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Old 03-23-2014, 09:29 PM
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Fixed a leak in the right rear tire, loaded the family up and went to the outdoor range at the Wildlife Mgmt area and did a little shooting. Then hit the trails for a bit. Whole family had a blast. Hope to get new tires this week (on different wheels as well).

Also (since I just got the jeep about a week ago), I put together a 'necessary items' kit to carry in the Jeep. So far I have basic hand tools (wrenches, pliers, a few sockets, screwdrivers, vise grips, etc.), tow chain, tow strap, come along, 4 way lug wrench, small floor jack, hatchet, oil, ATF, fix-a-flat, hammer, rope, knife, lighter, rags/shop towels, etc. Believe it or not I fit all of that in one of those plastic totes and have it in the cargo area and still have plenty of room to spare.

I used my last tire plug today so I need to restock those as well.

Feel free to add suggestions of any other must haves.

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Old 03-23-2014, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1arunem
Fixed a leak in the right rear tire, loaded the family up and went to the outdoor range at the Wildlife Mgmt area and did a little shooting. Then hit the trails for a bit. Whole family had a blast. Hope to get new tires this week (on different wheels as well). Also (since I just got the jeep about a week ago), I put together a 'necessary items' kit to carry in the Jeep. So far I have basic hand tools (wrenches, pliers, a few sockets, screwdrivers, vise grips, etc.), tow chain, tow strap, come along, 4 way lug wrench, small floor jack, hatchet, oil, ATF, fix-a-flat, hammer, rope, knife, lighter, rags/shop towels, etc. Believe it or not I fit all of that in one of those plastic totes and have it in the cargo area and still have plenty of room to spare. I used my last tire plug today so I need to restock those as well. Feel free to add suggestions of any other must haves.
make sure the ATF is dexron mercon III fluid not ATF-4
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New window regulator, for some weird reason though it doesn't wanna roll up the last 1/4 of an inch.
O2 sensor
Tps
Map sensor
Glove box latch, previous owner broke then disassembled the original.
Overflow spout on my radiator broke off, found a threaded brass barb, screwed it in slightly and used some (I know I'll catch crap for this) JB Weld to seal it up nice.
Installed a new electric fan (Previous owner removed the original one)
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I broke both lower shock mounts on the axle while doing some rear suspension stuff and surprisingly none of the upper bolts...
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Changed fuel Filter, new plugs, wires, crankshaft position sensor, removed and deep cleaned throttle body, removed and cleaned fuel injectors, new auto shutdown relay. I just picked up a new throttle position sensor, but I'm out of daylight and its cold outside. Hopefully after that, she'll start...
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Found out my rear passenger side shock is leaking bad, could that be caused by the exhaust rubbing on it? Looks like i'm going to be replacing them soonish.
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I went and looked at my track bar before work. Something didn't make sense. So I went on IROs website. Apparently they sent me a bolt for the axle mount. No idea where it is though. I got that thing a year ago... and I know I didn't install it.

Any suggestions on the best place to get a 12mm x 80 cl10.9 bolt?
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Filled it back up after a few days of driving. Clocked it all up at 20.9 MPG. Same pump & everything.
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Originally Posted by Axel1831
I went and looked at my track bar before work. Something didn't make sense. So I went on IROs website. Apparently they sent me a bolt for the axle mount. No idea where it is though. I got that thing a year ago... and I know I didn't install it.

Any suggestions on the best place to get a 12mm x 80 cl10.9 bolt?
You could probably just call em up and ask for one.
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Originally Posted by ThatDude114

You could probably just call em up and ask for one.
I emailed them asking about it. Seeing I've recently purchased a few things from them maybe they will be nice.
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Originally Posted by Axel1831

I emailed them asking about it. Seeing I've recently purchased a few things from them maybe they will be nice.
Hopefully, I don't see why they wouldn't. If not I'd look for a bolt store somewhere around you, or there are speciality hardware websites where you could find one.
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Originally Posted by F1Addict
I want a cement driveway. Ive got this black asphalt **** that crumbles away. Cant use creepers, cant use jacks very well. Hides oil spills decently though.

Was that just a radiator change? Looks like you were crawling about underneath the passenger side a bunch. What did you record that with? Ive wanted to do time lapse stuff, but I generally work like 10 hours at a time when I do haha.
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Originally Posted by JerrytheJeep
I want a cement driveway. Ive got this black asphalt **** that crumbles away. Cant use creepers, cant use jacks very well. Hides oil spills decently though.

Was that just a radiator change? Looks like you were crawling about underneath the passenger side a bunch. What did you record that with? Ive wanted to do time lapse stuff, but I generally work like 10 hours at a time when I do haha.
I replaced the radiator and the trans cooler lines. That's why I spent so much time under the passenger side, one of the lines was being difficult. I used my GoPro to shoot the time-lapse, it was about 6 hours (2148 frames with a mixture of 5 and 10 second intervals). I once had an asphalt driveway and hated it.
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
make sure the ATF is dexron mercon III fluid not ATF-4
It is Mercon. Thanks! I also added a gallon of water to my 'survival kit'.

Also replaced the air filter, cleaned the throttle body and ordered the CCV hose assembly from NAPA.


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