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With factory suspension, the dent accommodates the drive shaft when the left wheel is stuffed all the way up into the fender.
Good to know. If mine ever needs replacing I’ll get a non dented one. I can’t imagine ever being in a situation with one front wheel stuffed all the way up, on a stock suspension. Lifted and larger tires, yes.
I replaced the thermostat about two weeks ago. It was running cold and lo and behold, a couple bolts and burping later... Solved! Unfortunately I didn't know about the weep hole situation, but I'm not looking to take it apart again. Really happy with my first real fix to the car
Went to the Denver U-Pull U-Pay to grab a clockspring to complete the Cruise Control upgrade for my '97. The dang threaded hole for the puller bolt stripped out and I was SOL. I tried to use the "hooks" but they just slipped off. This site only had two 97+ XJ's and one '98 Wrangler (no cruise though). I might drive to Colorodo Springs tomorrow morning as they have a ton of 97+ XJ's at the U Pull it lot there. On the way home look what I traded my old and worn-out F-150 for...
2017 Limited. Has enough creature comforts to keep the wife happy but doesnt have the unreliable Quadra-Lift air suspension. I also test drove a '14 Ecodiesel and was blown away by the torque but terrified of the $15k engine exploding at any moment- no thanks.
Finally got around to fixing my motor oil leak. This was a motor oil leak coming from the bellhousing. I re-sealed the transmission and still had a leak so I turned my attention to the motor. No other oil leaks at least, my oil filter elbow has been good since I replaced its O-rings and my valve cover does not have any UV dye anywhere around it, so thats holding up too.
I had already replaced the oil pan gasket and the RMS when I got the Jeep not that long ago but it was leaking real bad. Not my valve cover, either, just a really poorly done oil pan gasket and a questionable RMS. I'll admit to my poor mechanic's skills in the picture below, but in my defense I have learned a whole deal since then and ive saved even more from doing work myself instead of at a shop.
(Dont hate on me, I have come a long ways since this)
I would have finished today but I accidentally damaged the new RMS when I was trying to install it (Im nowhere near a mechanic yet) but I did use brass tools so I did not mar my crankshaft any. The first time I had to replace the RMS it was hard as a rock so I took a 1/4" brass punch and cut it short for rigidity and then filed the sides down until it matched the profile of the RMS and its a truly wonderful tool for getting the top half of the RMS out. Anyway, I only had the one new seal so I had to stop work since the shops were closed, I will buy another seal tomorrow and get the job finished up, hopefully for quite a while. I made sure to clean the pan of any RTV after that goopy mess, and I took my time cleaning the block too, so fingers crossed!
PS, it was a huge pain dropping the oil pan. I was able to do it with the pump and pickup tube in place, but I had to jack up the axle a little while I was dropping the pan. The frame rails were up on jackstands. It was drop the pan a bit, raise the axle a tiny bit, drop the pan some more, raise the axle more, etc. until I was finally able to squeeze it out without warping it. Stupid transmission dust cover was so in the way.
On the way home look what I traded my old and worn-out F-150 for...
2017 Limited. Has enough creature comforts to keep the wife happy but doesnt have the unreliable Quadra-Lift air suspension.
When I started searching for a worthy replacement for my trusty XJ, I was considering the WK2. I was going to avoid the Quadra-Lift and instead install an OME suspension kit. Was also looking at one old enough to not have that fugly looking gearshift that ended up being a really bad idea.
New rear wiper arm and wiper blade. I had tried exercising the old arm, and once I got it free I was like “just a little more for good measure, work in the lube some more”. And the spring tab broke off. So this time I put low temp silicone grease on the pivots and worked it in, hopefully this one doesn’t seize up.
I am little curious about the rechargeable air blower.
LOL.
I don't think links work on here so if you type the following into an Amazon search box, the first one should be the "electronic compressed air duster" tool that I have that is the "TGBOX" brand: B0CNSM1SPJ
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Finished installing the cruise control components into my '97 today. I had to do the airbag transfer too -- make sure you take photos before you unbolt anything from the airbags so you can route everything as it was. My '97 had the older style steering wheel so I had to change out the air bag "cover" (as the junkyard calls it). The explosive charge unit comes out very easy (junk yards won't sell you the explosive charge; you take it out and leave it with them or in the old car). It looks like a metal hockey puck.
I also installed a new downstream O2 sensor as the old one was holding at 1V. I had a hell of a time getting the old one out. I strongly recommend buying the $7 o2 sensor thread chaser tool at Autozone and run that in before installing the new sensor. I installed a Bosch 13138 from RockAuto.
When I started searching for a worthy replacement for my trusty XJ, I was considering the WK2. I was going to avoid the Quadra-Lift and instead install an OME suspension kit. Was also looking at one old enough to not have that fugly looking gearshift that ended up being a really bad idea.
I tried out the 2014-2015 with the "joystick" shifter. My 80-year old parents are able to operate their Caddy/BMW's with the "joystick" shifters just fine. Seems like the issue lies with the driver BUT I do agree with the "keep it simple stupid" approach they went back to in 2016 onward.
I don't think links work on here so if you type the following into an Amazon search box, the first one should be the "electronic compressed air duster" tool that I have that is the "TGBOX" brand: B0CNSM1SPJ
Wasn't able to find it on Amazon but after poking around a bit was able to find what I think you have on Ebay.
I tried out the 2014-2015 with the "joystick" shifter. My 80-year old parents are able to operate their Caddy/BMW's with the "joystick" shifters just fine. Seems like the issue lies with the driver BUT I do agree with the "keep it simple stupid" approach they went back to in 2016 onward.
I honestly didn't like the way it looked and liked the older style better. This ended up being about 6 months before the "joystick" ended up in the news. I've had a few rentals with joysticks (Prius, Volvo) and while I didn't care for them, they were OK.
A few years back I had a rental Chrysler 300 which just had a dial. When I 1st got behind the wheel, my 1st thought was w-t-f??!!! but found it surprisingly easy to get used to. Of course, it's just another gimmick, like push button shifters - & square (alright, "quartic") steering wheels.
01-18-2024, 01:51 PM
