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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 11:52 AM
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What???
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 88 Ex Jay
If the pan would not come off you should have just welded the rear main seal and been done with it, oh well you could weld the pan back on now right?
lol wtf
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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lol! Best idea yet
Was shootin for the best idea (welded pan and rear main) oh well.


Just joking by the way... LOL
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 01:21 AM
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I got it all back together today! New rear main and new oil pan gaskets are in! Letting the silicone set up overnight and gonna give her a rip tomorrow! Wish me luck!
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Mine was like that when I had my 89. Took me 4 hours to change my oil. Had to pry, beat, pry some more.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Yeah it's not fun, my old oil filter looks like it went through war!
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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I had to shove a screwdriver through my filter to get it off
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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Lol I never thought of that!
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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Cherokee man, makes you a macguyver
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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my next door neighbor bought a xj and ask how to get the oil filter off i walked over stabbed the filter with a flat head and pulled it off he just stood there looking at me funny
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c' mon lets be realistic were still in a recession... gas costs too much, use a sawzal !!
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stang65
my next door neighbor bought a xj and ask how to get the oil filter off i walked over stabbed the filter with a flat head and pulled it off he just stood there looking at me funny
Yeah mine was rusted on, PO obviously didn't do much work on it, got fed up and shoved a screwdriver through it and came right off
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I remember haveing to take the oil sending unit adapter off after the engines po stripped it with a torques head socket...... lets just say i welded a nut on to it after i got it off.
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That sucks, I'll remember the screwdriver thing, on another note I cannot beleive how much caked on dirt and stuff is stuck on the steering knuckles and steering bar! I gotta pressure wash it before it snows...
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Originally Posted by cherokee_mud_digger
That sucks, I'll remember the screwdriver thing, on another note I cannot beleive how much caked on dirt and stuff is stuck on the steering knuckles and steering bar! I gotta pressure wash it before it snows...
Yeah my first one was pretty bad, between the dirt and grease, had to pressure wash before I did my lift
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