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Well I just recently purchased this jeep. I didn't know the gear oil was that low. Been doing other work to it and just got around to that. I will probably just drop housing and do R&P and bearing and sleeve. Thanks for the advise from all.

Well I guess I can look at thar when I remove cover off back of third member. I just know it was real low on gear oil when I checked it and it had real fine metal in oil . So you think if gears look good just run them.

That is what I was thinking. I'm sure they are original gear set.im thinking I should just drop housing and replace ring and pinion and crush sleeve. New pinion bearing

I posted here about this a few weeks ago about up and down slack in my yoke on third member. I didn't tow it on my trip because of that. Well I'm back R V made it fine. Question is if the crush sleeve is worn enough can that let it have play up and down. I think that would let the bearing move...

Well thought about it some more just decided to get a rent car and leave tj at home. Fix it when I get when I get back. Thanks for your input.

Well don't have time to fix before I leave. I guess I will disconnect drive shaft and strap it up and hope for the best. At least it won't tear up transfer case. Guess I should have checked out everything sooner,just to much to do with camper and all. Thanks for your input.

When I grabbed the rear u joints to check play the yokecoming out of the third member would move up or down just a little. It wasn't like twisting or turning on drive shaft where you would get back lash play. .If I disconnect the drive shaft and I will have the transfer case in neutral the...

Checking u joints last night and found out I have a little play on my pinion bearing. It's not much at all but you can move it just a little. Going to tow it on a trip . Thinking about disconnecting drive shaft incase bearing goes completely out,it would save transfer case maybe. Any one...

Ok changed tranfer case fluid ATF 4 . Checked third member it was low fill with 80W 90. Checking u joints and notice just a little play in pinion bearing. Not much enough to see. Well I'm fixing to tow it on a trip. I think it will be ok. Any thoughts on that. I could undo the drive shaft,but...

Is transfer case the same type

What type fluid in 97 tj 5 speed trans

I will weight tomorrow, and change chains thanks.

Oh one other thing I wanted to ask. Tire pressure 31x10.5x15 Patagonia. Have about 38 in them right now. It pulled fine but I didn't go far . Said 50 lbs on tire cold, but I think that's to much.

So here it is hooked up. It is just a hair higer at motorhome, just about level. Changed all bolts to grade 8. Safety chains to frame bolts. Found a bushing that fit the hole in the bumper perfect. The inner bolt hole was just a hair bigger. Got one to fit it now no back and forth movement of...

Changed all to grade eight already

This is the spacer Smitty sent with tow bar. I think it's to small. I found some in my metal scrap that fit the hole perfect. I feel alot better now about using the d ring holes.

I found a piece of metal that fit perfectly in bumper. It was for motor mount stands in my 52 ford.

Here is a video of slack in hole where bushing goes. Smitty says there should be some slack,but I think it's to much.

Thanks for all the information.I do have new tires and rims on jeep. Tires on motorhome not that old lots of tread. I do have Good Sam's. Had to be towed in once.$1160.00. I'm glad I purchased it. Wheel bearing went out.

Oh ok. I'm hooked up thru where the D rings go. I have the same brackets like you pictured,didn't put them on going to take them with me. Smitty said it is tow rated so I can pull from D rings that's where the bushings are. We will see. Thank you for all the info.