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Llama Build- Slowly....
- Thread starter Forceful Llama
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Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Hit it with a hammer, started up. I'll need to replace it soon I suppose. Thanks for the advice jeep450.
DeftwillP
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Round Rock TX
Yup...common problem on these aging starters. I find that the Taco Bell parking lot at midnight is a great place for swapping them out. The hammer trick only works so many times.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Ya, that's the plan. I might just pull the one off my old rig and call it done for now.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Got bored and drove to my brothers apt to use his covered parking.
Started with this.
Wound up with this.
Started with this.
Wound up with this.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Oh also did the starter with my neice helping. Showed her how easy it is, her dad has her help on stuff too. Figured wouldn't hurt to show her even more.
831_xj
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- Location
- Santa Cruz
Alright! Sweet man that looks really good 
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87matchief
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- Location
- Foresthill
looks sweet!
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Stupid starter broke already. Went to start it up last night after work, stayed on spinning like crazy. Lucky I had vice grips to remove battery cables. Had my bro in law bring me tools and run me to autozone to replace it at. I'm glad I had the vice grips, I had taken all my tools out earlier to clean the inside up. Got off at 930, got at home midnight.
- Location
- sacramento
did you just put one on? it already went out?
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Yup. Barely a week.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
One thing after another. About halfway to work my jeep starts making a metal grinding noise upon acceleration and horrible vibes at 25mph. Hoping it's just a driveline joint or maybe tranny mount. Felt super sketchy driving it.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Pulled front driveline, still there. Thought I felt play but didn't change anything. Pulled rear even though it felt tight, seems to have gone away. So looks like a rear driveline rebuild and adjusting rear axle pinion angle.
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Loose flex plate bolts: fixed
Rear shaft: at shop getting a rebuild
Ball joints: Sunday
Arb compressed: next summer
Sierra Fest: can't wait
Rear shaft: at shop getting a rebuild
Ball joints: Sunday
Arb compressed: next summer
Sierra Fest: can't wait
Forceful Llama
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- MOdesto
Woke up to this.
Threw on the spare then proceeded to spend the next 2 hours locating proper sockets I thought I had and didn't. Finally got my stuff in order. Out with the old
In with the new spicers.
All done.
Oh and driveshaft rebuild for a few shiny pennies. Was going to do it myself but it needed a new centering ball, mine had a split needle bearing. So paid a bit more than if I had done it myself, but it is balanced and straight. Off to do a test drive and return the press.
Threw on the spare then proceeded to spend the next 2 hours locating proper sockets I thought I had and didn't. Finally got my stuff in order. Out with the old
In with the new spicers.
All done.
Oh and driveshaft rebuild for a few shiny pennies. Was going to do it myself but it needed a new centering ball, mine had a split needle bearing. So paid a bit more than if I had done it myself, but it is balanced and straight. Off to do a test drive and return the press.
Forceful Llama
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- MOdesto
Well my transmission spit fluid on the way to sierraFest. I got to just past Arnold and decided to come home instead of push an overheating component. I thought the front seal was going out but it only leaked when overheating. For now I added a cooler from a zj and kept the radiator as well. Hopefully this works.
- Location
- sacramento
Most times a cooler fixes that
Forceful Llama
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- Location
- MOdesto
Learned some stuff this weekend.
Changing ujoints can become a headache. Axle shaft ears can bend if things are siezed or not squared.
Not all hubs are the same for 90+ model years. They changed around 99.5 and require a different rotor to work properly.
With my bonus next month I'll be getting an arb compressor and front diff cover. Probably going ruffstuff for a cover and the compressor that's able to air up tires.
Naxja members are still the best people around. Happy to be a paying member for the knowledge and support from members.
Changing ujoints can become a headache. Axle shaft ears can bend if things are siezed or not squared.
Not all hubs are the same for 90+ model years. They changed around 99.5 and require a different rotor to work properly.
With my bonus next month I'll be getting an arb compressor and front diff cover. Probably going ruffstuff for a cover and the compressor that's able to air up tires.
Naxja members are still the best people around. Happy to be a paying member for the knowledge and support from members.
- Location
- Salem, OR
What is bracket thing that's next to the knuckle? It looks like some kind of track bar bracket that bolts to two of the unit bearing bolts and the knuckle?
