What did you do to your TJ today?

New Napa Echlin crank position sensor for my 97 4.0 AX15. Cleared the codes. Started right up...no cranking for 3 or 4 seconds...so awesome it's not the pressure regulator in the fuel pump going bad.

Checked on the DEI sound tunnel insulation and it's holding strong after some snow wheeling and driving over a lot of downed branches on a trail...picked a few sticks and rocks out of the shovel.

Looked up and saw a wire that I have no idea how I missed it. Looks like a ground from PO installed something...harness has been remarkably intact so this is my first evidence of something being installed and removed.

Noticed a bolt sitting proud of the cylinder head and chased that for a bit...and the ground bolt on the back of the engine was loose.

Sprayed some break free on the howling AC clutch...Sanders has shipped me a replacement... didn't respond to my email so I hope it's the right part or I'll be hunting for a shorter belt.

-Mac

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Tried out the injector cleaner setup. I used 9V batteries to activate the solenoid and then ran some WD-40 through them to check for flow and function. They seem to all be in working order. I’ll have to pull the others out of my Jeep and test them out too when I get the chance.

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Got the old original Dana turdy5 out and time for the rebuilt Dana 44 to go in. Will be going back to disc brakes but I am either selling the Dana 35 with my ZJ setup and buying all new or if it does not sell for what I want with the discs, I'm pulling them to go onto the Dana 44. I also found out while pulling the drive shaft there was only 3 bolts holding it to the yoke on the TC side and one of them was finger tight!

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Installed the rear adjustable control arms and installed a Savvy GTS.
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In typical Jeep fashion, try to do one upgrade and find things that need to be fixed while youre there. When pulling the lug nuts to remove the tires, one grabbed the end of the wheel stud and stripped it like it was cross threaded. Never seen that when removing a nut.
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Crap ok, so now I have to pull the drum to replace the stud, yup wouldn't you know the rear pads are down to 4mm - 5mm. Guess I know what I am doing tomorrow.

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Installed the rear adjustable control arms and installed a Savvy GTS.
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In typical Jeep fashion, try to do one upgrade and find things that need to be fixed while youre there. When pulling the lug nuts to remove the tires, one grabbed the end of the wheel stud and stripped it like it was cross threaded. Never seen that when removing a nut.

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Crap ok, so now I have to pull the drum to replace the stud, yup wouldn't you know the rear pads are down to 4mm - 5mm. Guess I know what I am doing tomorrow.

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You know, your tj has a way of letting you know when something needs looked at.
 
Installed the rear adjustable control arms and installed a Savvy GTS.
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In typical Jeep fashion, try to do one upgrade and find things that need to be fixed while youre there. When pulling the lug nuts to remove the tires, one grabbed the end of the wheel stud and stripped it like it was cross threaded. Never seen that when removing a nut.

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Crap ok, so now I have to pull the drum to replace the stud, yup wouldn't you know the rear pads are down to 4mm - 5mm. Guess I know what I am doing tomorrow.

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Hopefully you are not replacing the rear brake shoes. They are at best, maybe 1/3 used up. There is probably another 30,000 miles left on those.
 
So I needed my Jeep on the ground sooner so I decided today to just move over the disc brake setup from the 35 to the 44 instead of waiting a week to see if it would sell with it. I got the cover off the old Dana 35 and saw all this good stuff. That oil was maybe 7000 miles old. Probably burnouts did not help. LS POWAH BABY!!

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