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    4.0 Engine Overheating

    Just for awareness - if you buy a thermostat housing from advanced auto, make sure you sand the mating surface FIRST or check for flatness. I would love to take my daughter's 2003 TJ apart and show you all but it ain't happenin: after the second gasket which was a fel-pro, I put it on a marble...
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    Best replacement clutch assembly?

    AX15 fell through but I found an NV3550 so I'm grabbing that tomorrow night and will put it in Saturday and see how it fares - 126k miles on it according to the seller and it shifts great according to him...we shall see...
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    Best replacement clutch assembly?

    Forgot to add that I used conentional motor oil for lubrication and will this time as well (got that from this site, 10w-40 I think it was) and the jeep was lifted 2.5" with no SYE with 3.73's on 33's. This time around it's on a 4" lift with 1" mml and 1" body lift, Tom Woods Driveshaft and JB...
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    Best replacement clutch assembly?

    Slight necro-post but in 2019 I went through this thread to replace my 99 tj's clutch: I bought a new Novak AX-15, bought the clutch that was the recommended LUK from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CICYZ4/?tag=wranglerorg-20) and the upgraded National Throw-out bearing, and even replaced...
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    Steering shaft too short after swapping 04 frame onto 97 body

    You, sir, are THE MAN! I actually searched some more and found this post also showing the differences in the shaft OAL between the years. Thanks, Mr. Blaine, for always commenting and helping - it makes keeping these awesome vehicles running so much more enjoyable!
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    Steering shaft too short after swapping 04 frame onto 97 body

    Does that mean ALL steering gear or just the lower shaft? As in, swap the box, lower shaft and column OR swap just the lower shaft and problem solved? I swapped a 2000 TJ tub, with a 2000 column, on to a 2003 TJ frame. 2000 frame had a saginaw box, where the 2003 has the Mercedes box. It appears...