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10-15-2010, 08:53 AM
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Arrrghhhh!!!
The wiring on both my Jeeps is beginning to fail!
More things not working....or working slowly!
Very poor ground distribution design!
Does anyone make replacement wiring to replace the original wiring??
Either that or I'll be replacing one wire at a time.
The wiring on both my Jeeps is beginning to fail!
More things not working....or working slowly!
Very poor ground distribution design!
Does anyone make replacement wiring to replace the original wiring??
Either that or I'll be replacing one wire at a time.
10-15-2010, 09:05 AM
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im in the philippines...
ohh.. my mistake.. so it was a straight 6..
no idea if its a facelift or not.. will try to check the year on the registration papers when i get ahold of them..also i will post pictures of it..
is there anything that i can look for to help me determine if the TCU used to be integrated with the ECU..?
ill try out that shifting in 1-2 postition..
the regear sounds like a good idea..where can i get the new gear ratio?
ohh.. my mistake.. so it was a straight 6..
no idea if its a facelift or not.. will try to check the year on the registration papers when i get ahold of them..also i will post pictures of it..
is there anything that i can look for to help me determine if the TCU used to be integrated with the ECU..?
ill try out that shifting in 1-2 postition..
the regear sounds like a good idea..where can i get the new gear ratio?
facelift:1996-2001
you can buy the gears on e-bay, but you got to find out wether the rear axle is a dana 35 or a chrysler 8.25.
Regarding the TCU, my bad, it was never integrated in the ECU on XJs, it was on ZJs (grand cherokee).
10-15-2010, 09:13 AM
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I need someone to send my a link or something to find either a whole fenderflare set including mounting bolts for a 1997 xj 4door or tell me where i can get new bolts or what to use in place of them.
I went to take off the flare to paint them because the do not match the black bumpers, but i keep snapping bolts! and before i countinue i wanna make sure i can repleace them.. so please help me !
I went to take off the flare to paint them because the do not match the black bumpers, but i keep snapping bolts! and before i countinue i wanna make sure i can repleace them.. so please help me !
10-15-2010, 09:15 AM
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Hello,
I have a 1995 XJ...Auto.. I noticed my trans fluid is over full..I think I overfilled it by mistake. the warm level is right at the first bend on the stick....no leaks or anything..am I safe to leave it like that , or do I need to drain some out?....
Also ever sense i have had this XJ it has seemed to shift to 2nd gear a little slow or soft (long ) shift.. any ideas or is this the norm for the AW4?
Thank you so much for the help..have a great day!
I have a 1995 XJ...Auto.. I noticed my trans fluid is over full..I think I overfilled it by mistake. the warm level is right at the first bend on the stick....no leaks or anything..am I safe to leave it like that , or do I need to drain some out?....
Also ever sense i have had this XJ it has seemed to shift to 2nd gear a little slow or soft (long ) shift.. any ideas or is this the norm for the AW4?
Thank you so much for the help..have a great day!
10-15-2010, 09:22 AM
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So Idk much about transfer cases. I'm kinda new to jeeps but oh do I love em. I love my jeep. I'm always putting money into it to make it better. But anyways my transfer case is going out. I have a 95 xj auto and 4x4 of course. Lol but anyways will a 99 xj np231 case work on my jeep? Mine said 231 j idk if there was a big dif I just don't wanna buy it and find out it won't work on it.
10-15-2010, 09:42 AM
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Arrrghhhh!!!
The wiring on both my Jeeps is beginning to fail!
More things not working....or working slowly!
Very poor ground distribution design!
Does anyone make replacement wiring to replace the original wiring??
Either that or I'll be replacing one wire at a time.
The wiring on both my Jeeps is beginning to fail!
More things not working....or working slowly!
Very poor ground distribution design!
Does anyone make replacement wiring to replace the original wiring??
Either that or I'll be replacing one wire at a time.
If things are starting to not work well i would start with the main grounds of the system, those being:
1. Battery - terminal to fender
2. Engine block to firewall (right behind valve cover - note that this ground requires a special copper braided cable)
3. Interior fuse box to body
10-16-2010, 03:08 AM
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Hey guys, My son has a 91 xj that the tilt steering is moving about 6 inches every wich way 
I bought him a steering column out of a 96 (That was already pulled) and was told it would fit right in but looking at the wireing harness on the 91 its under the dash, the 96 plugs in right under the key. It does not look like it will match up. Or do you think theres just a harness thats missing? Maybe I just need to go to pick a part and see if they have a harness that goes from under the key down under the dash. I dont know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If not no worrys.
Thanks
I bought him a steering column out of a 96 (That was already pulled) and was told it would fit right in but looking at the wireing harness on the 91 its under the dash, the 96 plugs in right under the key. It does not look like it will match up. Or do you think theres just a harness thats missing? Maybe I just need to go to pick a part and see if they have a harness that goes from under the key down under the dash. I dont know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If not no worrys.Thanks
10-16-2010, 05:05 AM
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Hey guys, My son has a 91 xj that the tilt steering is moving about 6 inches every wich way I bought him a steering column out of a 96 (That was already pulled) and was told it would fit right in but looking at the wireing harness on the 91 its under the dash, the 96 plugs in right under the key. It does not look like it will match up. Or do you think theres just a harness thats missing? Maybe I just need to go to pick a part and see if they have a harness that goes from under the key down under the dash. I dont know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If not no worrys.
Thanks
I bought him a steering column out of a 96 (That was already pulled) and was told it would fit right in but looking at the wireing harness on the 91 its under the dash, the 96 plugs in right under the key. It does not look like it will match up. Or do you think theres just a harness thats missing? Maybe I just need to go to pick a part and see if they have a harness that goes from under the key down under the dash. I dont know. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If not no worrys.Thanks
10-16-2010, 05:27 AM
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"Wobble steering" appears to be a common problem. LOL. I just fixed the same thing on my 90. I went to Pull-A-Part and bought a column out of a 91, only to find out the blasted thing was 3/4 of an inch shorter. Everything else was identical. Had to wait a few weeks until they had another good one, so I got one out of an 89 and it went right in. I checked lengths on various years (87-95), and the 91 column was the only one that was shorter. Still haven't figure out why...
10-16-2010, 06:31 AM
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"Wobble steering" appears to be a common problem. LOL. I just fixed the same thing on my 90. I went to Pull-A-Part and bought a column out of a 91, only to find out the blasted thing was 3/4 of an inch shorter. Everything else was identical. Had to wait a few weeks until they had another good one, so I got one out of an 89 and it went right in. I checked lengths on various years (87-95), and the 91 column was the only one that was shorter. Still haven't figure out why...
10-16-2010, 05:21 PM
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10-16-2010, 10:48 PM
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ok i added my lift on the front today it totaled up to about 3 inches my track bar is too short now so do i have to buy an adjustable one or can i homebrew one or what? i spent a total of a hundred dollars on the entire lift and dont want to go and spend double that on just the track bar so a little help please