What did you do to your jeep today?

[Slugger103]

Installed a new battery before winter gets here and a new set of Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires.

Been looking at those tires....let me know how you like them.

 

[Jo6pak]

Same here. I do my part to do the whole distancing and mask stuff, but you're not violating my nose.

Couple people at work tested positive last week and were out. Thought I'd get a test just to be safe

The test was a piece of cake. Swab was no problem, just felt like I had a stuck sneeze for about 1/2 hour afterwards.

Got results about 20 minutes ago= Negative.

 

[tommudd]

Been looking at those tires....let me know how you like them.

Just removed a set off the 03, love them

 

[Big Al]

Painted all 4 calipers gloss black, so when the mags go back on in the spring, there won't be a clump of rust behind each one.
Might look for some gloss red Tremclad in the future.

 

[sota]

yo, old man @tommudd ... what's the best, least invasive, way to get a switched ignition power/signal? I'm thinking of using one of those tap-a-fuse deals...

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at the Radio fuse position (#21, 10A), to use as a relay trigger to get a larger switched feed from the battery, or as direct feed to power my 2 dash cams, radar detector, and power-on signal for the plow controller brain box. (all of which are pretty low current loads.)

what be your thoughts/suggestion(s)?

 

[tommudd]

sota, have used those for many things over the years
even the seats in the 03 and 04 are wired that way
lights etc
how much power will you be pulling ?

 

[sota]

If all total I'm drawing 2A from all the things listed, I'll be impressed.
cameras are rated 5V/1A, so that's not even 1A 12V
plow brain box wire is merely a control wire, for it to tell it to turn on, so 0.25A?
radar *might* be the biggest draw; the 12V power adapter has a 3A mini blade fuse in it, so it's probably not even that close.
I figure just those tapping off the radio wire and I should be fine.

 

[JeepWoman13]

Mounted a Smittybilt molly storage on the tailgate. Not a bad price, only $20.

 

[tommudd]

washed the 03 and drove it 45 miles down to get Covid tested
Negative results , were done before I got back home
washed and put the 05 away for the winter

 

[Slugger103]

Put her up on jack stands, dropped the transmission pan, changed the filter, cleaned the pan inside & out, painted the outside of the pan, new gasket & pan back on. New ATF+4 full synthetic fluid. When I dropped the pan, I inspected & cleaned the magnet & was pleased it was virtually free of any metal shavings. For 207K+ miles I was expecting more.

 

[Jo6pak]

Paid it off

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

It took me to bag a deer this morning.

 

[Jo6pak]

Did you get a gator over there in Minnesota too?

 

[sota]

Water pump bearing rattle is getting worse. Guess I should dig up the paperwork from when I got the replacement, and work on getting the free warranty swap done. Also, I'm having a problem with my parking brake handle. It won't stay up sometimes, and it just feels like the teeth on the ratcheting mechanism have stripped out. If you bump it sideways sometimes it'll pop loose.

 

[MarksmanAkula]

Last weekends transfer case swap was a success.

This coming weekend, It'll be rear wheel axle bearing replacement and E-brake shoe/hardware replacement. Still hunting down a intermittent vibration from the rear end.


(If anyone needs a How-To to replacing the NV-231J let me know.)

 

[Brian02KJ]

Been looking at those tires....let me know how you like them.

I love them so far. Ride is even better than the Goodyear SRAs that the Jeep had when I bought it, and the grip in rain and slush seems fantastic.

 

[Jo6pak]

Last weekends transfer case swap was a success.

This coming weekend, It'll be rear wheel axle bearing replacement and E-brake shoe/hardware replacement. Still hunting down a intermittent vibration from the rear end.


(If anyone needs a How-To to replacing the NV-231J let me know.)

Too many beans?

 

[tommudd]

CORE 4X4 adjustable rear lower control arms showed up today
before anyone asks they are for a WK Grand Cherokee but will work on the KJ
and no not going to run any different length than stock
Guess I'll take tomorrow afternoon off and install them
greaseable poly bushings and Kawasaki green !!!!!!!!
was going to order red to match the upper JBA tri link and front suspension, but wanted them a different color

 

[sota]

do do a write up about installing them, Mr 'Mudd, especially in setting their lengths.

 

[tommudd]

do do a write up about installing them, Mr 'Mudd, especially in setting their lengths.

Already fished an old LCA out of the junk bin, have 2 sections of all thread that are the same size of the bolts
going to lay the old one down, new on top and when the all thread passing through easily I figure it should be close
now to see if my thought process works LOL
I'll measure as well of course