What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: northwest Indiana USA
Year: 1990 laredo
Model: Cherokee
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Orlando FL.
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 242 6cyl
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Joined: Sep 2008
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From: HAMMOND IN
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
YESTERDAY
i had a bad day working on the XJ, i was set out to do an oil change and replace the belt, pull in my shop and pull the hood release and it brakes
so i cut the cable and pull it with some pliers hood opens
now on with the oil change (at least that goes smooth) spray all the bolts with PB blaster that i will need to take off when i do the lift, lower the truck back down (perks of the job) on to the belt well i checked out the write up on here and also have all data through work and they both are pretty much the same except on my 00 the tensioner is different there is a long bolt and the pulley you have to loosen witch looks like its never been touched it was all rusty and a PITA to loosen and took about an hour to fight through that, got the old belt off the new one LOOKS the same after fighting with it i dicide to check again and its about a 1/2" short
any way i put the old one back on and went on my way
i had a bad day working on the XJ, i was set out to do an oil change and replace the belt, pull in my shop and pull the hood release and it brakes
so i cut the cable and pull it with some pliers hood opens
now on with the oil change (at least that goes smooth) spray all the bolts with PB blaster that i will need to take off when i do the lift, lower the truck back down (perks of the job) on to the belt well i checked out the write up on here and also have all data through work and they both are pretty much the same except on my 00 the tensioner is different there is a long bolt and the pulley you have to loosen witch looks like its never been touched it was all rusty and a PITA to loosen and took about an hour to fight through that, got the old belt off the new one LOOKS the same after fighting with it i dicide to check again and its about a 1/2" short
any way i put the old one back on and went on my way
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,052
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From: Lakewood, Colorado
Year: 1990 2dr base
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L


