Reviews for Crown Automotive J8128163 Hard Top Cam & Cable for 76-86 Jeep® CJ-7

all good

Same as the other review - nice part but for some reason they made the cables about 1/2" too long. I made it work by not attaching the bolt through the eyelet and just clinching the cable with the bolt. I would like to have seen better quality and I am not sure why they would have extended the cable, but I can open my hatch.

Made well, but cables are too long. Had to set loop end nearly 90 degrees perpendicular to get tension right.

The cam I received is of poor quality. 1) It is put together in the opposite orientation of the cam shown in the photo, and of the OEM cam on my 83 CJ7, so it is useless (cables emerge from upper left/lower right of the cam) - what this means is the handle would have to turn in the opposite direction to open the liftgate, and most T-handles won't even turn that way. I purchased a T-handle as well, and it will not work with this cam. 2) It is not engineered tightly, so the cable on one side slips off its securing pin. I will be chatting with Quadratec for a replacement/reimbursement.