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  1. Tim Redman

    A/C Blower

    From a critical problem to a much less critical problem, especially considering this time of year. I've already determined that there is a micro-leak in the A/C somewhere. A refrigerant charge lasts for about six months of intermittent use, but then starts to fall after that. However, that's...
  2. Tim Redman

    Engine Stuttering

    My 2005 Wrangler is doing what I can only describe as a very subtle stutter. I'll try to be more descriptive. When I'm at any kind of cruising speed, I can feel the engine very very slightly running unevenly. It almost feels like a transient misfire, but it's not enough to trip any kind of...
  3. Tim Redman

    Upgrading the underhood light

    Are you reusing the mercury switch from the original underhood light, or are you using a toggle?
  4. Tim Redman

    Another clutch poll

    I've seen the same thing done packing the hole with white bread, and forcing it in with a wooden dowel that just barely fits in the bearing. Probably flows a little easier than wet paper towels, but not as thin and as liable to leak out much past the dowel as grease.
  5. Tim Redman

    Is my slave cylinder fried?

    I haven't been able to find a LuK assembly for a 2005. Rock Auto has a couple of other brands prebled, in stock, and competitively priced. Does anybody know anything about them? $93.79 PLATINUM DRIVELINE PSC01195 $94.79 PERFECTION CLUTCH PF9088 (#52107652AM)
  6. Tim Redman

    Fender sits lower after reinstalling it

    I recently removed my intake and exhaust manifolds to replace the rusted bolts on the exhaust flange, replace the intake/exhaust header gasket, and just general cleanup (my intake manifold looks brand new now). To make things a little easier, I removed the entire driver's side fender and wheel...
  7. Tim Redman

    Lets see your best Jeep memes

    I don't know about that. I'd imagine that a lot of us run with doors off more often than not.
  8. Tim Redman

    Replaced Headlights with Truck-Lite Knockoffs

    I've had mine in since March of last year, the Trucklite knockoffs that @CodaMan originally posted about. I've never been happy about the aim on them, but that might just be because I struggled to get them aimed correctly. That one is all on me. That being said, never been flashed or honked...
  9. Tim Redman

    Using front locker without the rear?

    As a Floridian, that would be a lot funnier if it weren't so true. ;)
  10. Tim Redman

    Battery cable replacement options

    Yeah, I had that problem, too. Ended up getting a set of needle nose vise grips to hold on to the stud while I used an open end wrench to remove the nut. I'm pretty sure I put red locktite on it when I put it back, but I could have forgotten over the palpable level of frustration I was...
  11. Tim Redman

    Using LEDs in the front fender side-markers on a Jeep Wrangler TJ

    I bought the LED flasher relay from Gulf Coast Distributors. But the problem persist regardless of whether I use the stock or LED flasher relays.
  12. Tim Redman

    Using LEDs in the front fender side-markers on a Jeep Wrangler TJ

    Is there a ground connection or something between the front turn signal/fender lights and the tail lights? With the LED relay in, I put LEDs in the tail lights, normal bulbs everywhere else (the interior and dash lights are LED). When the left turn signal is on, the lights on the dash dim in...
  13. Tim Redman

    Jeep JK coil springs on TJ

    If you're just doing 2.5" or so, the most budget-conscious way to go would be springs, shocks and transfer case drop kit. Everything else can come afterwards. You'll find that some things just really should be done in groups, like needing to do SYE, drive shaft and rear control arms at once.
  14. Tim Redman

    Jeep JK coil springs on TJ

    I believe it was @Jerry Bransford who uttered the immortal words, "JK springs are not worth the effort". I guess that pretty much answers 1 & 2. For #3, any lift height between 1.5" and 2.5" can maybe get away with a transfer case drop, but in the long run, any lift should eventually be...
  15. Tim Redman

    Battery cable replacement options

    custombatterycables.com for me, too. I had blown the fusible link on my original set, and was rewiring a bunch of things under the hood anyway, so I just replaced the whole shooting match. The guy's pretty helpful with questions, and the cables seem beefy enough to easily support a higher...
  16. Tim Redman

    NSG370 inner shift boot repair

    Yeah, for that price, I might have pulled my homegrown one out and put the right one in. At the normal price, I'll just wait until I see how long mine lasts.
  17. Tim Redman

    Upright transfer case shift lever

    I just did something similar on mine this weekend. I bought a used stock t-case shifter handle on eBay, and cut it right at the bend. I'm a fan of the Rock Nobs, so I bought one for that shifter. It ended up being very low profile, but I kinda like that.
  18. Tim Redman

    NSG370 inner shift boot repair

    I recently ordered the boot that @astjp2 linked to, and I made it work, but not without some reasonably over-engineered and under-thought-out modifications. I forgot to take pictures, so use your imagination. This is how I did mine.: Remove the shift knob from the transmission shifter. Mine is...
  19. Tim Redman

    Florida Is anyone going to Jeep Beach 2020?

    It's all good. All we can do at this point is hope that things get worked out soon, and we can go back to our lives as they were. In the meantime, can't get closer thank six feet to somebody if you're both in the front seat of your Jeeps. :)
  20. Tim Redman

    Florida Is anyone going to Jeep Beach 2020?

    That may be true, but there are those of us who are at higher risk than others. I have eosinophilic asthma (managed), which more or less means that I hit the daily double with autoimmune deficiency AND a lung condition. I'm basically an elevated body temperature away from showing all of the...