSgeek]

"I'll pay attention putting it back together..." made me laugh 😆

[allenthompson]

Great content, as always. I really love watching you wrench on stuff.

[That_ole_Dodge]

“I’ll pay attention when I put it back together had me rolling!” 😂

[dirk]

Sir you tease us with that rear axle, I can't wait to see whats going on there

[Frank-Thoresen]

When your workbench is full of stuff the floor is used. The solution is to build another workbench 😄

[Rmasters]

Let's take a second look at the gear lube specification. Sometimes the newer, GL4 had additives that can cause damage to brass synchros.

[copperclockmaker]

47:09 chock full o' nuts can. I have a few of those floating around as well.

[kenhelfrick]

Found your channel through another youtuber mentioning you. So glad they did. Love your content and look forward to more.

[ArthurRowley-zjdb]

Love Low Buck and the CJ2A. I will rewatch before removing the leaky parts but ours still holds second except on hard down shifts. This year it was carb and brakes, but things went well with your help and multiple tries.