Recent content by i_carumba

Well I tried many different ways to remove the darn hub with no luck. Tried the bolts from the back trick, driving a chisel behind the three mounting spots for the hub, tried beating on the round flange with the axle nut re-installed. Finally I went out and borrowed a slide hammer puller for...

WOW ! This site rocks:yelclap: I am a newbie here and posted this just last night. I checked it this morning to see if there was a response and there were 10! Thanks everyone for trying to help. I was able to press that bearing back together with the axle nut and it seems fine, but I will...

I have a worn axle shaft U-joint on the passenger side. Vehicle is a 1997 Cherokee. After researching online it looked fairly straight forward to replace. I removed the axle nut, caliper and rotor and the three bolts on the back side that hold the hub on. The hub was tight, so I used a three jaw...

Oh it locks for sure when towing. I watch the tach and temps constantly when towing as we have some big mountains around here.

Thanks for the responses! I see that the TPS itself is different for the newer Cherokees, as mine has only a 3 wire plug, but the diagrams I read online show a 4 wire TPS. I checked the voltage when I set up the new TPS. It ranges from .85 millivolts at idle to 3.9v at wide open throttle. I...

I have a 97 Cherokee with the automatic. It shifts good and has been regularly serviced. However, once the converter locks in 3rd or 4th (approx 45mph) it will not unlock when trying to accelerate. This makes it seem sluggish (especially when pulling my camping trailer) For example: Driving...

A photo or two would be good as I am about to do a similar mod to our 97 (99 intake, Pacesetter header) Also, did you notice any performance improvments with the header/intake combo?