What did you do to your Cherokee today?
05-10-2014, 11:53 PM
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What did you do to your cherokee today?
Worked on my '00. New valve cover gasket, plugs, coil pack, and painted the headlight bezels and grille black.
05-11-2014, 03:01 AM
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Started my hack n tap install today. Didn't mostly prep work. Removed driveshaft, removed TC drop, filled TC with some fluid and measured about 4 times where i wanted to cut.
Tomorrow Will be the cut, drill, tap, install and test drive. After that Will be the cigar to celebrate. But tonight, some drinking to relax.
Tomorrow Will be the cut, drill, tap, install and test drive. After that Will be the cigar to celebrate. But tonight, some drinking to relax.
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05-11-2014, 03:30 AM
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Make sure you clean and lube the tap often, also don't force it. Use a magnetic screwdriver to get the shavings out of the hole. Hacking is the easy part, then it's basically just a matter of drilling your hole straight and center, which you should do with the motor running after center punching. It's not as difficult as everyone else (myself included) make it seem.
05-11-2014, 07:17 AM
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Got stuck and hit the rev limiter for the first time.
05-11-2014, 08:19 AM
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indeed. Don't paint while the valve cover is still on the jeep lol.
I cleaned all oil and grime off, scuffed with 240 grit sandpaper, then cleaned with acetone. 10 minutes later I painted with engine primer and allow it to dry 30 mins then lay down the color of your choice and wait 1 hour between coats. I put on three coats of yellow
I cleaned all oil and grime off, scuffed with 240 grit sandpaper, then cleaned with acetone. 10 minutes later I painted with engine primer and allow it to dry 30 mins then lay down the color of your choice and wait 1 hour between coats. I put on three coats of yellow
05-11-2014, 08:27 AM
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05-11-2014, 09:00 AM
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Six of Em and the instructions said they should go in the front three holes of the bumper...they aren't long enough to get through the bumper bracket, frame bracket, and frame. they stick through maybe 2mm. they're these short squatty little bolts. I wonder if they gave me a packet of back bumper bolts somehow? the steering box bolts were right, just can't figure these stupid little things.
05-11-2014, 12:03 PM
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Six of Em and the instructions said they should go in the front three holes of the bumper...they aren't long enough to get through the bumper bracket, frame bracket, and frame. they stick through maybe 2mm. they're these short squatty little bolts. I wonder if they gave me a packet of back bumper bolts somehow? the steering box bolts were right, just can't figure these stupid little things.
They don't go into the frame iirc, they should go into the bumper itself or get backed by nuts
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05-11-2014, 03:27 PM
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