Recent content by Mark Dickenson

Much appreciated, SvtLdr! Oh, I have a lot of patience, and once I retire in December, I will have time also!

Thank you, Jerry! I did not get around to it this afternoon as planned so I am glad i waited ! Now I can do as you suggest.

Thank you, hosejockey61! I am going to do that this afternoon. I bought a set of new bolts (Crown), as well as another set (Yukon), so I will have no chance of more delays, and can throw the unused in the spares ammo can!

Thanks, Claytone! Good to get your thoughts! Will do.

So then, while I am waiting for the new bolts to arrive, I am contemplating the best solution for removing the ones currently in the carrier. I used red Locktite, and it was more than a month ago. Usually, I would heat up the parts to ease the removal of the fasteners. But I have pressed on the...

Thanks, Trevlaw, I appreciate it! Just ordered a set!

Thank you for your fast reply, horsejockey61! Yes I was still a little mad at myself when I posted last night, so I used "pry" to highlight my frustration. I am probably going to need to replace the ring gear bolts, right? I think somewhere I read or saw that these are single use?

So I thought I was almost done re-gearing the Dana 30 on my 2001 TJ Sport. I upgraded the stock 3:07 to 4:56 gears, bought Revolution gears and a Yukon carrier (for 3.73 and UP). I did all the prior research and watched a lot of videos and came up with a step by step plan and got perfect...

Greetings and Thank you, Jerry, for your expertise! The Jeep is pretty much disassembled in my shop as I am welding in some full length Safe-T-Cap frame rust repair sections in, as well as a 4" lift, 1 1/2" body lift (with aluminum spacers I fab'd on the lathe). Doing the Brown Dog Engine lift...

My Jeep is a 2001 TJ Sport (6 cyl), manual 5 speed transmission, with Dana 30 up front and Dana 35 in back with the dreaded 3.07 factory gears. I am currently lifting it 4 inches, installing a SYE and want to run 33 inch tires. I will be mildly off- roading ( I live in Wisconsin), but it is...

I am looking at replacing the fuel pump in my 2001 TJ Sport. When I look online the number of choices and the price spread of these choices is making the decision tougher! Can anyone offer a suggestion for a quality reliable unit? Thanks All!

Thank you for your response, I am diagnosing why my fog lamps are inop. So the fuse is good, the relay swapping had no effect, so I wanted to disconnect the lamps underneath the jeep first to use a test lamp to see if I have power out that far- to see if it is the multi-switch on the column. I...

Yeah, about that connector between each fog lamp and the harness in the fender? How doe those specifically latch or connect. I am afraid I am going to bust the plastic! I don't see a tab or anything to press on. Help?

Thank You, Chris! I appreciate the fast reply! Yeah, it is single digits here in Wisconsin, so I really wanted to avoid crawling around under the TJ on my icy gravel drivway, looking for evidence of the transmission's identity! Oh, and I ordered up some Mopar Manual Transmission Fluid. Thanks...

Greeting! I own a 2001 TJ Sport (4.0) with a 5 speed manual transmission. I purchased a shop manual that gives info both on the AX5 and the NV3550. I want to change the fluid, but they each take a different type, and have a different capacity. Was one of these trannys common and the other...