What did you do to your TJ today?

[Tejasol]

My son and I adjusted rear brakes on both TJs. What a difference!

We tried to fix the after market metal console as well. It unlocks, but the lid will not open all the way. Something is catching. We drilled a hole into the side so that we could see better, but we gave up to make nachos and watch TX vs UTSA.

Good day!

 

[KennethS]

No offense to anyone who’s worked at a parts store, but those guys aren’t wrenching on my jeep.

Gotta say when I worked at parts stores in school I wrenched on a lot of customers vehicles. Those were folks who really, really needed assistance.

 

[Blove63]

It's the 33's......

Looks like you have 31's.

 

[John Cooper]

Looks like you have 31's.

I know right!! Hopefully 35's will be after the first of the year!!!

 

[Verndawg]

Drove backroads to put some miles on the new gears. About an hour and a half away from home the Jeep overheated. My sketchy electric fan wiring was the problem. First vehicle to stop was an electrician in a JK. He helped problem solve and got me wired up well enough to get home. Was a beautiful drive with fall colours and Led Zepplin on the stereo.

 

[hear]

They have signs up at our auto parts stores. Absolutely NO working on vehicles in the parking lot.

What sort of commie state do you live in??

I definitely have never changed an XJ water pump in an O’Reilly parking lot in backwoods Oklahoma, being careful to buy everything we would need in the 5 minutes we had left before they closed for the night.

 

[YGBSM]

Gotta say when I worked at parts stores in school I wrenched on a lot of customers vehicles. Those were folks who really, really needed assistance.

I love that some parts stores and places like Discount Tire still help people out. I think a big part of it is just telling people that it's gonna be okay. Everybody wins. The people in the store learn how to wrench and that it feels good to help others. The customer learns that problems can be fixed. And the owner sometimes sells a part and may earn a return customer.

 

[Holm]

Garage floor allignment after replacing tie rod ends.
Sat Toe in to 3mm using allignment tools.
Adjusted steering wheel.

Now for a drive, re check allignment/toe and hopefully call it a day


EDIT: came back, felt nice but felt like the allignment tool from aliexpress was a bit flimsy and might have moved/bent in when i was measuring , so i brought out two long levers, strapped them to the wheels, leveled them, checked height and got my measure tape out. Toe in is right around 4,5mm’s(0,18inches?) according to this way of measuring.

So between the two im at toe in and im callin it good for now.

 

[red02tj]

Fwiw, 3M Dual Lock has been my go-to adhesive fastener for years after nothing else held up to AZ or engine bay heat. It was about $3-$4 for packs of small strips, so I was happy to find it available in rolls...better value and reduces waste when cutting for your needs.

3M's website says it's rated to 200*f.

It holds up my speedo healer to the side of the PDC and fastens the Bedtred to the tunnel since it was bunched up and interfering with the LS2's throttle pedal.

Note: I more recently purchased an all black foam version for aesthetics, but I can't say with certainty that it's the 220*f "cf" variant and not a lower strength version that looks exactly the same on the computer screen. It's claimed as an "a" variant but that doesn't exist. No problems with it so far, but I don't want to set anyone up for failure and cause folks to question the proven stuff.

Thanks @Mike024 , I’ve got a week in 90*+ and the amp is still holding strong.

 

[CAGreen]

Installed my BMB 1.25 BL. Didn't realize that the hardest part would be getting the fan shroud reconnected - which it still isn't.

BTW - does this look right?