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  1. saffy

    Leaky seals on Dana 44

    I had my 2000 tj’s rear dana 44 axle seals replaced about 3.5 yrs ago - the shop that did the job accidentally swapped the passenger side axle for the driver side, which caused the newly installed seals to fail about 6 months later (3 yrs ago). I again had the seals replaced, this time making...
  2. saffy

    Best source for TJ paint?

    Wondering if anybody has reliable source for amber fire pearl (PV3) paint that I’ll be able to pour into an HVLP gun to paint body part. Just bought a pre-primed passenger side fender and looking to paint it myself.
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    LED headlight wiring question

    I bought used LED headlights for my 2000 tj but have 3 questions. 1) Are LEDs literally just plug and play into the wiring harness? For some reason I thought you needed wiring modifications, but I just took the 3 prong connector from the headlight and plugged it into the wiring harness. 2)...
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    Advice for replacing my deer-destroyed RH fender

    My poor 2000 was bashed in by a deer in June. I successfully replaced the grill, radiator, and cooling fan, but I'm stuck on what to do with this fender. The entire RH fender is folded back. As it is right now, my RH hood latch will not attach to the hood because the entire fender is moved back...
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    How to properly tighten upper radiator hose to water pump

    thanks for the quick reply! really need to get new clamps. speaking of clamps, anyone know how to source the clamp that holds the overflow reservoir tube to the side of the radiator? I lost mine at some point
  6. saffy

    How to properly tighten upper radiator hose to water pump

    I want to make sure I’m properly tightening the upper radiator hose to the water pump. there is a little tang coming off of the water pump - should the clamp go above or below this? how I had it before, coolant was leaking out.
  7. saffy

    How to fill coolant after replacing radiator

    stat was not removed. and sounds good. any idea if filling with distilled water for now until I have time to completely replace all the coolant is ok?
  8. saffy

    How to fill coolant after replacing radiator

    thanks for the advice of how to fill it. but unfortunately I'm a bit scared to mix what I have in the system currently with any old coolant because of the 'turning to sludge' concern.
  9. saffy

    How to fill coolant after replacing radiator

    Replaced the rad in my 2000 TJ 4.0 liter. I'm wondering how I should go about filling the system back up with coolant. I had the coolant changed 2 years ago by a shop and it's green but unfortunately I have no clue what it is and i'm nervous to just mix any old coolant with what's in the system...
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    Replacing grille is more involved than I thought

    yeah sorry that's what I meant
  11. saffy

    Replacing grille is more involved than I thought

    this is why I joined this forum! thank you! I'll take a look at how to do this. would be great if I didn't have to touch my AC.
  12. saffy

    Replacing grille is more involved than I thought

    So I hit a deer a couple weeks ago in my 2000 TJ and dented my grill and destroyed my radiator pretty nicely. Got a new radiator shipped to me as well as a decent used grill from ebay. currently in the process of removing the radiator and grill to get them both replaced. I realized that in...