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From: Montpelier, Ohio
Year: 92
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by bbojarzin
So I just bought a 99 xj 4.0 4x4 and it has a bit of rod-knock, nothing too serious just an annoying tap. So I decided to take off the oil pan and see if there may be a seal or bearing that got damaged. The oil pan will not slide out though. It is resting on the axle ad not wanting to come out. I took off the starter, and front shocks, put the jeep on jack stands and tried raising the front axle while it was lifted. Still nothing, any ideas?
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From: Montpelier, Ohio
Year: 92
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by bbojarzin
Would I need to take off the lca's to get it to full droop?
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From: chillicothe, OH
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Trev1006
Got kind of a stupid question. I have a horrible plastic sounding vibration around the glove box area. Ive tried everything, emptied out glove box, New screws in all the interior pcs, patched up the hole in the firewall where the a/c lines come in, took all the rivots out of the inner door panels and replaced with screws. Im at my wits end, all other rattles fixed but this one's horrible. I even stuffed rags all over to try to stop it. Still there. Anyone else have this annoying elusive rattle and fix it? Im wondering if its like my HVAC box or something.
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From: Montpelier, Ohio
Year: 92
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Disoriented Hillbilly
It aint the lid is it? My lid is "removable". It rattles. Could be front pass fender flare vibin'?
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From: Naples, Florida
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I guess I haven't found the "sweet spot" yet, I'll keep tinkering with it, but for some reason if I still can't get it out would unbolting the lca's help at all?
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From: Montpelier, Ohio
Year: 92
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by bbojarzin
I guess I haven't found the "sweet spot" yet, I'll keep tinkering with it, but for some reason if I still can't get it out would unbolting the lca's help at all?
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From: chillicothe, OH
Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I read on this link, http://www.stu-offroad.com/recovery/...inchline-6.htm , that the angle of how the winch line exits the fairlead can be detrimental to the life of synthetic rope, ie if it rubs said fairlead it could snap it.
My angle is such that it rubs some by default. Should I raise the winch a little? Or will it be fine?
My angle is such that it rubs some by default. Should I raise the winch a little? Or will it be fine?
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From: Montpelier, Ohio
Year: 92
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by dukie564
I'd lower the hause before I raised the winch
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From: Smiths Station, Al
Year: 87
Model: Wagoneer
Engine: 4.0 I6
It would allow your axle to droop further.
You have to shift the pan then twist it
I can't remember exactly what I did but it was never THAT hard.
I put my jeep on jack stands behine the LCA mounts so that the front axle will sag. then it was just a matter of working it out.
I had to do it about 20 times in a row when I added my new high flow oil pump. Oil pan needs modding to be able to fit afterwards.
