What did you do to your jeep today?

[CherokeeLiberty]

I think I pinpointed the whirring noise, and it seems to be coming from the rear end. I’ll be checking/changing the fluid and going from there.

 

[KJowner]

It works but its very aggressive, wouldn't recommend it if other derust products are available, very glad I greased the bits I didn't want the acid in contact with, it ate into any exposed metal. Stripped the rust off nicely but the Stripped steel flash rusts almost instantly when you remove it from the liquid.

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Quick hit with a wirebrush and epoxy primer to follow.

 

[sota]

evapo-rust works really well when you can let parts sit for a while.
not exactly cheap, but biodegradable and reusable, until it's all used up obviously.
I'd eastwood platinum rust converter them personally, after dipping them like that.

 

[KJowner]

I'd have use devapo-rust if I had some its good stuff, Unfortunately I didn't plan ahead and they were a lot more rusty than I thought, I was just going to use a wire wheel but that wouldn't touch the rust on them!
They are sitting in primer at the moment, 20 years of salt haven't been kind but they are still serviceable so tomorrow they will get a coat of satin black & the whole lot will get chassis wax when it goes together.
Happily the rest of the suspension isn't that bad and the arches and wheel wells are sound.

 

[KJowner]

All dry, still look rough but with the pitting that's not a surprise, the bores are still slightly greasy so hopefully the overspray will scrape out easily enough.

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[sota]

dude I usually slime the bolt holes anyways, to prevent paint from sticking.

 

[Cactus]

Added a 20" light bar, plus fixed the droopy tilt steering by drilling through the clamps and putting a bolt through them. I also safety wired the lever in the up position (not shown).

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[ikuo78]

I replaced the head cover gasket probably about two years ago.
Recently the oil leak has recurred, so I'm attaching a tin can to a position where oil is likely to drip and checking the amount of leaking oil.
I drove 470km on a weekend trip and leaked this much oil, but I attached the can close to the manifold so some of it must have evaporated.
The metal head cover may be warped, so I'm considering replacing it with a plastic one.
I'm concerned about the white circle on the lower edge of the head cover.
It would be fine if it was just to check the direction of the parts when assembling.

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[sota]

open heart surgery has started on the Fiat 500e.

 

[LFX1]

It works but its very aggressive, wouldn't recommend it if other derust products are available, very glad I greased the bits I didn't want the acid in contact with, it ate into any exposed metal. Stripped the rust off nicely but the Stripped steel flash rusts almost instantly when you remove it from the liquid.

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Quick hit with a wirebrush and epoxy primer to follow.

My dad is old school, he always cleans his old tractor parts, and some of our car parts with a tub of molassis I know it sounds odd he gets it at the feed store

It works but its very aggressive, wouldn't recommend it if other derust products are available, very glad I greased the bits I didn't want the acid in contact with, it ate into any exposed metal. Stripped the rust off nicely but the Stripped steel flash rusts almost instantly when you remove it from the liquid.

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Quick hit with a wirebrush and epoxy primer to follow.

My dad is old school, he always cleans his old tractor parts, and some of our car parts with a tub of molasses I know it sounds odd he gets it at the feed store and thins it down a bit and soaks stuff in there for a couple days and checks it and sure enough it eats rust off. I didn't believe it until I seen him doing it.

 

[LibertyTC]

On a trip away from home, when suddenly the left front caliper slowly seized up with a smoke show. Not a good day.
For every thing else..There is Mastercard..
Jeep= Just empty every pocket.

 

[KJowner]

On a trip away from home, when suddenly the left front caliper slowly seized up with a smoke show. Not a good day.
For every thing else..There is Mastercard..
Jeep= Just empty every pocket.

Mine did that, I stripped the caliper and rebuilt it with a new piston and seals, 10x more work than just buying a new one!

 

[LibertyTC]

The saga continues. Had it towed to a shop. Apparently Napa Canada calipers do not fit correctly on the mounting brackets, sloppy fit.
Shop searching for Raybetos calipers. Wish me luck !

 

[sota]

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IT LIVES!

 

[LibertyTC]

I would stay away from Napa Calipers due to a sloppy fitment.
Shop found Raybestos Front New Calipers & fit perfectly !!
Back on the road again.

 

[REDACTED]

Changed out my leaking water pump on my 05 renegade. Once I got the clutch fan off, it slipped and punched a hole in the radiator. Then had to run to the junk yard to pull a new one. Luckily the parts jeeps at the junk yard are in pretty good shape

 

[LFX1]

Changed out my leaking water pump on my 05 renegade. Once I got the clutch fan off, it slipped and punched a hole in the radiator. Then had to run to the junk yard to pull a new one. Luckily the parts jeeps at the junk yard are in pretty good shape

Yeah, not sure if anyone has any comment on clutch vs electric fans. I see lot people with older models dealing with the clutch and the space limit, my 07 is pretty open since it has electric fans. I guess you have to rely on a the switch working and fan can fail, with mechanical or clutch is just moves with motor.

Not sure which one is really better.

 

[KJowner]

Yeah, not sure if anyone has any comment on clutch vs electric fans. I see lot people with older models dealing with the clutch and the space limit, my 07 is pretty open since it has electric fans. I guess you have to rely on a the switch working and fan can fail, with mechanical or clutch is just moves with motor.

Not sure which one is really better.

The mechanical fan is way more powerful, handy if you are towing or working it hard.

 

[seafish]

While there are advantages and disadvantages to either type of fan depending on vehicle use (ie towing vs commuter or highway vs city), it is important to note that by the time you can get electric fans to push as much air as a mechanical/clutch/belt driven fan you are talking about a whole lotta current draw on the electrical system and the requisite upgrades to supply that current