Recent content by tapher

Thanks, Joe! I might have just piped it up without one. I'll probably just patch the one that's on there and reuse it. It doesn't have to actually be verified as functional anymore since it was in 2007 (per Illinois law). I appreciate also the idea of getting a system off of one from the...

I got down under my XJ and the exhaust system has a number of holes in it, both at the CAT and all points back. In IL, anything after '95 is emissions exempt if it passed in 2007, so I'll never need to have it checked for emissions again. Anybody have ideas of the CHEAPEST way to put...

JohnnyTurbo, this may well be the problem as I tried the swap-in of a new battery (the old one was officially toast) after finding no funny amp draws (thanks for the thoughts, everybody!). I don't have the wiring diagram for the vehicle, but it could make sense that an alarm system could be...

Sidewinder CC, I mean to say that I've disconnected the negative battery cable from the battery post. I would place the multimeter between the two, in effect temporarily closing the circuit. Joe Peters, I'd've used a test light, but the battery was quite dead. Is it really true that...

Hi all, I've got a '93 Cherokee Country, and when I stick my multimeter between the negative battery post and the negative terminal with the doors shut and the ignition off, I still read voltage as if checking terminal to terminal. I pulled each fuse and each relay one at a time from the box...

Matthew, when you talk about "little tabs that were meant to hold it together", do you know if the replacement parts snap on around the shaft? Or do they have to be threaded on from the end? Thanks a ton, everybody!

I ain't got all the parts, and these were solid. Any insights about inserting that passenger's side axle shaft? Can it bind a bit after everything is reassembled? I'm going to have to take it all apart again and see what's what. I have no idea what the problem is. U-Joints are simple; it...

I'll also need a new spring washer for after the axle nut as I lost one; d'oh! No parts stores have that, either. And the jeep4x4center.com joint doesn't have it in the exploded view.

Holy Cow, really? Even for ball joints? Thanks! On the passenger's side axle shaft (much longer and heavier), is there anything special about reinstallation? Some how-tos have suggested that some sort of seal is present within the tube of the axle, but I probed on the driver's side with a...

And those ball joints; tighten to torque, then back off the castle nuts if need be to install the cotter pins, yes? Same for the wheel nuts?

See this white plastic ring on the front drive shaft of my mid '90s XJ? Well, I was replacing my U-joints, and I did it without busting it. Then I must've set the assembly down funny when I went to reinstall it, and the dang thing cracked and came off. What is it? How can I replace it? No...