Got it.

PITA. I'll revisit the idea in January when I have money to play with.

Thanks, guys.

 

heading to the j/y tomorrow in the hunt for a drivers seat from a 97-01. I've read these are tricky to remove/install. looked at the bolt points and they don't seem that complicated. am I missing something? help me out XJ'ers. btw, these are manual seats.

 

Only complicated thing about them is getting the whole unit out without scratching plastic trim with the mount.

I can't remember the sizing, something tells me the three bolts/screws are 1/2" heads and the one nut on the stud in the back is 17 or 18 mm. Honestly getting those undone is the hardest part since they soak up rust from the floor.

 

so there are 3 bolts and one nut right? the nut being in the back closest to the hump? I remember doing this once on a 66 mustang I used to have and there were plugs you had to remove underneath to access the hardware. is there anything like that?

 

Haha no. Slide seat back to get at the front bolts, slide forward to undo the rear hardware. Lift up off the stud then wiggle it out the door.

 

No plugs, just the three bolts and one nut.

Manual seats are pretty easy to remove. There will be a wire going to the seat belt on the driver's side.

I pulled some electric seats at a yard and had a tough time getting them out because without power, I couldn't move them forward to get easy access the rear bolts.

 

12v drill battery does great for powerseats at jy.

 

Thanks salad, snajo, and bulrid8. wish me happy hunting tomorrow.

 

So, doesn't smell like antifreeze. Doesn't smell like much of anything, actually. I heard there's some lines that have something to do with the AC over there. Wondering if it could be something to do with that?

Though, I turned the heater on and smelled the vents... the air coming out of the vents did kinda smell sweet. Kinda like syrup I guess?

 

Just soak it up and see if it becomes wet again. Its probably something that got spilt in floor.

 

Maybe, we'll see.

I just went outside to check on the towels I put down last night... there was this wet spot on the driveway.


Coming from this hole:


leaking on to the muffler:


pretty steady too, like a drop every couple of seconds.

It doesn't smell like anything, and I checked inside of the Jeep and can't find any source. Checked under the rear seats, which is where that hole seems to go...

 

Will this transfer case fit my 1998 XJ AW4?

Its an NP242 with 23 spline.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...233333935.html

 

Yes. 23 spline post 1990, NP242 was only sold behind the AW4.

 

Anyone know the approximate size and weight of the 242 so I can check how much shipping is going to be.

 

They seem considerably heavier than a 231. I got one sitting around. I'm a bad judge of weight though. It won't be cheap I can say that much.