What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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Used the same stuff for my gutters and it has held up for a couple years nicely. Very little fading in south Texas sunshine.
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I removed the cup holder from the center console since it interfered so much with passenger legroom... No one would say as much but I was sitting over there the other day doing some cleaning and couldn't help noticing how much it stuck out.
Picked up one of those folding plastic Attwood cup holders from the marine section and made a quick & dirty aluminum bracket to hold it in from behind the dash trim... Not too shabby.
Even with a six-foot, 300-lb gorilla in the seat with it slid halfway forward it doesn't mess with legroom, and holds a man-sized tasty beverage securely through all manner of driving shenanigans.
Picked up one of those folding plastic Attwood cup holders from the marine section and made a quick & dirty aluminum bracket to hold it in from behind the dash trim... Not too shabby.
Even with a six-foot, 300-lb gorilla in the seat with it slid halfway forward it doesn't mess with legroom, and holds a man-sized tasty beverage securely through all manner of driving shenanigans.
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Stupid me I was confused by the hub bolt head shape at first until I realized they're just 12pt socket heads. Wired brushed em' down and gave them a couple blasts of penetrating oil the night before and it went pretty easy all things considered. With both tires off the ground you can cut the wheel to expose the bolts and get some leverage. As a precaution I went back and forth a couple times on some to make sure none snapped.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get the hubs off and the axles out. Then I have to order up some parts.
I won't be able to work on mine at all this weekend but I hope you keep us posted on your thread, Good Luck!
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Year: 2000
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It took me five minutes with a pair of pliers to pull them off. I'm happy I did there was all sorts of mud and salt and dirt just waiting to rot out my doors. Next I'm going to clean them and paint the bottom panels black along with some Cherokee stencils I'm playing with at work.
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Model: Cherokee (XJ)
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Took the MJ to a local club meet.
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Year: 2012
Model: Grand Cherokee (WK)
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These pics are from the other weekend, haven't had time to post. First one is what it looked like when I brought it home and the Grey is Rustoleum Oil Based Paint cut with acetone. It is going to take several coats but I am please with it so far.
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Been watching your thread. Got some part numbers off of it as a matter of fact. Are your parts in?
Stupid me I was confused by the hub bolt head shape at first until I realized they're just 12pt socket heads. Wired brushed em' down and gave them a couple blasts of penetrating oil the night before and it went pretty easy all things considered. With both tires off the ground you can cut the wheel to expose the bolts and get some leverage. As a precaution I went back and forth a couple times on some to make sure none snapped.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get the hubs off and the axles out. Then I have to order up some parts.
I won't be able to work on mine at all this weekend but I hope you keep us posted on your thread, Good Luck!
Stupid me I was confused by the hub bolt head shape at first until I realized they're just 12pt socket heads. Wired brushed em' down and gave them a couple blasts of penetrating oil the night before and it went pretty easy all things considered. With both tires off the ground you can cut the wheel to expose the bolts and get some leverage. As a precaution I went back and forth a couple times on some to make sure none snapped.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get the hubs off and the axles out. Then I have to order up some parts.
I won't be able to work on mine at all this weekend but I hope you keep us posted on your thread, Good Luck!
Happy wrenching
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Going to be putting the xj down for the summer for a complete engine and trans upgrade it's time to get the summer car out and have some fun with it
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Year: 1996
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