elarbolverde

Can someone puh-lease tell me how to access the spare tire (donut) compartment on a '97 Cherokee SE? I gots no owner's manual, just the Haynes and it doesn't want to help me out with this one. Thanks!

jeep3200

Sorry to say there is no spare tire compartment on Cherokees. The spare tire is mounted on the drivers side by the window. It sits on that little platform and has a J bolt to the inside of the fender to hold it in place.

My guess is the previous owner took it out. They did the same thing to me when I bought mine. Went to JY and got a new compact spare, J bolt, wing nut. I also scored a spare tire cover and floor mats at the same time.

96xjclassic

Couldn't have said it better myself. Good answer.

98 brutus

Found a squeaking on my front driveshaft sounds like its comming from around my transfer case any ideas?

elarbolverde

Ha I guess that explains why I couldn't find any info on the web or in the manual. The PO included a full size spare which I assumed wasn't in the donut compartment because it didn't fit. Thanks for solving this mystery. Gonna go check out exterior carrying options... Thanks again.

HeadbanginJ33p

Hey guys quick question here. Lately if I drive my jeep for longer than an half an hour she starts to heat up and and there is a burning smell, but the temp gauge stays right in the center as always. It will then start to chug, shutter, and if I stop it dies, but only if I stop. As long as I am moving it runs great. It starts right back up and will die again if I dont reach my destination soon. My oil pressure gauge had been moving around more than usual so I checked the oil and it was surprisingly low (not dangerously, but it shouldn't have been that low since I had the oil changed about a month ago). So I put some more oil in it thinking it solved the problem, but it just did it again the next day. Any suggestions? Throttle sensor maybe? I don't really want to drive it when its acting up like this, but I have to get to classes somehow. Just no long trips.

DocBoCook

Check that head gasket, or the engine block for a crack. Had a dodge back in the day, same problem, cracked block

Bohnett

I have 4:56 gears and want to switch out lockers. When it says 3:73 and higher or 3:54 and lower which way is lower and which way is higher. I'm trying to buy some eaton lockers and it says for gears 3:73 and higher, would that be mine? Or is it lower? I'm confused

Jeepjunky

ok, so i got my head gasket set (felpro) and it came with 12 O-Rings, not sure were they go or what they go to, any ideas?

Bugsy

The O-rings in a full kit are for things like coolant pipes and oil filter housing, camshaft position sensor, fuel injectors, valve seals, heater core hose fitting seal, intake manifold to throttle body seal, thermostat housing seal...
There are number of things they could be for but my guess is if they're small black rings, they're probably fuel injector o-rings.

Jeepjunky

^^alright that would make sense, well i didnt take the injectors out so im not guna worry bout them Thanks!

96xjclassic

You should sell them on here. I know a lot of people are doing Injectors swaps and they should definitely replace the old with new o-rings. Shipping would be cheap also.

Outlaw Star

Yes the ring set in the Fel-pro kit is for the injectors.

98 brutus

Well idk how to even describe what's goin on with my xj.. but when im in reverse and I tap the breaks my front axle shifts my pumpkin actually moves up and down and I've been feeling this weird shifting for a while I thought it was a bad shock but my whole front axle is jumping any one had this prob?

D3UC3S

Bushings are bad on the ctrl arms. Are they stock or aftermarket?

My RC short arm uppers are doing yhe same thing.