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Old 01-25-2017, 02:28 PM
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What is it? The one Maintenance/Mechanical Item you hate doing?

For me its changing U-joints.
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diff oil.
because those pants, sweatshirt and hat are all ruined now. just throw them away.
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Replacing the top arm bushings that are on the front axle. Ball joints come in second.
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Diff fluids. Ill do anything else
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Ball joints. Hands down.


Diff fluid??!!?? Really?

Yes it stinks.This is why you don't wrench in street clothes, LOL
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Front u joints and ball joints
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I say diff fluid because it stinks, gets everywhere, still stinks after you wash your hands..... Ok then my transfercase fluid. I have to drop my crossmember to even check my fluid because of my skid plate
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Front axle seals. A whole lotta stuff has to come off before you can even replace a $5 part.
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While not considered maintenance by most, with the gremlin it may as well be. Chasing electrical gremlins, I hate this with a passion. I end up doing this more regularly than other maintenance!
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Electrical stuff for me is the worst, axle seals are a second.
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Originally Posted by nolanbalzarini
diff oil.
because those pants, sweatshirt and hat are all ruined now. just throw them away.
Ha! So True
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Originally Posted by Gunmetal Pearl XJ
Electrical stuff for me is the worst, axle seals are a second.
oddly enough, i enjoy chasing gremlins. I do not know much in the electrical field, so i find it interesting to learn. Autom otive wiring that is. Screw High voltage. I work in the mining industry with 7200 volt draglines and shovels....yea i just stay away.
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Originally Posted by WyoCherokee
oddly enough, i enjoy chasing gremlins. I do not know much in the electrical field, so i find it interesting to learn. Autom otive wiring that is. Screw High voltage. I work in the mining industry with 7200 volt draglines and shovels....yea i just stay away.
Ill ship you my gremlin and you can chase electrical problems for weeks on end! just ship it back when your done!
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Drum brakes and anything with the rats nest of a previous owners wiring job.
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Fluids!!! I only have one exception to hating to deal with them



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