What did you do to your TJ today?

[TheBoogieman]

I think the 42RLE just shit the bed on me. Was a little low on fluid, so topped it off with about 3/4 of a QT of Valvoline ATF+4. Went to leave my house, started whining kind of like a power steering pump does, then goes to "neutral". Put it in park, then drive and turned back around to drive home. Was fine as long as I didn't exceed 1k RPMs. The second you try to accelerate, it whines and drops the gears. Fluid looks kinda brown and not so much red. Have no TCU or engine codes either.

Sounds like what happened to my 03' KJ with 42rle trans. Found chunks when I dropped the pan. Found used trans for $600 and new ones for $2200.

 

[John Cooper]

She looks thrilled!

Look at them coke bottle bottom glasses...........probably had no clue what she won.......

 

[RussinIdaho]

Get something to cover the coupler from dirt and such.

Yep, a cane tip works perfect.

 

[AndyG]

Based on the "photographic evidence", it looks like you're favoring the right a bit, if you don't mind me saying. You might want to "switch hit" for a bit with the self-pleasuring...

Oh Lord, if we’re going to get into shaking hands with the unemployed….. maybe that is the illustrious John Cooper

 

[John Cooper]

Oh Lord, if we’re going to get into shaking hands with the unemployed….. maybe that is the illustrious John Cooper

You called it first bud, thats all you in your ducking glory!!!!!!!!

 

[macleanflood]

-Mac

 

[MikekiM]

I’m skeptical that a 3D printed version will work. Summit Racing has a two piece injection-molded design that looks promising. You might look into those if these new ones fail.

Came here to say this ^^

I swapped to the Summit bushings a few years back. Zero issues so far.

 

[MikekiM]

Get something to cover the coupler from dirt and such.

Crutch tip FTW..

 

[Zorba]

Got the front brakes finished up - new softlines connected, brakes bled.

I'm not sure if I need to use this BMB lockout tool for vacuum bleeding, so I did anyway! Besides, I also had to "pump up" the brakes to get the new caliper cylinders positioned.

One of the old ones - which actually looks a lot better than it did as much of the loose rust has fallen off of it from handling.

So - left to do: Re-install the freshly repainted diff cover, fill with oil, and then the new steering assembly (ZJ upgrade). Then - ASS-U-ME-ing I didn't fuck anything up on this job, I'll be able to take her out and test things. If that passes, then it goes to the alignment shop - I have lifetime free alignments from my local Firestone outfit.

 

[chili_pepper]

shaking hands with the unemployed

Is that what the kids are calling it these days? Gets a bit confusing if you're unemployed and a chronic masturbator, I would think...

 

[OldBuzzard]

... If that passes, then it goes to the alignment shop - I have lifetime free alignments from my local Firestone outfit.

Zorba, why don't you do the toe in with a couple of tape measures, and then see what the shop shows - just to satisfy my curiosity?

 

[Zorba]

Zorba, why don't you do the toe in with a couple of tape measures, and then see what the shop shows - just to satisfy my curiosity?

Sounds like work. I'll set the tie rod to the same length as the old one and see how close I get it.

 

[Verndawg]

Impatiently waiting for parts, so I started playing with some new purple spray paint. Livened up the black on black wheels. Thinking about doing the fender flares but the black I have isn't quite right.

 

[Skylark]

More body work. I was hoping to have it in paint today but this sucker is such a bondo buggy! I just couldn't ignore a lot of it. There are a few things that I did ignore but I'm doing it 90+% right because black shows everything. If it was a lighter color I could've ignored a lot more. It has a salvage title so it isn't worth doing absolutely everything.

 

[Hennep87]

Summer is here!

 

[MikeE024]

Trailering the LJ back to AZ after six days of wheeling in Sand Hollow. Amazing trip with great people.

 

[TheBoogieman]

black shows everything.

 

[matkal]

IF she is your co pilot at 63 years old; you are a LUCKY man....

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I had recently discovered ChatGPT... She is a result of my creative photo editing, the original pic is above or below her. Shit's incredibly realistic innit?!

 

[Outlaw star]

Sounds like what happened to my 03' KJ with 42rle trans. Found chunks when I dropped the pan. Found used trans for $600 and new ones for $2200.

Funny thing is it never slipped once on me since owning it or shifted funny. Everything has been fine. It just made a whining noise and dropped straight to "neutral". No codes either. If it is just the front pump failure, I can replace those myself, I even have the ability and knowledge to rebuild the whole transmission if needed.

 

[macleanflood]

May the 4th be with you...

-Mac