What did you do to your Cherokee today?
Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 81
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From: Chattanooga, TN
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
If you can't break it hot, try cooling it down with a cold wet rag. Unless someone here thinks that's a terrible idea. I'm just a dumb welder but, when I want metal to move, it's fast heat and/or fast cold. Also, as before stated, I only had to use some PB Blaster and an adjustable wrench.
I used the red "medium" on the block and intake. I used the brown "coarse" on the exhaust manifold, followed by the medium.
It makes quick work of any remaining gasket material stuck on there.
But honestly, that is only for when you want to re-use your original sensor.........
Here's what you do:
Clip the wire harness off right at the end of the sensor.
Get a 7/8" Deep socket (preferably 6-point) 1/2"-drive.
Get the biggest breaker-bar you can find.
I gaurantee it will come right out!
Then just use a 7/8" open end wrench, or adjustable wrench to install your new one. They don't have to be super tight. It uses a crush-gasket just like a spark plug.
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
Spent the day chiseling off two lug nuts after breaking two impact sockets, an impact adapter, a ratchet, and a wrench. Not including several other makeshift tools welded to the lug nuts. Why someone felt the need to put them on so tight I will never know.
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 523
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From: Manassas, VA
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Lol, that made me laugh for some reason... My jeeps the same way, it acts like an old man. If your try and change it, it whines and complains, and then does what it wants to anyway!
Last edited by OP_Rover; Jan 27, 2014 at 12:05 AM.
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 4,104
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From: San Antonio, TX
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
finally got my passenger side door off. ended up snapping the pins pounding them out but it worked in the end and now both doors arre removable. 
then i vaccumed it out, put some fender trim to sve the paint whilst taking the doors off, rearanged my cargo area, strapped my 33'' spare down, and added some tie downs from some old hooks i had since my tool box is mounted over the stock tie downs

then i vaccumed it out, put some fender trim to sve the paint whilst taking the doors off, rearanged my cargo area, strapped my 33'' spare down, and added some tie downs from some old hooks i had since my tool box is mounted over the stock tie downs
Last edited by cleenrob; Jan 27, 2014 at 08:47 AM.
I know the feeling. I had to drill out a whole lug nut because the tire shop put it on way too tight
CF Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,692
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO




. You'll never have money for the jeep now.