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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BowtieGuy3
Drove it and wondered if the D30 U-joints were gonna finally let loose....That and eyeballed a red wire hanging under my dash that is pulled out of something, don't know what exactly, but something...
is it off by the battery side? ROFL I have one of those too!

Edit: Oh, just realized yours is on the wrong side of the dash. Sad day.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Finished the o-ring repair on the oil filter adapter and distributor....only to find I had a dead battery. Arrrrgh!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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Worked like a madman to finish up ordered parts for customers so I can get to work on the new A-pillar light mounts.

I know...NOT MY Cherokee. But SOMEBODY'S Cherokee.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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started working on my BB. i opened the jy leafs i got last week, wire brushed most of the rust off and cut an eye and a half before my last cutting wheel shattered like a glas house in the middle of a baseball field. so i went to home depot and they dont carry that wheel for my rotozip anymore. so i went to harbour freight and bought a new 4.5" angle grinder. got home and the wife made dinner. so now everything is waiting for the light of day. maybe tomorrow i can finish chopping springs.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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nothing today, I was out plowing all night so I am resting. Yesterday I cleaned about 2/3 of the gunk off the valve cover though. Need some simple green to finish it up.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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got my battery and alternator tested. battery was good, alternator was 60amps at 2000rpm's but 5amps at idle... i'm not sure if it's supposed to do that. it feels like it's gonna turn off when it's on idle cuz it's not getting enough power... also just dropped a bunch of lucas injector cleaner just in case it's the fuel system.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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also shaking is getting worse but i don't know what's loose. shakes over 50mph, when i turn all the way left and let it roll, it jumps alot. and when i hit my brakes it hops... any ideas?
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by double_ot_xj
started working on my BB. i opened the jy leafs i got last week, wire brushed most of the rust off and cut an eye and a half before my last cutting wheel shattered like a glas house in the middle of a baseball field. so i went to home depot and they dont carry that wheel for my rotozip anymore. so i went to harbour freight and bought a new 4.5" angle grinder. got home and the wife made dinner. so now everything is waiting for the light of day. maybe tomorrow i can finish chopping springs.
lol, just bought the same one..
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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Just finshed sanding off the rust and touching up the rock sliders. Got a wheeling trip coming up this Saturday and I have to start with them fresh and unscratched every trip.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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took off the front sway bar links, flexes alot better..then wheeled in a parking lot up the street on some snow that was all plowed in..

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and with my friends 35s on the passengers side

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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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wheeled it...TONS of mud at my buddies farm (rained for 2.5 days)...the bottom feild was flooded

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took this pick from inside the jeep (sorry about no action shots, like i said it was raining and the GF didnt want to get out)

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might not look deep but it was up to about my lower door, some was coming in through the bottom part of my door...and off to the right its a line about 100ft of that same gooey ****...plus about a 3 acre open feild to play around in...

i had a pretty fun day...

and BTW aircruiser that thing looks sick with those 35's...even though it look as if it would rub like crazy on those front fenders...
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mudd89driver
also shaking is getting worse but i don't know what's loose. shakes over 50mph, when i turn all the way left and let it roll, it jumps alot. and when i hit my brakes it hops... any ideas?

Your rotors might be warped. and for the turning, might be a bad ball joint??
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by offroadnut36
Your rotors might be warped. and for the turning, might be a bad ball joint??
aright thanks i'll have to check them both out and see how it is. also going to check trac bar once i find out which one it is
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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sounds good to me, the trackbar should be the one right in front of the axle.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by mudd89driver
aright thanks i'll have to check them both out and see how it is. also going to check trac bar once i find out which one it is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhard_rod

Get a haynes manual. They're really handy. About $15.

I tightened my serpentine, still not fixing the rub.
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