cracked-butt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Eastern Tenn.
i have read a few of the posts on replacing some of the seals/gaskets.
but someone got me to thinking the other day (yeah insert your jokes here ), anyway... i was talkin to him about replacing my rear main seal (89 xj 4.0 w/ aw4 tranny. with over 260k on the clock). well he gets to tellin me that i should go ahead & do the front seal as well. because if ya don't there will be more preassure put onto it after replacing the rear main, and then it will give out. so i'll have to rip it apart again & replace it too.
i know this may be !!!1 to some of you, but it almost makes sence.
maybe not for the reasons he gave me, but still it makes a bit of sence.
like replacing the wires when replacing the spark-plugs.
drop the oil pan, do that gasket, do the RMS, and the FMS (front main seal). or will there be more to take off to get to that?
i haven't had to tear apart the engine for anything as of yet... but with over 260,000 miles on it i'm sure i will be doing that soon enough! (timing, rings, etc.)
i'm just hoppin to have another vehicle before i have to do any "major" fixing to the engine/tranny. though there is the constant oil & cherry juice drip. that i knwo i have to clean it all up to find where they are all coming from. may be a loose fitting or a gasket that needs replaced. not sure yet.
i have replaced the valve cover gasket. but it's still dripping right on the hot exhaust cross over pipe (smokes like a bad mofo! lol) this is why i'm thinkin it is the rear main that needs replaced. but at the same time i don't want to have to rip a bunch of other stuff apart if i don't need to.
yeah, a 21 year old jeep with (as far as i can tell) all original gaskets & seals, should be replaced soon. as i'm sure that they will be givin up here in a few.
all right think that covers it for now.
thanks for any and all input!!! :cheers:
but someone got me to thinking the other day (yeah insert your jokes here ), anyway... i was talkin to him about replacing my rear main seal (89 xj 4.0 w/ aw4 tranny. with over 260k on the clock). well he gets to tellin me that i should go ahead & do the front seal as well. because if ya don't there will be more preassure put onto it after replacing the rear main, and then it will give out. so i'll have to rip it apart again & replace it too.
i know this may be !!!1 to some of you, but it almost makes sence.
maybe not for the reasons he gave me, but still it makes a bit of sence.
like replacing the wires when replacing the spark-plugs.
drop the oil pan, do that gasket, do the RMS, and the FMS (front main seal). or will there be more to take off to get to that?
i haven't had to tear apart the engine for anything as of yet... but with over 260,000 miles on it i'm sure i will be doing that soon enough! (timing, rings, etc.)
i'm just hoppin to have another vehicle before i have to do any "major" fixing to the engine/tranny. though there is the constant oil & cherry juice drip. that i knwo i have to clean it all up to find where they are all coming from. may be a loose fitting or a gasket that needs replaced. not sure yet.
i have replaced the valve cover gasket. but it's still dripping right on the hot exhaust cross over pipe (smokes like a bad mofo! lol) this is why i'm thinkin it is the rear main that needs replaced. but at the same time i don't want to have to rip a bunch of other stuff apart if i don't need to.
yeah, a 21 year old jeep with (as far as i can tell) all original gaskets & seals, should be replaced soon. as i'm sure that they will be givin up here in a few.
all right think that covers it for now.
thanks for any and all input!!! :cheers: