What did you do to your XJ today
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AwesomeXJ
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- Vancouver WA.
thanks Ryan. I need one more day of cleaning up the lugs and haze. then clear coat and its good.
Bronzewyrm
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- Independence,or
if its the driver side rear. just get use to it. the shoes draw hella moisture here in the NW. causing them to swell and stick very easaly. all 4 of the xj's ive had with rear drums have done this. the cure.... ceramic shoes, or disk break rear. other than that a good hard stop at 40mph or so will warm/dry them out.
nice progress man:cheers:
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Bronzewyrm
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be shure to rub the whole thing down with a gray scoth bright befor you clear it. trust me aaron. just do it. there 99c at the parts store. otherwise the front end of your jeep will look like a dodge spirit come NWFest. if you dont know what i mean look at one, or a 90s minivan. youll see hasta. like the tire print idea. never thaught of doing it like that.
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AwesomeXJ
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- Vancouver WA.
Thanks for the tip. I'll pick some up on the way home from work. :worship:
Gold Cobra
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- Woodland, WA
Came out good Aaron. Even though it's a Kevlar, I like it.
crazymoose1990
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- Beavertown
Its not what I did to my XJ its how I killed my DD. Curbs arent so good for uni-body cars that are low to the ground.
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- NE Texas
been there..
dick.breakey
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- Bellevue/Seattle
Moose what did you drive?
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AwesomeXJ
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- Vancouver WA.
Thanks darren.
crazymoose1990
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- Beavertown
I driving an 06 Avalon, I almost drove my XJ to school last night, I could have sailed right over that curb with that thing. Its still drivable just bent the radiator support pretty good on the bottom, which in turn pushed up the assembly that holds my hood latch. Now my hood sticks up like its not latched. What Im afraid of is that its putting pressure on my radiator with plastic tanks. The real bitch is last year some dumb ass ran me off the road in my 07 SI, yup hit a curb and destroyed the rack and pinion knuckel and variouse other parts, cost to my insurance was 14,000 so after I got it back I sold it. I think I am going to pull the front end apart and straigten the lower support then plate it for reinforcement. I can't really do anything else unless I want crazy high insurance rates, if only I would have had a witness to my last crash and burn, I would be okay. I wished I could just drive my XJ everyday. :soapbox:
kndrewa
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- Vancouver British Columbia
The adjustment cable was ground to a pulp on one side, so I'll have to get a new one and put it in tomorrow.
There were all kinds of shavings from the wire getting pinched between the drum and shoe.
I also noticed this cylinder is leaky, but I guess I'll let it leak for a while..
Today, I put in new wheel cylinders on both sides and bled the brakes.
Well, I got the new cable.
The other side broke sometime in the past month, presumably from the newer stronger springs.
So now both drums have new adjustment cables (but the adjusters themselves are still 1987 OEM parts..)!
I really want to put disc brakes in the rear someday, so I`m trying not to spend too much on these drums.
Bronzewyrm
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- Independence,or
ieee. when it comes to brakes. alwase do both sides at the same time. bite the bullet, make yourself do it. you will never regret it
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YO TAXI
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- Maple Valley, WA
started replacing the rear shocks and snapped both the bolts off, time to start drilling I guess.
ruger81
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- Battle Ground WA
And drums need all the help they can get... always replace the hardware with the shoes!
kndrewa
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- Vancouver British Columbia
Thanks guys!
The kit I got from NAPA didn't include adjustment cables or adjustment hardware.
I had initially replaced the springs, pins, and pads in both drums.. ..but not the adjustment hardware.
The good news out of all of this, is that I'm very comfortable working on drum brakes now!
I put new cylinders in today, and that's how I found out about that broken cable.
The Jeep stops like a champ now!
I would like to get rid of my ABS pump sometime soon.. ..one project always leads to another!
dick.breakey
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- Bellevue/Seattle
Wheeled it. Got it stuck. Towed another xj with it.
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Bronzewyrm
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larsen
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- Washington
BLING FEST! Winch, d-rings, lights :explosion ~ blowin-up!
