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Thanks for your reply. Yes I did remove the transmission mount nuts as per instruction. I now see that others mention a break in period of 500-2000mi before they lessen the vibrations. I will also try loosening the through bolts a hair. I will report back.
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So jeep was working great yesterday and today after my plague of electrical issues, then it wouldn't start at 1pm it would click from the ignition coil but nothing else, I thought AHA! I know this one, so I replaced the coil, it worked great. Until 10 pm. Back to the single click. Is there something that could be killing my coils? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
So jeep was working great yesterday and today after my plague of electrical issues, then it wouldn't start at 1pm it would click from the ignition coil but nothing else, I thought AHA! I know this one, so I replaced the coil, it worked great. Until 10 pm. Back to the single click. Is there something that could be killing my coils? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
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The Brown dogs are made using a 'harder' rubber so naturally, they'll vibrate more but they'll last a lot longer also. I put thread locker on mine and torqued to about 15-20lbs. Been working great for a years or two. But i didn't have directions to follow either.
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So jeep was working great yesterday and today after my plague of electrical issues, then it wouldn't start at 1pm it would click from the ignition coil but nothing else, I thought AHA! I know this one, so I replaced the coil, it worked great. Until 10 pm. Back to the single click. Is there something that could be killing my coils? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
So jeep was working great yesterday and today after my plague of electrical issues, then it wouldn't start at 1pm it would click from the ignition coil but nothing else, I thought AHA! I know this one, so I replaced the coil, it worked great. Until 10 pm. Back to the single click. Is there something that could be killing my coils? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
When it just clicks, what does the voltmeter show?
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If improperly torqued, BD mounts vibrate horrendously. They give explicit warnings about it on the site along with very specific instructions.
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I have returned! So jeep was working great yesterday and today after my plague of electrical issues, then it wouldn't start at 1pm it would click from the ignition coil but nothing else, I thought AHA! I know this one, so I replaced the coil, it worked great. Until 10 pm. Back to the single click. Is there something that could be killing my coils? Or should I be looking elsewhere?
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I have a 2000 XJ and the heat isn't working. The blower works fine and the AC will work but no heat. Any suggestions on where to go from here?
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The main thing the instructions note is too tighten the through bolt until the washers at both ends cannot be turned by hand, then back off the bolt until one or both washers spin. This would indicate a very low torque value for the through bolt. Since my through bolt doesn't have washers, I loosened both sides up and I'll see how it is today. Taking off from a dead stop with only one side replaced with the through bolt possibly a hair tighter than BD requires caused vibrations through the pedals, steering wheel, the entire dash rattled and it was very loud. Hoping it is better today, I do expect more vibrations than stock but hopefully not quite as bad as it was yesterday. Thank you both.
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WHOA. You've only got ONE of them in?
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The main thing the instructions note is too tighten the through bolt until the washers at both ends cannot be turned by hand, then back off the bolt until one or both washers spin. This would indicate a very low torque value for the through bolt. Since my through bolt doesn't have washers, I loosened both sides up and I'll see how it is today. Taking off from a dead stop with only one side replaced with the through bolt possibly a hair tighter than BD requires caused vibrations through the pedals, steering wheel, the entire dash rattled and it was very loud. Hoping it is better today, I do expect more vibrations than stock but hopefully not quite as bad as it was yesterday. Thank you both.
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Yea i understand but i have no abnormal/horrendous vibes so I say its good. They were literally put on snug. I love 'em so...
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