Recent content by techno1154

I have not thought of that. Good call. It was done by someone else who did the gears. IIRC, the inner sleeve was welded to the tube only, but I will look at it closely when I am ready to tackle this project. I spent some more time under the XJ trying to find a happy medium. There is no happy...

13 degrees sounds plenty compared to what the JK have which is reported to be 6 degrees. :dunno: What is the separation pinion to castor on the XJ D30?

That decision is weighing heavy on my mind. I want it done right and not worry about it again, but I am a bit hesitant to make that first step of cutting the C. I will go back under there with my angle finder then make decision based on what it looks like.

Having no brackets on the axle would have been the best time to do a cut and turn. It will be a bit more difficult now that it is completely assembled. I do have some brackets and gussets from Artec but no truss. Instead, I installed some inner sleeves. I have not taken the XJ out since...

Unfortunately, I found that out late. Had I known that before I would have done that before putting it under the XJ and keep fiddling with it for weeks trying to get to get it to an acceptable castor and pinion angle. My other choice would be trying the get the pinion as close as possible...

On a 4.5" lifted XJ, what pinion angle and driveshaft slope is acceptable? My XJ have a pinion angle of 0*, drive shaft slope of 7.5* and caster of 6*. This is on a JK D44 front differential. They have a built-in caster to pinion angle of 6*.

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party1: At first 25 years seem plenty to me then when I think back, I started frequenting NAXJA in 2000 when I bought my first XJ. NAXJA have been my go-to site throughout those years when the XJ need my attention and when they do not. A heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed...

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

There is a bypass built into the thermostat housing between the radiator hose and the heater core hose. Is that the bypass you are referring to? In my previous post, that bypass allow coolant flow to occur when the thermostat is closed and to be recirculated into/by the water pump into the...

You are 100% correct. The hoses from the thermostat housing to the bypass valve and back to the water pump when the heater is off gets hot much faster than the hose going to the radiator. However, there is a bit of circulation through the valve because eventually the hoses connected...

I am sure I saw it also etched into the body someplace else, it could have been on the cross member in front of the engine behind the front bumper. My 1996 XJ also have the vin etched into all the windows and windshield.

Yes, I saw that statement. I cannot explain why air remains in your braking system. I have not tried to ascertain all the air is out of the braking system I bled but I also do not have reason to believe they need further bleeding. They all worked very well for years afterwards.

See post #9. It should be a statement not a question.

Yes!, Yes!, and Yes! I have been rebuilding, replacing and repairing brakes for more years than I can remember (since the early 1970's) and done it all alone and with no special tools. Sometimes a piece of hose if one is available.