Recent content by Matthew89

I've got a '99 with a 5 speed swap done by the previous owner. It was kind of a hack job, but the a nice body, engine, AX15, and interior made me decide to go for it. It looks like they just took the NSS and manually engaged it into "N". The whole assembly is affixed off to the side of the...

Jmg222, that’s one of the more uplifting things I’ve seen today. What a repair. A tree fell on mine last night during a storm and I’m trying to figure out what the heck to do. Did you do the work yourself or hire someone? I would expect something like this to cost several thousand in a body...

I tried this a few times and unfortunately nothing changed.

I hooked up the driveshaft last night and have now put several miles on it. Bolts are tight, all clips still in place. I'm going to keep driving it to and from work and maybe pull it back out to inspect over the weekend. Whatever the case, my original problem (drivetrain vibration) is totally...

Maybe I'll give it a try then. It's going to be a week before I can order the new one anyway.

Thanks to everybody for the feedback. Regarding how I know I didn't have a dislodged needle, I disassembled the entire unit (multiple times now) and found all the bearings still in place with no visible signs of damage. Also the tolerance issue I'm having is a lot less than the diameter of one...

And if it helps, I'm referring to the u joint between the driveshaft and rear end.

Greetings, Mostly 1999 XJ, 4.0, AX15, 8.25. NP-231 T Case. I went about replacing my u joints today and as the title suggests, I've got an issue. I used the vise & socket method to get the old ones out. They were in there good but came out without any real trouble. After that I started...

I now see that it's obviously a D30.

I may be wrong about the front axle after double checking myself, but I see I can't edit that. Kind of derails this whole thing, but I'll do my best to verify which front axle I have asap. Sorry for the mistake.

Hello all, I'm giving my front end some TLC and a little worried about selecting the proper ball joints. Reason being, my Jeep is a 4wd conversion (there, it's out). Previous owner did the conversion and actually did a pretty good job IMO. Jeep drove and handled amazingly for the past 50K...

Update (Solved): Hey everybody, it was the oil pan, not the new main seal. I bought a new pan gasket and redid it with a full bead of RTV on both sides of the gasket. Then I used the included pegs to install the gasket and then very carefully slipped the pan on last then let the RTV cure. I...

Thanks for all the responses. Looking back, I didnt use very much RTV on the corners and may have misaligned the rear portion of the gasket. When I took the pan back off I could see what appeared to be signs of oil seeping out of the back. I went and bought a new OP gasket and a full tube of...

Thanks, I am keeping the PCV system in mind as I troubleshoot. In hindsight I think I used very insufficient amounts of RTV. I re did the gasket yesterday, new gasket and full bead of black RTV on top and bottom. Was very careful placing the gasket. I left the RMS alone for now. We'll...

Hopefully verifying whether or not this is my issue as well this evening. I'll update you guys later on.