Sorry for the picture quality. The first shot is the part that you see when you look at your Jeep. Second shot is the channel that the windshield goes into. Now please be aware this is what I have been told. I know for a fact though that you can rip out the molding, at least sections of it if not the whole thing, but not get it back around the windshield when it is still installed. At least I couldn't when I RTV'ed where I thought the leak was.

 

just recently, the front squeeks when turning. Both ways. Steering fluid is full. Any thoughts or ideas?

1996 jeep cherokee sport.

thank you

 

i let it overheat to test the infra red gun. the jeep is definitely overheating and the sender is not at fault. the cluster temp gauge reads the same as the gun on the sender itself. the aux fan does not kick on despite the thermostat housing reaching 265. unplugged it again, started right up and let it cool down to 210.

i also tested the radiator after i shut the engine off. passenger side was 125 and driver side 155, so I think that's fine?

so now my list goes like this

-wait for cap, install
-order aux fan temps switch and install
-order fan clutch and install

after all that is done, look at results and go from there.

is the clutch hard to do?

 

How old is your belt? When was the last time your power steering pump was replaced?

 

Go to the junk yard with some money and start pulling parts. You'll need the vacuum servo located on the passenger side of the engine compartment - has a long cable that connects to the throttle body... get the vacuum lines and fittings connected to it. You'll need to "T-in" to a vacuum line to get it to work. That's the easy part.

The hard part for you will be replacing the steering wheel and removing/installing the cruise control module from the steering column. Might be in your best interest at that point to just replace your whole steering column and wheel - as the controls for cruise control are on the wheel itself.

It's not a completely monumental task, but it will be time consuming. Just take your time, pull all the parts that are connected to each other - bracketry and all, and TAKE PICTURES of where you pulled things from on the donor Jeep... this will make it easier to place things on yours.

 

I've only had he jeep a few months. I did have to replace the power steering line. I'll have to check the belt and pump.

Thank you

 

top radiator hose doesn't seem to fill up. I'm sure the thermostat is good, when doing my flushes yesterday I tried squeezing it and it was firm.

air in the system? I jacked the rear, then the front, then started the jeep, pressed maybe a hundred times the upper hose, shook the jeep around, tried on a very steep hill too. when pressing the hose the coolant starts overflowing from radiator fill hole, but no matter how long I leave it on and try this procedure, can't seem to get the hose to fill up. it gets somewhat hot, but i can squeeze it shut

 

How old is the hose?

 

upper hose was replaced with the thermostat as well as a heater control valve delete about a year and a half to 2 years ago. edit: just checked, it was feb 2015, so a little over a year ago

 

Trying to take my transmission pan of to change the filter but the dip stick tube won't allow me to take it all the way off. Is the tube just supposed to slide apart? Because there is a seam part way up but it won't budge. I've tried to get to the bracket that holds the tube to the engine, but it's in such a tight spot I have no tools to get leverage. Any tips?

 

PB Blaster and/or a heat gun. It's a two-piece tube and it will come apart, it's just stubborn.

As for changing the filter... why? That's just a screen, not a filter. Is your transmission having problems? If not, just a fluid change would do you fine.

 

Doing the same thing myself to my '00. Been assembling parts to do this. Here is what I think know. You will need to find a '99 to '01 for the controls on the steering wheel. It appears '97 and '98 will not work. The clock spring has to be a cruise control one. Which obviously you would find in the cruise control vehicle. It appears any year, '97 to '01 will work for that. You will need the actuator in the engine compartment along with the cable going to the throttle body. Grab any vacuum lines there too just in case. Also appears any year will work for that too. Here are a couple links that I think will help me do that:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/w...-97-xj-906542/


When you find the Jeep in the boneyard for the buttons and clockspring you might want to just pull the upper half of the steering column. So much easier, like 5 nuts, so you can get out of there with it and dismantle it at home. Assuming your boneyard is pick and pull. Or if you get lucky and the steering wheel is in good shape maybe, not sure about this, just install the whole thing and swap out your ignition to keep your key. Again please be aware this is just info I have pieced together off the internet. Have all the parts but have not actually done it yet.

Edit: One last thing. If you go the pull the upper half of the steering column route do not let the steering wheel move to much. Secure it in position with some rope for transport. It it spins too much you could break the clockspring in there. And new ones are not cheap. Like $190 not cheap.

 

HA! I had a feeling it would need to be 99-01 but I wasn't sure. I assumed right! Good to know lol

 

Time for a new ECT sensor

 

Thanks I'll try it today. My fluid was pretty dark and if I'm driving all day, let it sit for a couple hours, and go again it doesn't shift into 2nd right away, more at 3500rpms. Same with highway speeds having to go higher rpms just to shift.