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I'm ready to remove my 32RH auto trans from my 1998 TJ for a rebuild. The frame to skid plate bolts are all out - yeah! Most videos show first removing the skid plate from the transmission / transfer case mounting point. And then removing the tcase from the trans. Why remove the transfer...

My 1998 TJ is mostly driven around town, often by my teen son who has a lead foot. The TJ has the stock inline 6 engine and 33 inch tires. I got the TJ last spring, and have felt it was eating fuel. But the engine runs great and idles no problem. Finally last week on fill-up, I reset the...

Latest issue - new years day the TJ wouldn't start due to a bad battery. The battery was in poor shape due to an earlier parasitic drain issue, which caused too many dead battery recharges (finally resolved with a new ignition switch). So I get the new battery home, and proceed to swap it in...

Just installed a new ignition lock cylinder in my 1998 TJ. (To fix an issue where the key could be removed regardless of position.) Prior to the install, the Jeep would emit a beeping, as soon as the key was inserted. The beeping was due to having no doors. Basically, the Jeep was emitting a...

Bought some aftermarket hardtop retaining bolts for the TJ. Disappointed about two things: 1) Bolts are barely long enough to thread. Makes it difficult to install. If at least a 1/4 inch longer would be much better. 2) Some bolts arrived corroded, as if they were used. I'm returning the...

New rule. I will never, ever, EVER buy a TJ having a 3rd party alarm system. I'm going to need back surgery after the time I've spent today laying under this dash. Is it normal to have all these extra fuses under the dash, not part of the standard fuse block? Are they stock fuses or added...

Is the emissions sticker found under the TJ hood 100% accurate for the given vehicle, or more of a generic sticker for the year? Reason I ask, is a previous owner of my 1998 TJ removed the Evap Canister (and possibly the Leak Detection Pump) that are typically mounted on the driver side fender...

After a month of ownership (1998 TJ 4.0 automatic) with the engine running fine, my son returned from driving yesterday, and I noticed the engine rpm at idle was jumping around. Mainly it was at around 1200 rpm, but would after a few seconds go down to 800 rpm, then go up to 1800 rpm. If I...

I was browsing TJ images, and noticed this 1997 TJ for sale - with what looks like a CJ hardtop. Didn't think a CJ hardtop would fit a TJ. And actually looking closer, the fit seems off in several places. I'm surprised the owner was able to attach a CJ hardtop at all, especially where it...

I see many transmission pans in the $50 price range, for example this pan having a drain plug for the earlier A999 transmission: https://www.quadratec.com/products/52118_1000_07.htm But for some reason the similar TJ 32RH pan is $150+ everywhere I look. What gives - is the pan made of gold...

The previous owner installed an alarm, remote starter and stereo in my 1998 TJ 4.0. Something is causing the batter to drain dead when parked for only 3 days. Looks like I will have a "fun" weekend trying to find the electric parasite. If anyone has a recommendation to help track it down let...

As per the thread title - the outer gasket has a poor fit. It is raising out from the windshield frame. Mainly in the corners. I am wondering if a previous owner used a cheap gasket or installed incorrectly? My understanding after doing some quick reading: 1) There is an inner gasket that...

Previous owner painted bedliner in the back section of my TJ, in the process covering up the holes for the rear seat mounting brackets. No problem, I'll just poke/cut a hole through the bedliner, to reveal the mounting holes? No, because this dude apparently left the bolts installed, and...

First time changing the oil on the TJ. I go to remove the oil fill cap on top of the valve cover, to add the new oil, but the cap just spins. What!? Apparently Jeep used some sort of two piece oil fill cap that had a plastic ratchet mechanism with teeth that eventually break. (Why did Jeep...

New TJ owner here looking for advice on a spare tire carrier. My 1998 TJ currently has no spare tire carrier. I would like to purchase a swing out tire carrier, of the type that bolts to the top of the rear bumper. (Meaning the carrier does not attach to the TJ rear door/body.) But the tire...