Recent content by Xjin85

Whats your favorite most successful method? Thanks for sharing this. What kind and size tap remover would you suggest?

Thats actually a great idea but I don't have a welder. I may have to ask my buddy to come over with his. Do you mean the thickness of the tap? I bought a cheap Chinese tap and I think that may be why...Here is a pic of the broken tap: Broken Tap Pic I am terrified that I am going to mess this...

They were pretty beat up already. Which actually explains alot. Now I have to find some axel shafts to buy. This thing just keeps taking my money. Anyone in the Boston area have any they's like to sell?

Hey fella's, So I took out my axel shafts and removed the U-joints. They were in pretty rough shape initially but I also did some damage myself when using the angle grinder bc they were already rusted to hell so it took alot of heat and banging with the sledge. Would these still be OK to use...

There is nothing sicking out. Maybe .5mm of 1/4 of initial material. Just a tiny nub. lol I went in there with some needle nose and try to use that small little piece on the lip as leverage to unscrew it. There seems to be playing there, but I can’t keep the rotation consistent. I’ll take a...

Hey Guys, Could really use your help. Front brake hardline broke on the passenger so I am looking for a CHEAP kit but can't seem to find one. Only ones I found online are for NON-ABS. Will NON-ABS brake lines work with ABS? I have a 2001 so unforutnarley, I have ABS until I swap the 35 wit a...

Got far today. Got all but one (lower) ball joints out. Left tension on the other one over night with the BJ press and will give it another wack in the am with some OB and heat. Applied rust converter on the frame, unibody, and differentials. Once cured in the am I’ll give everything a power...

Oh! I read somewhere a guy mentioned to simply screw in a screw on the top of the can. Pour whatever amount you need into a cup. And then screw back in the screw. He swore by this method and it never dried out.

What do you think about that rusted perch? Base on the pictures do you guys think I’d be ok with that?

That's actually what I initially did which caused the bolt to bend at the tip when it came out and the socket is now stuck on the bolt.

Where do I start.... So, I jacked up the Jeep on Monday and Got started. Boston had couple days nice warm sunny weather so I wanted to take advantage of it before it was going to start raining again. This (in theory) is a simple job but it never is that easy working on a 20+ rusted jeep is...

Question: are these castle nut sizes consistent with 97-01 XJ’s? Trying to find online which castle nuts I need to buy for the upper and lower ball joints that go behind the knuckles. Thanks guys, -Fletch

I just got the rust converter and have everything I need to get started. Tomorrow there is a 3 day break in the weather so I’m going to get hustling early in the morning because it’s going to rain Tuesday afternoon. One thing that concerns me a bit is the the temps are still kind of low and...

I was doing some more reading and people were recomending to also apply Rust Mort or some other kind of rust converter to "kill" the rust from further spreading.. then apply the POR-15. Some even suggested to use the rust converter, prime it, then apply the por-15. Another question is: Do I...

Thanks for the added and much-appreciated advice. I've already bought just about everything I needed (so far but it's always something...ALWAYS) other than the POR metal prep. I've got a wide array of different types of wire wheels for both the drill and the angle grinder. I even bought twisted...