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OK, you make that rack? Or buy it? I would love that for my spare. Also you have a lock of some kind for the tire? this is for 318 Sixpack.
Bought it from a dealer in New Hampshire(?) or Massachusetts maybe around 2003. It was already discontinued by the time I started looking for one. Somehow found a dealer with one through internet searches then, and maybe some help from the Fairfax Circle, VA Jeep dealer parts location. Can't remember what I actually paid. IIRC, the parts guy at the dealership that had it said it was listed for $36 or $72 or something, but it would be marked up more and I would have to pay shipping too. I said fine and gave him my card number. They never charged me for shipping and I don't remember which price they charged me. They thought it was broken in box, but all that was wrong with it was some decorative plastic chipped off and was rattling around. I have no idea what I did with the security hex key that came with it either, so had to find a set to take it down. Replaced those fasteners with 316 stainless 1/4" hex socket heads.
Never had a lock on it. Have ordered a cover from Covers and All, which was reasonable when I put it in my shopping cart. Lucky the original deal was still there, because it looks like the prices went through the roof since. Right now the spare is sitting with outside face of wheel up. Unfortunately, the hub can't screw down far enough to expose enough threads on the 5/8" center bolt to put a set of washers, a nut, and a jamb nut on it. When the cover comes in, I can flip the wheel over and screw it down farther to accommodate all that. As it sits, I reach over and grab it every time I get in and out to make sure it isn't loose.
This is the original bolt that came out of it. Was a plain steel heavy bolt (1 1/16" hex head, 5/8"x11 coarse, 7" long). I replaced it with 316 stainless 5/8"x11 fully threaded, 15/16" hex head. Had to get an impact wrench to get it out and an angle grinder to take off the ends of the hardened steel pin near the end.
Well not really sure what to think.
Let the Jeep idle till it reached operating temperature. According to the overhead was 45F.
Took about 12 minutes, watched the temp drop a little when the thermostat opened, and let it idle for about 3 minutes more.
Been about an hour since I shut her down.
Well not really sure what to think.
Let the Jeep idle till it reached operating temperature. According to the overhead was 45F.
Took about 12 minutes, watched the temp drop a little when the thermostat opened, and let it idle for about 3 minutes more.
Been about an hour since I shut her down.
I was gonna mention repositioning the hose because I've had to do that before, but I wouldn't have guessed it was that line.
I was gonna mention repositioning the hose because I've had to do that before, but I wouldn't have guessed it was that line.
Not 100% sure the problem is fixed.
Will know better when I actually take the Jeep for a nice drive.
Wanted to today, thinking I would stop by my friends house and tell him about the
upcoming fun he gets to have with my Jeep, but just didn't feel like going out.
Hell I hemmed and hawed about just starting the Jeep to see what would happen. LOL.
Well to be frank with you I just assume that it is at the very least the hose and probably the radiator.
Which is too bad cause both are about 7 1/2 years old. Not to mention the other hoses.
Water pump about 1 1/2 years ago.
But like I said this idea popped into my head.
So see what happens next time I drive her, cause it only seems to leak when there is pressure in the system,
and go from there.
My buddy has a nice, warm, extremely well outfitted garage.
Does work on the side. So basically when this doesn't work will ask him to do it.
Well I will probably end up doing it and throw him some money for letting me do it indoors. LOL.
I hear ya. Sometimes these things have little gremlins in them.
I just found that both of mine need oil pressure sending units and fan clutches today.
I hear ya. Sometimes these things have little gremlins in them.
I just found that both of mine need oil pressure sending units and fan clutches today.
Well it appears I have to keep my eye out for another problem.
Cause I did turn the bolt on that fitting on the radiator somebody on another forum posted about tranny fluid mixing in with the coolant.
Or vice versa depending on how you look at it.
Figure the fitting on the radiator that the elbow fitting goes into is attached to the tranny cooler in the radiator.
Hopefully by tightening the nut I did not twist anything in there.
Took a test run this morning.
