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Roughly parallel. It has to be timed by the dealer using a special scan tool, but will run pretty well adjusting by ear. When Cyl #1 is at TDC of the compression stroke, you should be able to put a toothpick in the holes in both the housing to the pulse ring. That's when you know it's in the...

When you drop a distributor into an engine at TDC on compression stroke of cyl #1, you need to know that the rotor is going to point to the #1 cyl terminal on the cap (accounting for the slight rotation as the beveled gears mesh). Take the sensor off the drive and you will see a "half-moon"...

Gosh, its been a while. $90? It was a touch overpriced IMO since it barely took an hour and its an easy procedure.

steering componets shot (was brakes dead again after 4k miles...) Well, got it all back together and had the wife crank the wheel back and forth while I held onto the steering components under the truck. Something is worn. I think its the first link between the steering arm and the right...

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cool, thanks!

:) Actually, I guess I should have said which body styles and/or years are WJ and ZJ? Just ran across something that shows WJ as 99 to 04 Grand. ZJ are pre 99?

Ok, I know my XJ, but I don't know the other designations. WJ and ZJ both look like grand cherokees. What's the difference between a WJ and a ZJ?

Ok, jeep is in the air, wheels off. Front rotors were hard to turn initially by hand, but by the time I tightened down some nuts for a dial indicator measurement, they freed up to some degree. The rotors had at most 0.002" run out. To me, that ain't warped. The pads are in good shape, the...

Maybe I could grind the guides down a bit until they are a bit more smooth and take advantage of those shims! I hate anti squeak goo, it can be a mess, and doesn't eliminate squeak, just reduces it. I did jack up one front wheel yesterday and check for a bad hub by trying to rock the wheel...

I'll bet they are back shims, where you'd put the anti-squeak goo. I have to look into ATE pads and rotors, company discount...

Holy crap, 3 cuts out of the box? Gotta love sloppy manufacturing tolerances! I've got an indicator, so I'll probably slap it on there to see how bad they are right now. I also have the last set of rotors I took off, I could have those cut (it was easier to get new ones, less trips out to...

The drums could stand to be checked. The last recorded time I checked was at 86k, when the last set of 'cheap parts' :) brakes went on. I swear I checked them when doing a tire rotate somewhere between then and when I did the most recent brake job (just after 100k), but I didn't record it...

Oh well, here we are again. '00 XJ sport shakes like a leaf when braking. I had some vibes in May that varied with brake application, but also persisted when going 50mph. Wheel balance solved the 50mph problem (one wheel was definitely way out), but there were still vibes when braking. Using...

Tim, This doesn't sound quite like the problem I had. When the cam pos sensor siezed and slipped on my 2000xj, the timing was hosed and it would barely idle. It had nothing to do with the crank pos sensor at all. (only the distributorless igntions have a cam pos sensor in place of the...

Where are these relays, drivers side rear? I'm trying to figure out what color wire circuit 20 is so I can use it for some trailer lighting relays. Theres a fuse in the box, but I don't know where it goes....

BC, Did you ever figure this out? I didn't have any front end work done and have similar symptoms (rythmic squeak when cold, above 15 mph, only lasts 5-7 minutes, sounds like right front). Just searching now for possibilities. Mine's a 2000 with 85k. mark

Sorry about that. As I intended to document this experience for posterity, I shoulda put the p/n in an earlier post. The p/n is 53010615. I got it at the dealer for ~$55.

Had the XJ at the dealer yesterday morning for the "fuel system sync" proceedure. They said it was 30 degrees out. That is either bogus or the 30 degrees is with respect to crank rotation. I found that I had onl about 1 degree of acceptable adjustment of the actual oil pump drive. No...

Wow, that's unfortunate. The sensor must not have been on there quite right for the half-moon to contact the sensor. I suggest finding TDC on the compression stroke of the first cylinder, then using the pin holes on the oil pump drive to get things aligned. Hopefully you can get the thing to...