What did you do to your Cherokee today?
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Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
I finished changing my axle u-joints today, and I made a YouTube video of it. 
https://youtu.be/NY_UAxLpzs0
https://youtu.be/NY_UAxLpzs0
No, I don't lick fish.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I've had a helicoil holding my passenger's side front caliper on for a year and a half now. That bolt is just as tight on there as the other one when I loosen them up to remove the calipers.
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0l
See now this is what I am talking about. Only thing I think Youtube is good for. Instructional videos. Nice and clear. Concise. Never having done this the only thing I wonder is could you have used a socket to remove the caps instead of banging on and bending that metal ring for the short part of the axle where the knurled part goes into the hub assembly?
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Joined: Jan 2017
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From: Central KS
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I am an idiot. I did not realize you were talking guns and rust protection at the same time. Should have caught when you said Browning.
So I have not bought any tools lately that I probably don't need. Until today. $80. Looks like it never has been used. No charger but I have one for the impact gun I bought awhile back and it charges both M12 and M18 batteries. So I could not resist. I need help. I really do. LOL.
So I have not bought any tools lately that I probably don't need. Until today. $80. Looks like it never has been used. No charger but I have one for the impact gun I bought awhile back and it charges both M12 and M18 batteries. So I could not resist. I need help. I really do. LOL.
Score, that'll be handy
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From: York PA
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 Litre I6
I am an idiot. I did not realize you were talking guns and rust protection at the same time. Should have caught when you said Browning.
So I have not bought any tools lately that I probably don't need. Until today. $80. Looks like it never has been used. No charger but I have one for the impact gun I bought awhile back and it charges both M12 and M18 batteries. So I could not resist. I need help. I really do. LOL.
So I have not bought any tools lately that I probably don't need. Until today. $80. Looks like it never has been used. No charger but I have one for the impact gun I bought awhile back and it charges both M12 and M18 batteries. So I could not resist. I need help. I really do. LOL.
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From: Nolensville, TN
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
See now this is what I am talking about. Only thing I think Youtube is good for. Instructional videos. Nice and clear. Concise. Never having done this the only thing I wonder is could you have used a socket to remove the caps instead of banging on and bending that metal ring for the short part of the axle where the knurled part goes into the hub assembly?
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From: Central KS
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I lay the short end yoke across the edge of an anvil, 1-2 solid blows at the base of the other yoke will free the first side. Open vise up enough so the now exposed arms of the u-joint are resting on top. Another 1-2 solid blows at the base of the other yoke and done. Takes less than 5 mins, no chance of deforming anything.
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I did a little shopping around before I bought that. Trying to determine if $80 was a decent deal. M12 6.0 battery at Amazon is $49. Which compared to many other places, Home Depot was $89, was pretty cheap.
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From: Pasadena, Md.
Year: 94
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 H.O.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video! I'm sure there is a method that uses a socket. You'd have to keep the socket from going flying with each hit from the hammer but I'm sure there's a way. For me, whacking the thing unceremoniously is just easier. Plus it's a good stress reliever.
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From: Sioux Falls, SD
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0l