One thing about my Jeep is the radiator cap. Or maybe how it goes on the radiator.
You have to get it on just right. Been like that since day one. But then again the aftermarket
radiator and caps have been on there since day one too.
Anyway after removing the cap to see if anti-freeze might be contaminated with tranny fluid
apparently I did not get it back on just so.
So my test run this morning was a waste of time cause anti-freeze was being pushed out from
under the cap.
No idea if the leak persists or not.
On positive note best I can tell tranny fluid and anti-freeze are not mixing with each other.
Yet. LOL.
Also I have had a new Mopar radiator cap in stock for quite sometime now.
Figured I would break it out and use it for the next test run.
New-to-me used tires on the front from Reasonable Ron's Used Tires, 5th Avenue, Knoxville, TN
Firestone Winterforce P225-75R15, which fixed my pulling to the right problem. On the old tires, even after swapping sides, it pulled a little to the right which increased a little when braking. But brakes were running the same temperature according to my cheap-o Harbor Freight IR gun. After the newer ones were installed, no more steering problem.
Had best old tire mounted on my spare (a Wrangler rim).
Downside, these Winterforce tires are directional, so iirc not supposed to swap them side to side.
New-to-me used tires on the front from Reasonable Ron's Used Tires, 5th Avenue, Knoxville, TN
Firestone Winterforce P225-75R15, which fixed my pulling to the right problem. On the old tires, even after swapping sides, it pulled a little to the right which increased a little when braking. But brakes were running the same temperature according to my cheap-o Harbor Freight IR gun. After the newer ones were installed, no more steering problem.
Had best old tire mounted on my spare (a Wrangler rim).
Downside, these Winterforce tires are directional, so iirc not supposed to swap them side to side.
Isn't that for if cupping of tires that I have read about.
I do it and with me it is a 5 tire rotation. Cause I have a full size matching spare.
Thinking there is nothing wrong with a front to rear tire rotation.
Isn't that for if cupping of tires that I have read about.
I do it and with me it is a 5 tire rotation. Cause I have a full size matching spare.
Thinking there is nothing wrong with a front to rear tire rotation.
Cupping most likely is out of balance, second most likely is worn suspension parts usually shock. Which my 18 year old Rancho's seem to be shot now.
So here is something weird about the small leak I am experiencing.
I tightened up the hose clamp already and that did not stop it.
Weather getting colder, at least to me, do not want to rip this apart in my driveway.
This morning was going to reposition the hose and tighten the clamp to try again.
Without pulling it off cause I don't want to drain the coolant.
So I started thinking about where the lower tranny line goes into the radiator.
You have the fitting with the elbow that screws into the fitting on the radiator.
The bigger nut behind the smaller one in the picture below.
So I thought about what if it loosened up a bit? Could anti-freeze come out there?
I have had some stupid ideas and this one ranks right up there.
Well I could not get in there with a wrench but could with some Channel Lock type pliers.
Sure enough I was able to turn it some. So I gently snugged it up.
Anybody ever experience anything like this before?
When I bought my 01 and drove it home from Pa had the same problem. Found out that I had lost a quart on the ride home., Had planned on flushing the radiator to begin with. Drained and pulled the bottom and hit that elbow and it moved. After seeing that I pulled the it out and set on the bench. very carefully I got almost two turns on the nut. Put everything back together an d never had that problem again. That was August of 2016.
When I bought my 01 and drove it home from Pa had the same problem. Found out that I had lost a quart on the ride home., Had planned on flushing the radiator to begin with. Drained and pulled the bottom and hit that elbow and it moved. After seeing that I pulled the it out and set on the bench. very carefully I got almost two turns on the nut. Put everything back together an d never had that problem again. That was August of 2016.
Well I can only hope that is my problem too.
But going to take at least one more test run to find out.
And that is assuming I got the new cap on properly. LOL.
Nice to know that it is a thing.
I really thought it was a stupid idea when it popped into my head. MLOL.
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