What did you do to your TJ today?

Pulled the transfer case out. Need to buy the 3 bolts needed to remove the harmonic balancer thing and a 1 1/8” socket to remove the nut from front drive shaft yoke.

In the meantime, touched up some rock rash on the rims with touch up paint on all four wheels.

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Pulled the transfer case out. Need to buy the 3 bolts needed to remove the harmonic balancer thing and a 1 1/8” socket to remove the nut from front drive shaft yoke.

In the meantime, touched up some rock rash on the rims with touch up paint on all four wheels.

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I used a hammer and a drift on the backside of the harmonic balancer close to the shaft turning it a bit every few wacks. Starts slow but it will come off.
 
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I used a hammer and a drift on the backside of the harmonic balancer close to the shaft turning it a bit every few wacks. Starts slow but it will come off.
Pardon my ignorance but what’s a drift?

Edit: I googled it and I see it’s a punch which I do have. I’ll give it a try. Thanks!
 
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After serving faithfully for almost 8 years, and dozens of pulls, I've retired the old winch rope. In the process I upgraded the old 3/8" line with a 3/4" replacement.

 

It's being sold. I tried to sell it built, but got nothing but silly offers for six months. Had a full Rubicon drivetrain and aluminum armor. Now it's going back to the stock 30/35 combination and the 231 transfer case. It's a shame because it is one of the nicest TJs around, with nothing but the best parts. It will still have the tub armor and a bunch of other goodies, so someone will get a super nice rust free Jeep for under $10K.

Here's what it looked like before I started taking it apart!