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Okay, so let me start by saying I don't know much about fixing cars, but consider myself handy and want to learn more about fixing them, and having a 4x4 is fun. Two weeks ago I picked up a 5-speed 1999 Jeep Wrangler with a 4.0L 6 cylinder engine with the intent to work on it. The previous owner...

So I have had my tj for about a year now and I’m learning slowly to do my own work and maintenance. I love it. But a while ago my transfer case linkage broke and I could not fix it at the time. A little while later it somehow got shifted into 4L and I daily my Jeep so I was on pavement. It began...

Please see the video. I honestly don't know if these gears are "done". Could use some advice. If I can, my goal is to leave them as is and just keep driving the jeep. What are the pros/cons of that plan? Also, am I correct, these are the spider gears, right? Info: 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport...