Recent content by Jwhutch

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    Front drive shaft fell out

    I posted a reply earlier but don’t see it now. I share your concern about the diff and the t-case. Something caused the drive shat to detach. That something may lie in the missing bearing cap. If not how does that strap shown pass over the head of the bolt, and look like it does. Not going...
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    Front drive shaft fell out

    The bolts stayed and were tight. The strap passed over the bolt but doesn’t seem deformed. Mystery.
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    Front drive shaft fell out

    Ok ladies and gents, I have a mystery. We were out wheeling, (light duty), and I had just turned off onto the main gravel road and BANG! To clarify, I was in 4 low, 5th gear, going 15 mph. When I got out, the front drive shaft had detached itself from the front yoke of the Dana 30, open diff...
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    Difference between 2000 and 2005 front seats

    I have the chance to get a good deal in seat covers. The covers are for an 05 and I have a 2000. Will they work? Even fi not a perfect fit it would be worth it for this deal. Thanks.
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    How to freshen these up

    What Jeff Said. The only caveat is I used Raptor Liner aerosol, (got it from Autozone of all places), and painted mine, and I really like the textured finish.
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    Help Identifying manual gearbox type

    The NV3550 is very particular about the type of fluid it uses. Mine only likes the Mopar liquid gold.
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    Soft top header adjustment

    My top is a Best Top. I would like to hear what they say. That being said, my problem is not the top material being too tight. If anything mine is loose. I still have the original header, and I think I can get a decent pic of the one that is on the jeep to show difference.
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    Soft top header adjustment

    I have had a similar problem. My original 20+ year old header bar was falling apart, so I ordered one from an online junkyard. The one that came looked identical, but instead of having a slight down turn at the corners, the new one was absolutely straight and this caused the corners to be...
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    NV3550 transmission grinds into third gear

    I'm glad you revived the old thread. I have had similar problems with my NV3550. I have tried RP, Synchro-whatever, and the only thing that would make it behave is that outrageously expensive mopar stuff. So is Redline MTL a valid alternative to the Mopar stuff with the same results? Sounds...