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Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by JimN
Spent yesterday painting the front and rear bumpers to match the body color on my '99 XJ. Went ahead and removed the stock fender flares and bumper caps for refinishing with Meguiar's Back to Black. When I pulled the fender flares, I did not remove the brackets from the fenders. I just pulled the flares. Now that I have to reinstall them, they will NOT fit back into the brackets. Is there some trick, or should I go ahead and remove the brackets, risking breaking the studs? Thanks in advance.
it's a lot easier with the brackets removed, they have little clips you have to slide it down into.
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:02 AM
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Is it bad to change the transfer case fluid in a high milage one like a transmission? I have 182k and I'm not sure if it's ever been done.
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:04 AM
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Is it bad to change the transfer case fluid in a high milage one like a transmission? I have 182k and I'm not sure if it's ever been done.
it is fine to change fluid in both. Just don't do a flush with a machine when changing the fluid in the transmission. Also, make sure you use the right fluid in the transmission, but the transfer case isn't too picky.
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:11 AM
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Is it bad to change the transfer case fluid in a high milage one like a transmission? I have 182k and I'm not sure if it's ever been done.
No. It is not.

I wish this "it's been too long to change the fluid" old wive's tale would die..........

If you crapped your pants for three days in a row, on the fourth day would you think to yourself "Better not change my shorts. I'll just keep crapping in them"?
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
No. It is not. I wish this "it's been too long to change the fluid" old wive's tale would die.......... If you crapped your pants for three days in a row, on the fourth day would you think to yourself "Better not change my shorts. I'll just keep crapping in them"?
very excellent!
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
No. It is not. I wish this "it's been too long to change the fluid" old wive's tale would die.......... If you crapped your pants for three days in a row, on the fourth day would you think to yourself "Better not change my shorts. I'll just keep crapping in them"?
Cruiser's analogies are why I subbed this thread.
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 08:50 AM
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Something tells me he got that from someone else
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 09:05 AM
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I've saved it as a canned response.

Who else?
Old Jun 19, 2016 | 01:18 PM
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Ba dump...tshhhhh
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
+1

The transfer cases were sold with basically every ATF out there. Synthetic is good since they make so much heat.
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This is not accurate at all. Mopar ATF is the wrong formulation, and has been for at least thirty years. The Aisin-Warner (Toyota) automatic behind 4.0Ls is designed to work with GM-spec fluid.
Thank you vm.
yeah , i found the small print... it's kinda blurry, that's prob. why i didn't see it. :-D
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Old Jun 20, 2016 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by RacerX

Thank you vm.
yeah , i found the small print... it's kinda blurry, that's prob. why i didn't see it. :-D
Nice. Use it!!!
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 07:59 AM
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removed the rear carpet and there is a wire going inside the floor on the driver side. when the jeep is running and I turn the volume down, i can hear a buzzing sound coming from that area. what is that? fuel pump?
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 10:32 AM
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removed the rear carpet and there is a wire going inside the floor on the driver side. when the jeep is running and I turn the volume down, i can hear a buzzing sound coming from that area. what is that? fuel pump?
Yep
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 10:56 AM
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Hi, I have a 2000 XJ... I just removed the doors... at first I was told it was legal as long as I had a 3 in lip to keep crap from falling out of it and atleast 2 mirrors... now I'm being told it's still illegal and I will get a large fine for it... anyone know the answer? I've tried looking on the dmv website and it's not very helpful
Old Jun 20, 2016 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeep*****96
Hi, I have a 2000 XJ... I just removed the doors... at first I was told it was legal as long as I had a 3 in lip to keep crap from falling out of it and atleast 2 mirrors... now I'm being told it's still illegal and I will get a large fine for it... anyone know the answer? I've tried looking on the dmv website and it's not very helpful
Laws vary by state and, sometimes, county or city



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