Hi gang! First time jeep owner here. Bought a 98 TJ with 105k miles and I have to say Its a great little ride. My boys are pumped about it. There are holes in the soft top so It will be topless for the summer.
Any way I got into it a little bit and have a ton of questions. Paid way under market value so assumed I'd find some surprises. First I swapped the rusty shocks and leaky steering stabilizer. I also ordered the 36mm socket to take the hub off to inspect the axle shafts. It also has an exhaust leak somewhere and I think it may be where the manifold meets the downtube. It was all wrapped in heat tape, no idea why. The downtube also has patches and just looks terrible. It will be the next thing to get swapped. Anyway thanks for having me I really value a great online community to help he out when I have questions.
Here are a few pictures,
So that was the good , now for the BAD. Way over due shock replaecment. Pushed them in and zero rebound. Pretty sure they are original.
The Next few pics are of the downtube and where it meets the manifold. Here is where I have questions,
How does this interface work?
How do I get in there to cut rusty hardware off to remove the downtube?
any chance its leaking from where the manifold meets the head? That looks tough to replace.
Any info here would be great. The exhaust leek is driving me crazy. Who makes a decent downtube? It comes with a new catalytic convertor correct?
This joint had that silver heat wrap all around it before this picture was taken.
Thanks again!
Jason
Any way I got into it a little bit and have a ton of questions. Paid way under market value so assumed I'd find some surprises. First I swapped the rusty shocks and leaky steering stabilizer. I also ordered the 36mm socket to take the hub off to inspect the axle shafts. It also has an exhaust leak somewhere and I think it may be where the manifold meets the downtube. It was all wrapped in heat tape, no idea why. The downtube also has patches and just looks terrible. It will be the next thing to get swapped. Anyway thanks for having me I really value a great online community to help he out when I have questions.
Here are a few pictures,
So that was the good , now for the BAD. Way over due shock replaecment. Pushed them in and zero rebound. Pretty sure they are original.
The Next few pics are of the downtube and where it meets the manifold. Here is where I have questions,
How does this interface work?
How do I get in there to cut rusty hardware off to remove the downtube?
any chance its leaking from where the manifold meets the head? That looks tough to replace.
Any info here would be great. The exhaust leek is driving me crazy. Who makes a decent downtube? It comes with a new catalytic convertor correct?
This joint had that silver heat wrap all around it before this picture was taken.
Thanks again!
Jason
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