Recent content by Bombastic

Just emphasizing what you stated, driveshaft pinion angle can help diagnosis premature joint failure. W/ high lifts and non adjusted pinion angles because of lack of adjustable control arms will contribute to driveline failure. The question is whether to purchase an axle shaft that can operate...

I can hear my vacuum pump turn on after starting up my Jeep for the first time of the day while backing up slowly out of the garage. At that point I'm applying the brakes and the pump can be heard (sounds like a whiny power steering pump). The pump only whines/surges a few times and then goes...

Thanks for the welcome! @Cimmerian this is the video that helped inform me about my tire purchase. Also, DIscount Tire offers price match and military discounts. The Legend EXPs are lighter and not as aggressive as the Boss and quiet on-road where most of my driving occurs. If I could do it...

New member here from southern Idaho. USAF Veteran and Jeep owner since 11/2024. I am retired status, by profession was a GM tech working for dealerships and other fleet companies (diagnosis & heavy drive train). I ended my automotive career in sales for GM dealerships. I purchased a 2013 Jeep...

I can't see how that saves more than 20 minutes. Removing the cam phasers by the OCV bolts and marking the timing chain for reinstallation doesn't take much time. Only Bank 2 actually requires any tools to compress the timing chain tensioner to reinstall the cam phasers. I cringed whenever that...