I'm so sorry for your father and that you had to be seen next to a JL.
What did you do to your JK today?
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I can’t say too much as we have a JT. It pulls the camper nicely. Also pulled our son’s JKU on a flatbed Tuesday from Lake Tahoe. It did pretty good but I’m sure it was at the limit for its capacity.
Swapped the alternator for a new one. First time I've paid attention to it being backwards. The hardest part of the swap was the stupid hydraulic belt tensioner.
The factory one lasted 225k miles. I guess it was time.
The factory one lasted 225k miles. I guess it was time.
My belt just started making some noise so I'm going to change it. I've heard the tensioner is a pain but I'm about to experience it for myself!
It is a PITA by yourself. It's doable by yourself (ask me how I know
) but would be 1,000x easier with another set of hands to slip the belt off a pulley while you hold it. The longer 1/2" breaker bar you have the better too for more leverage.
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I've had one of these for almost 15 years and I must say it's made life a lot easier when dealing with ANY part of the pulley system.
John Cooper
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I know I'm probably late to the party and I'm ashamed to admit my wife founds this but dang it works!! Fixed 2 vents in her JK in 5 minutes!!!!
It is a PITA by yourself. It's doable by yourself (ask me how I know
It’s certainly doable by yourself. I agree though need a long bar of some sort to get the needed leverage.
John Cooper
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Her JK
Well she is driving it daily now.
Plus it's the only way AndyG will talk to me
Does AndyG know you are talking about him?
John Cooper
Member
Well he knows I talk about him all the time........
But I doubt he knows this time, and we need to keep it that way
Lance Unibagger
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Installed a set of Bilstein shocks, easy install with the exception of the passenger front - I did not enjoy that... Overall the job took me 1.5 hours, and it was 105 degrees in my garage which made it a torturous job. The ride is firm, but no more than my former NISMO Frontier which had Bilstein's as well.
Paid $337.00 shipped.
I still have a slight vibration at speed so I think my next stop is to have the tire road-force balanced unless that's just the Jeeps way of asking me to slow down
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Paid $337.00 shipped.
I still have a slight vibration at speed so I think my next stop is to have the tire road-force balanced unless that's just the Jeeps way of asking me to slow down
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John Cooper
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Haven't done it yet, it's a this Saturday project!
New blackmax shocks!!
And an EGR valve!
Read @Chris write up on the EGR valve and watched some YouTube videos.
For anyone that has replaced the EGR valve, can you reuse the plastic pins in the inner fender??
New blackmax shocks!!
And an EGR valve!
Read @Chris write up on the EGR valve and watched some YouTube videos.
For anyone that has replaced the EGR valve, can you reuse the plastic pins in the inner fender??
The pins on the inner fender liner? Yea, those are reusable as long as you don't break them removing them. I took my inner fenders liners out to put O2 sensors in and didn't replace the plastic clips.
John Cooper
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Yes the inner fender ones.
Thanks not sure if I will replace it Saturday, but probably will
Get you one of these and you'll be good. I have the one in the middle and have never broken a clip.Yes the inner fender ones.
Thanks not sure if I will replace it Saturday, but probably will
John Cooper
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