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Old 03-20-2013, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 884x4
Not necessarily in 4wd but about 50% of the time it just makes a little clunk while accelerating or braking. Sometimes turning. But is my tcase supposed to wiggle some if I shake it? Cause I can move my rear drive shaft back and forth with all my strength and it moves the tcase. And sometimes when I do that I hear the clanking. But in the car it sounds like its in the rear.. idk its weird, iv googled it untill I was blue in the face and checked ujoints and all. Is there anyway the ujoints can be broken or worn out and look fine? Thanks guys. I'm going to an off road park Sunday and would really like to figure out what's going on
No it's not supposed to move , grab your drive line in park and twist it back and forth if it moves u joints are shot but find out why you transfer case moves.
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That's what's weird, I can't swist my drive shaft one bit. Thanks for the reply! Do you know what holds the transfer case from wiggling like that? Cause my crossmember is good but I forgot to check the bolts on the holes of the crossmember. Could that cause it? Or void tranny or flex mounts cause that? Sorry for all the questions, iv googled just about everything and looked under the car for an hour
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That's what's weird, I can't swist my drive shaft one bit. Thanks for the reply! Do you know what holds the transfer case from wiggling like that? Cause my crossmember is good but I forgot to check the bolts on the holes of the crossmember. Could that cause it? Or void tranny or flex mounts cause that? Sorry for all the questions, iv googled just about everything and looked under the car for an hour
dose your tranny move with the transfer case?
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I think so, ill check when I get home
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I would Suggest Looking into that..I was under my Jeep a few days ago trying to find the Clunking..My REar Shaft does not move with all my strengh.. But i can Move my Front shaft and It Cluncks. But i would look into that Wiggle cause that doesnt sound good!
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The tranny actually does not move with the tcase, I thought it did but it doesn't. But my tcase still wiggles some. I'm under my jeep now trying to figure it out. Thanks!
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Old 03-21-2013, 10:35 PM
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Motor mounts are bad but if something's broke, upgrade! Brown dog motor mounts will be ordered when I get paid!
My snorkel also came today! Super exited to get it on, but the cheap Chinese knock off I bought diddnt cone with instructions so I might have to improvise a bit...haha
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Took a trip to Brazos valley off road ranch this weekend! 3 hour drive both ways for me but it was so worth it! My heep performed way over my expectations and I pushed it to its limits and dnt even break anything! I need to trim my feders cause I was rubbing terribly in a snake run kinda thing. My jeep climbed like a champ and pulled me up whatever I threw at it! Even with 5 people in the car! Haha ill get pics uploaded asap
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My jeep and my brothers k5
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Old 03-31-2013, 01:23 AM
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Well pretty big update!
I'll let the pics speak for themselves
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Haven't updated in a while
I had a terible idle so I replaced adjusted tps, that helped. O2 sensor replaced helped as well. Then it started dying so I replaced cps, I dropped a socket in my bell housing while doing that, boy did that suck to get out.
Replaced distributor, rotor, cap, wires, plugs, pressure tank, tranny mount, and diff fluid
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Oh and I ordered 4 jegs d-windows, 15x8 3.75" backspacing
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Trimmed up front fenders and took off end caps
Took exhaust off after the muffler(sounds deeper and cleaner to me)
Got my wheels put on!
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Lots of work done on the xj!
Oil pan gasket
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Then the jack folded underneath my axle when I was jacking it up to relocate stands, one of them went through the floor pan
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U joints
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I assumed my radiator had never been changed so I replaced it, look what I found on the bottom
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