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Old 10-04-2011, 10:47 PM
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I'll try tomorrow or Thursday, what year is you rig
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Old 10-05-2011, 12:09 PM
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Does anyone know what else the third bullet connector is for besides the rear wiper because that keeps shorting out my parking lights fuse, also the license plate lamp is not connected could that cause the problem?
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Old 10-05-2011, 12:41 PM
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how in the world does one reach the lower 4 intake/exhaust manifold bolts? i cant reach them...
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Old 10-05-2011, 12:51 PM
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They're difficult but doable. Takes some wrangling to get in there and maneuver your wrench. Use a universal and extensions if you're having too much trouble.
If you have the equipment, release the left hand motor mount and lift the engine. You'll only get a few inches but that's usually enough.
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do both of you have bigger than stock size tires? do both of you have a new speedo gear to compensate for them tires so that your odometer reads correctly? if not then you might be off on what your thinking your getting vise what your actually getting for MPGs. just a thought.
my gps tells me the miles and i have 31 12.50 15s
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Originally Posted by LoveMy89Anya
how in the world does one reach the lower 4 intake/exhaust manifold bolts? i cant reach them...
I had to use a combination of short and long extensions with a universal in the middle and had to change it up for each bolt.
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:37 AM
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my gps tells me the miles and i have 31 12.50 15s
so your gps works like an odometer and tells you how many miles youve traveled the whole time and never resets until you manually do so? i honestly dont know becuase i have never used on.
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I have a question. I replaced all the TRE on my jeep and did the control bushings as well. I didn't have dw before this. I got it aligned, drilled the track bar axle bushing to use a 7/16 bolt to make it tighter. It doesn't have dw anymore and if the road is mostly smooth it is perfectly smooth no vibes at all even at 75 mph. But the issue is if one tire hits a bump the steering wheel shimmys for a second. Would a loose steering box cause this? Thanks!
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Thank you for creating this, I must have spent an hour trying to figure out how to post a question on here. I just bought my first jeep, a 92 cherokee 4.0L, and I have a squeak that is driving me CRAZY. It only makes the noise when I am in drive, and slowing down to a stop. when approaching a stop, the noise starts before I even hit the brakes, and it continues until a complete stop is reached. I have greased the driveshaft and u-joint inserts, and it still continues. can anybody point me in the proper direction in what I need to do to figure this squeak out? any good ideas will be greatly appreciated. Is this a common issue with the cherokee, also?
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Originally Posted by onemeantexan
Thank you for creating this, I must have spent an hour trying to figure out how to post a question on here. I just bought my first jeep, a 92 cherokee 4.0L, and I have a squeak that is driving me CRAZY. It only makes the noise when I am in drive, and slowing down to a stop. when approaching a stop, the noise starts before I even hit the brakes, and it continues until a complete stop is reached. I have greased the driveshaft and u-joint inserts, and it still continues. can anybody point me in the proper direction in what I need to do to figure this squeak out? any good ideas will be greatly appreciated. Is this a common issue with the cherokee, also?
Welcome to the forum! And mine did the same thing and turned out to be the speedometer cable where it attaches to the cluster. If the noise is coming from your brakes, you might want to have em checked.
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Old 10-06-2011, 04:05 PM
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Part Number for the TRE thats in the drop pitman arm?
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Originally Posted by onemeantexan
Thank you for creating this, I must have spent an hour trying to figure out how to post a question on here. I just bought my first jeep, a 92 cherokee 4.0L, and I have a squeak that is driving me CRAZY. It only makes the noise when I am in drive, and slowing down to a stop. when approaching a stop, the noise starts before I even hit the brakes, and it continues until a complete stop is reached. I have greased the driveshaft and u-joint inserts, and it still continues. can anybody point me in the proper direction in what I need to do to figure this squeak out? any good ideas will be greatly appreciated. Is this a common issue with the cherokee, also?
Run some further tests:

Does it do it when coasting in neutral?
Does it do it when you speed up also?
Is it speed dependent (speed of the squeak that is)?
Does it get louder when you turn one way or the other?
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So...I went browsing thru out a bunch of threads and the search bar and only found problems vaguely similiar to mine. I have a 98 cherokee, and the left tail light is out, the break lights are still functioning. I've checked all the bulbs and fuses. Also there are a few other problems, such as my driver side door panel speaker doesn't work, the left side blinkers blink faster.
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Old 10-06-2011, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeperscreeper98
So...I went browsing thru out a bunch of threads and the search bar and only found problems vaguely similiar to mine. I have a 98 cherokee, and the left tail light is out, the break lights are still functioning. I've checked all the bulbs and fuses. Also there are a few other problems, such as my driver side door panel speaker doesn't work, the left side blinkers blink faster.
When your turn signal blinks faster, it's an indication that a light is out...obviously your left rear. Get yourself a multimeter and check the voltage (same with your speaker connection).
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What size heads are the rear upper shock bolts?
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