Well I got the axle seal replaced...on the second try... We didnt set the seal in correctly the first time and I was unable to get it straightened out and damaged it in the process of trying. So we went back to the parts store, picked up another and bam it went right on in without issue.

Only thing that hung me up after that was my grand idea to repaint the diff cover. Did you know paint doesnt dry all that quick when it's 50 degrees out? After waiting an hour after the whole seal replacement was done, the diff was dry enough to handle lightly. Slapped it on and everything is still good today.

 

Here's some pics from the seal install

 

So for the past 2 weeks I've had the bad banging sound when accelerating heavily so today I did some digging. It didn't take more than 2 minutes to find the issue. Check out this motor mount... (follow link to video)

http://s107.photobucket.com/user/bad...a1add.mp4.html

So now I know what I've got to order. But, this has to wait until after Christmas because I'm headed out of town tomorrow and will be gone til the 24th.

 

Dude - if you're gonna come to my house and borrow my jackstands, at least feed my dog!

 

Haha I got this set when I worked at northern tool. And it'd be quite the haul to just drop by your place

 

Haha.... yeah I know, I'm just joshin' ya

 

Haha I know man

 

Well I got the driver side motor mount replaced. I opted not to do the passenger because it still looked new.



Also, I scored about 60 feet of 2" .120 wall square tubing so I made myself a set of sliders. They are just about done. Just need to drill a few more holes to bolt them up.

 

Sir, you have a dent in your passenger door... ;-)

 

Haha yup. Had an ex put her *** into it to shut it and it's never come back out

 

Well that's even better than a dent! Female butt-print

You can probably just grab a plunger though and pull it back out unless you like it there.

Say, why did you replace the mounts with OEMs? Lots of upgrade options out there... just curious.

 

Will now be subscribing. Good work.

 

^^^ He likes the female butt print

 

Haha I've tried pulling the dent but with no luck. I replaced with OEM because those mounts were the factory ones from 92. Why spend $100 when I can spend 15 and last another 20 years? I don't plan on jumping my jeep or slamming on the throttle often so a factory mount works just fine for me.

 

I wish I had had that mentality when I did the stroker swap... Although I love the idea of helping out a small business like Brown Dog, I think factory rubber would've been better. The polyurethane transfers way more vibes than rubber. Feels like I'm riding in a tank at low RPMs.