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I know this looks like another cold start hesitation thread, but I feel like I've combed through everything and can't find the same issue. I'm in Seattle and we're experiencing temps in the teens right now. When I start the Jeep for the first time in these temps, it starts fine and then RPMs...

I was looking to take the cowl off for the first time and clean out any debris. Went to remove the wiper arms according to everything I've seen & read, and realized that mine don't have that handy little tab on the bottom that folks usually pry down with a flathead screwdriver. In fact, I can't...

The only CELs I've had were O2 sensor related. I did not have any squealing either. I've had a Crown unit in the garage for a while and finally got around to swapping it in. Things went well except for the very stubborn retainer plate bolt. Why is it so hard to find a 6-point 1/2in. box wrench...

I'm not in the market for brakes right now at all or questioning some peoples' need for better hardware. This is more of a curiosity. My TJ is running on 17" JK wheels wrapped with 32" DuraTracs. Front brakes are all new-ish OEM equivalent - Hoses, calipers, pads, rotors. Rears are new-ish OEM...

I know this is super exciting to talk about, but I haven't seen another door handle like mine. I got even more curious reading about someone swapping the driver & passenger side handles to open them the correct way. I thought to myself "but I can already do that ..." Instead of pulling from...

I've had to replace a myriad of parts on mine in the few years I've owned it, and I think the hardest job was replacing the pre-cat assembly. Reinstalling the flange bolts, even with an array of extensions and universal swivel joints, was a real knuckle buster. I also had to position the skid...

I installed the Flowmaster cats + all new NTK O2 sensors.. Bought all new fasteners (extruded u-nuts + SS bolts) for the manifold-to-pipe flange connections, and SS nuts & bolts for the downstream cat-to-muffler flange. Got it all buttoned up with appropriate torque settings: 21ish ft.lbs. for...

I bought the Crown unit probably 2 years ago and am going to install it finally. Checking the box, there's no gasket though, so either I lost it or it never came with one. Can't find a P/N in the 2005 factory parts catalog or on RockAuto. Worst case scenario, I'll just cut a new one from some...

A while ago I installed the popular WHDZ Truck Lite knockoff LED headlights off amazon. They're plenty bright and I was able to align them fine, but my TJ's Canadian DRL module doesn't play so nicely. It turns the high beams on. For convenience sake, I'd like to not have to turn my low beams on...

Took a nice short video to show you how tie rod ends shouldn't behave. https://photos.app.goo.gl/abZNbd7YBHZuqUsw8 All 4 ball joints in the steering system were worn and definitely the cause of my mysterious clunk. I am embarrassed at how bad these things look, but it sure does feel good to...

Throwing together my replacement steering assembly and there is 0 info on any tightening procedure for the new tapered bolt & lock nut that squeezes the stabilizer bushing @ the drag link end. What's the deal with this thing?? Do I just do it til the bushing starts to show compression? The drag...

I know this has been beaten to death, so hopefully no one has to ever ask this again. I'm getting ready to replace all my steering bits. My TJ has no lift. I bought the Moog ZJ drag link, tie rod, tie rod ends, and sleeves using parts #s from the big ZJ upgrade thread. Folks keep repeating that...

I'm hunting down a squeak that I suspect is in the front end. I replaced the front sway bar links with the Crown RT21033 units (https://www.quadratec.com/products/56004_0019.htm) a while back and never really paid attention to whether the squeak was there beforehand. All control arms are brand...

Videos showing front driveshaft rotational play in the link. First one (13 sec) is in 4WH, second one (16 sec) is in 2WH: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hmQ6ur1Jf1DaaWCEA The driveshaft has no play in any other direction, and no play in the u-joint joining the two halves. I want to know if this...

A while ago, I installed new rear sway bar links from NAPA. I've also been trying to figure out an intermittent light clunk, and think I've identified the issue: the passenger side rear sway bar link bottom bolt is not compressing the bushing to the sway bar. I've confirmed several times that...

I had a local shop do my UCA axle bushings yesterday so I can replace the arms themselves without hassle. They got the right Moog units so I felt good about it. Just this morning, I took a look at the new bushings and noticed the passenger side bracket is significantly bent. I don't do much...

Does anyone have the correct MOPAR part number or a link to the OEM style front upper axle-side control arm bushing? Diagrams are not as clear on this one for some reason, and I'm unsure if this bushing is unique to all the other OEM CA bushings.

May have to turn volume up a bit to hear this. I was sitting in a noisy parking lot. Engine is off and radio is silent. https://photos.app.goo.gl/1BmbAaBFqxAFpV7S7 The noise has been there for a while and I've never really given it a thought but now I'm curious. As soon as I turn the key to...

I went ahead and ordered the Quadratec LED tail light kit for my '05 TJ, thinking "Hey, it'll be a 15min job just unbolting the old units, unplugging them, plugging the new ones in, and bolting them up." Wrong. One of the 6 POs snipped the tail light connectors and wire crimped everything...

A day ago, I experienced a situation in which I was driving somewhere around 40mph and had to stop very slightly faster than usual, but nothing alarming. My steering got pulled a little to the right and the front-right brake seems to have locked, which surprised me quite a bit. A few times since...