What did you do to your TJ today?

Fixed the leaking rear Dana 44 wheel seal.
It appears that shaft was damaged while reinstalling the seals and bearing (more of when the old one were removed).
Bought another shaft with seals and bearings installed, and installed it.

Adjusted the transfer case shift linkage, so now I am getting into all positions easily (from 2H to 4L).

Measured my front driveshaft angles and found they are adjusted with 3.4 degree of difference.
Found that my front pinion seal is leaking and that yoke have too much play.
 
Went for a ride with the family... finished cleaning up my wife's JK this morning and found enough Canadian coins to confirm it's northern origins.

-Mac

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Fixed the leaking rear Dana 44 wheel seal.
It appears that shaft was damaged while reinstalling the seals and bearing (more of when the old one were removed).
Bought another shaft with seals and bearings installed, and installed it.

Adjusted the transfer case shift linkage, so now I am getting into all positions easily (from 2H to 4L).

Measured my front driveshaft angles and found they are adjusted with 3.4 degree of difference.
Found that my front pinion seal is leaking and that yoke have too much play.

You need to have that as close to zero difference as possible.
 
Installed the Savvy Belly up crossmember. Removed some surface rust from the frame and repainted it. Hopefully tonight I'll have time to replace the front pinion seal. Installed rebuilt transfer case with a 6 pinion planetary wide chain kit and sye. It also has the tereflex 2wheel drive low kit. busy weekend.
 
Not today, but yesterday. Finished welding my exhaust back together and installed it. Also removed the tailgate and rear fender flares in order to install corner armor this weekend. I ended up giving up on waiting for Savvy and ordering from Genright. I'm going to add a few mounting screws to match Mr. Blaine's Savvy design. I have to finish the installation this weekend because I have a previous appointment next Wednesday to drop my half doors off at the local hot-rod shop to have the pinch-weld rust repaired and get them painted. I'll have them paint these to match.
 
I did find find that the breather tube on on front diff was not attached to diff, so water and dirt could get into it through the top, as the there was simply a hole.
Also my pinion seal is leaking, water could get through it as well, although much less likely.
 
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I did find find that the breather tube on on front diff was not attached to diff, so water and dirt could get into it through the top, as the there was simply a hole.
Also my pinion seal is leaking, water could get through it as well, although much less likely.

Do you spend much time in axle deep water much?