Took the Jeep out today for a 30 minute trip. Driveline vibrations are gone. 18 degrees for both the pinion and driveshaft was the magic number for me. If I remember correctly, @jjvw mentioned that was where he was.
once I locked it things got better.
Jeep looks great, still can't find springs to get ours built so keep sending pictures of yours lol
More info on your buffer , please. Looks like something that the wife really needs . Thanks.I had to pull the plastic trim around the steering column, to fix a lighting issue. The plastic was faded grey, much like the fender flares. To restore the original look, I first tried Meguiar's Ultimate Black. All that did was make the black look blacker, but the grey was still there (1st picture).
Next, I broke out the random orbital buffer, along with some Meguiar's Cleaner/Polish, and buffed the plastic. After about 5 minutes of buffing the factory black returned, which can be seen in the 2nd picture. FWIW, I tested picture #2 by repeatedly washing the plastic piece in soapy water. After 1/2 dozen washings, it was still as shiny as the picture!
Pictures 3 and 4 are another piece, before and after.
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Picture 1 - Test with Meguiar's Ultimate Black (Shiny, but still grey). Also, this washed off easily with soap and water, returning to a dull grey.
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Picture 2 - Random orbital buffer used, in combination with Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner/Polish. After 5 minutes of buffing, the grey was gone. Also, this was washed repeatedly, with soap and water, but the shine stayed and the the grey didn't come back.
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Picture 3 - Before buffing
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Picture 4 - After buffing
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I've used several buffers over the years and this is my favorite, so far. It's comfortable, easy to use, and the combination of random orbital motion and variable settings means it won't burn through sharp edges like other buffers. Thus far I've used it for more than 40 hours and the only negative thing I can say about it is the buffing pads can be difficult to remove (The velcro holds extremely well!)
I would have Ripped his Ass...Good news and bad. The Jeep passed inspection! However, I also had them do an alignment. When making the adjustments, the technician used a pipe wrench on my Savvy arms to adjust them. Now they are damaged!
I plan on having a show and tell tomorrow with the manager!
I did the rough alignment, but wanted it put on a machine to check and square it up. My mistake!
This is a true statement. However, I'd prefer to be the one to mar the surfaces!
Did you explain how to adjust the arms so that the use of any tool on the aluminum was not required? It isn't intuitive to any alignment tech and without instruction and fair warning that penalties are involved, there is no reason for them to treat your control arms any differently than they treat any other.This is a true statement. However, I'd prefer to be the one to mar the surfaces!
I agree 1,000,000%This is a true statement. However, I'd prefer to be the one to mar the surfaces!
I hate letting someone touch my shit as well. Almost every time something gets returned not the way I left it.