Kiwi TJ
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You really are a midget....er ......oompaloompa......er...... little person
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You really are a midget....er ......oompaloompa......er...... little person
i’d definitely get axles centered and then do the diy alignment. there’s a write up on it i believe in the resources section. save your $ and do it yourself.
It’s not too bad. I just had mine out a couple weeks ago. More work pulling it out and putting it back than to do the SYE
Earlier this week, I had been poking around the interior and saw my passenger side rocker panel has a series of holes just below the door sill. I thought at some point I could use those to mount something. Yesterday was a dreary, rainy day so I decided to make a small odds and ends bag for that space.
I took a few measurements in the Jeep to get an idea on minimum and maximums for clearance of the door and seat. After a quick trip to Joann's for a brass zipper, I made a bag template out of manila folders. Then I cut some leather and went to work. I got it all hand-stitched up late last night.
I wanted to keep the zipper somewhat protected/covered, so that was an intentional design choice.
Odds & Ends Bag (Exterior):
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On the side that will be where it mounts, I cemented in and stitched in a reinforcing strip of leather. I also did some extra reinforcement stitching around each hole.
Odds & Ends Bag (Interior):
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Today I was able to test fit everything. Using what I hardware I had on hand that would fit those holes (in my case, one M6 and one M5 bolt), I fed them up under the rocker lip so their heads were outboard, threads to the interior, and held each in place with a nut. Then I simply hung the bag on each bolt to hold it in place.
Here's how it looks (temporarily) mounted in the vehicle:
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Room for seat clearance:
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In use:
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This bag was made using the same oil-tanned hide I used when I made my shift boot. It's a much better leather for a storage bag than a shift boot. (During cooler weather the shift boot's thicker leather loses some flex, so I will be replacing it. I already have some thinner napa leather on hand for the replacement.)
For long-term mounting, I plan on using some push-in trim retainers just to keep the bag's interior neater. I think the holes are 1/4" so I will start there and see what I can find at the auto store. If I have to, I'll get some short, flanged bolts, washers, and fasteners and just use those.
No idea what I'll eventually end up putting in there, but a flashlight (like what I threw in there for the picture) is certainly an option. Thanks for looking!
As long as you have lock ring pliers. Apparently people somehow do this job w/o them....I have no idea how.
Well crap. The harmonic balancer wouldn't come off the rear shaft. Using the 3 bolts didn't work. One broke but enough stuck out that I got it.
I'm going to get a bigger puller tomorrow. Any specific snap ring pliers I should get while I'm at the store?