Project: "Inspector Gadget"
09-05-2012, 06:16 PM
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Upper Control Arm Bushing
Replaced my Upper Control Arm Bushing with Crown replacement. I pounded out the old rubber and then cut the sleeve inside using a Sawzall. Easy out... easy in.
09-06-2012, 12:58 PM
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Rear main bearing seal
Finally fixed the oil leak. I got so sick of it smoking on the trail. Replaced the rear main bearing seal and oil pan gasket. The rear main is a two piece single lip Felpro gasket. The oil pan gasket was a one piece Felpro metal/rubber gasket. The rear main wasn't to bad. Getting the top piece took patience.
So instalation of the oil pan was not supper easy. Cleaning the bock was a pain. I had to instale the gasket on the block first with RTV gasket maker so it would stick. Bolted the gasket with out the pan, waited 24 hours and unbolted it and it stayed sealed/stuck to the block. Then i installed the oil pan and made sure the back piece of the gasket sat right in the middle of the pan and in the grove of the rear bearing cap.
Used the black RTV and thread locker on ALL bolts
Bottom piece of the cap.
Keep track were each bolt went
Pan lip is clean. This will give you a good seal. You don't want any old oil left on the pan where the gasket goes.
So instalation of the oil pan was not supper easy. Cleaning the bock was a pain. I had to instale the gasket on the block first with RTV gasket maker so it would stick. Bolted the gasket with out the pan, waited 24 hours and unbolted it and it stayed sealed/stuck to the block. Then i installed the oil pan and made sure the back piece of the gasket sat right in the middle of the pan and in the grove of the rear bearing cap.
Used the black RTV and thread locker on ALL bolts
Bottom piece of the cap.
Keep track were each bolt went
Pan lip is clean. This will give you a good seal. You don't want any old oil left on the pan where the gasket goes.
09-12-2012, 01:58 PM
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Picked up a full set of RC X-Flex Control Arms, Currie Currectlync HD Steering, and spare Dana 30 axle shafts (easier to put in new shafts on the tail then to have to press out U-Joints and install new ones) and new SS Braided Brake Lines to replace the ones i ripped last month.
New rear u-bolt spring plate and bump stop mount for my Dana 44.
http://www.dirtboundoffroad.com/susp...p-cherokee-xj/
Rocksolid Dana 30 High Capacity Diff Cover. I have the same one for my rear Dana 44.
Prothane Coil Spring Inserts for the front coils. They help add a progressive compression rate to coil springs
And last installing a new engine to body Heavy Duty ground cable. Got this idea from Peacefrog53... his is even more massive. This ground cable for the engine is very important.
New rear u-bolt spring plate and bump stop mount for my Dana 44.
http://www.dirtboundoffroad.com/susp...p-cherokee-xj/
Rocksolid Dana 30 High Capacity Diff Cover. I have the same one for my rear Dana 44.
Prothane Coil Spring Inserts for the front coils. They help add a progressive compression rate to coil springs
And last installing a new engine to body Heavy Duty ground cable. Got this idea from Peacefrog53... his is even more massive. This ground cable for the engine is very important.
05-03-2013, 10:47 AM
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