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i just did a great jub replacing the drum brakes on my 93 cherokee. 9 inch brakes, chrysler 8."whatever" rear end. One small problem, they both look identical! Identical in that the cable assembly at the bottom is towards the rear on both sides. If the passenger side is the "right" side and the...

i have, thanks for the response.

the fuel economy on my '93, 4.0, manual, 210k has "tanked". i've got a check engine light. codes, (checked twice) 12- battery disco 36- air switch solenoid circuit, i cannot find any reference in haynes, fsm, 'net, 1 reference here, something regarding a second o2. my '93 has just one, if...

thanks for the replys guys, i know it is a ride, i'm just trying to gain better understanding.

i think i am. generally i do all my own work, but being busy and not a expert led me to take my '93 manual w/ chrysler 8.25 to a local shop with noise in the rear diff. i had diagnosed the trouble as a pinion bearing which they confirmed. i paid them $669 to replace carrier bearings, pinion...

my 93 was giving me slow starts and cutting out. a new throttle position sensor did the trick.

lot's of folks, myself included, have. search for it. disclosing what year and tranny will get you more help, too.

i had the same problem(at about 170k), mine was a head gasket.

rich i did my u joints last fall, the hubs were frozen on, a real pita. wound up wrecking my passenger side. hit em with anti seize on reinstall.

x2 on the 8.25, at 180k with no rear seat or carpet mine is quite loud.

i thought you were concerned with fuel economy. bad wheel bearings seem pretty parasitic to me. an engine that is running in warm up mode is not efficient. the 4 cylinder in the corolla runs very well AND gets good milage, even with the cat. so you would dump the cheap, simple cat in favor...

i have started using synthetic in my block (175K), but synthetic in the diffs is a bit of a headscratcher for me. so little heat and stress involved. of course i am running stock equip. 90% highway. maybe if i had a ton of cash in a locker and gears bashing over rocks i might see it differently.

in this order, i would: test the fuel pressure, suck up a can of sea foam or boogie juice of choice via a vacuum line, inspect my fuel lines, do a fuel pump volume test, check out the fule pump relay change the fuel filter again.

my 93 w/175k has a tomken lift that was probably put on by the original owner when it was new. it has become my dd and sees a lot of highway miles for work, with occasional mild offroad. a variety of sqeaks, clunks and pops have developed. this combined with a ride quality slightly worse than...