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Just installed a new serpentine belt. It was nice to do something fast and simple. I even found the belt locally so I didn't need to wait for the part!!

Yeah, I did work in the UPS Wearhouse one time and saw how they transferred packages. It was like a game to them, if it said fragile I swear they threw them harder. I don't think the labels really do any good.

It used to be that way for me but since the COVID thing, it has not been good. Our idiot governor probably has something to do with it. lol

Damn! I don't normally shop much on eBay but that may need to change!

The last parts I needed to get it all back together were the inner axle seals. UPS had them in town on Wednesday then shipped them 150 miles south before they finally got them to me on Friday, just moments after I paid twice the price to get them locally. Oh well, I have them for a buddy or the...

Must be nice, Amazon used to have 2 day prime, now it is 10 day prime.

I have been busy the last couple of weeks getting my TJ current on maintenance. New drum breaks on the rear Dana 44, new Alloy diff cover and gear oil change, Replaced the front Dana 30 axle carrier internal gears (found a broken spider gear), new front inner axle seals, new upper and lower ball...

Thanks for the feedback you guys, I have decided to use them as they are, they looked good on inspection and I agree with you guys on this. Now I need to finish the brake job, finish installing the hand throttle, install new diff covers, and try to figure out what the hell is wrong with my front...

Well, that is awesome, I really didn't want to order more parts! I don't mind the work but I would like to drive this thing at some point :)

Hi all, I have a quick question on the rear axle bearing. I just did a brake job on my rear Dana 44 drums and I had pulled the axle to check the bearing while I had it tore down. The bearing and race looked really good, with no discoloration or any signs of problems. I had .012 end play before...

Looking at my drivers side again I see that the brake shoe guide is missing so the cable was installed first over the large section of the pin then the springs. Looked right if a person didn’t know about the guide plate, and apparently it works without it because my brakes were working fine. I...

This is a great thread, thanks to everyone for their contributions. I just got to checking my rear breaks after buying this jeep a couple of months ago, I know I should have checked them sooner but I have been doing a lot of other maintenance and just got to it. When I removed the drums I...

I just installed mine the same way. It just made sense to me to go in from the top to avoid removing the skidplate and DS. Easy install and it works so nice compared to the POS that was there.