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My wife bought me an SK 0-250 ftlb torque wrench and The Bone-ster. I'm a little surprised since there was a time she tried to ban me from working on my vehicles. I figured she'd buy me drum gear but maybe the cussing from the garage isn't as annoying as a drummer in the basement.

Lately my blower motor has been raising hell, squealing like a stuck pig at most of the fan settings. Is there a quick and dirty way to quiet it down? I don't really wanna have to pull it since the FSM says I have to evacuate the refridgerant. The FSM also says they can't be serviced and I'm...

Is it normal to have a little bit of noise coming from the T-case when cruising down the road? It's a 00 Classic with the NP231. Reason why I'm asking is because on my old 88 XJ I couldn't hear it, even when I shifted it in and out of 4 high. It could be because my old rig was a manual and it...

I noticed a minor knock coming from my steering wheel on my 00 Classic (81k miles, bone stock). When I move the steering wheel about 1/8 of a turn back and forth, I get a slight knock when the steering wheel is moving to the left. Sometimes does it when the vehicle is moving and seems to...

I own a 00 XJ Classic that I bought earlier this spring. I now has about 81K miles. When I got the title I noticed it spend the majority of it's time in Illinois. There's some rust underneath, a tad bit of spots on the bottom of the doors too. I noticed my swaybar bushings (bolted to the...

I'm looking at 98-01 Tacomas. If I get one, I'll have to sell my 00 Classic. One of the main reasons is that a compact truck would suit me better than an SUV. After just buying a home, I find myself needing to haul stuff all of the time anyway. Another reason, and perhaps the biggest reason...

Last week I had all of my balljoints replaced at a local shop (my wife won't let me perform involved projects like that due to my cursing and swearing when things don't go right). My XJ is a 00 Classic with 81K. Anyway just the other day, I noticed a squeak coming from the front left side...

The front right caliper assembly seems a little looser than it should be on my 00 Classic. After the brakes warm up, they'll sometimes thump and click with every wheel rotation and can be felt through the brake pedal. I've had it inspected and no one seems be able to find any thing wrong. A...

On my 00 XJ I've noticed that after about an hour of driving, I'll get this rather loud thump along with a metallic tap coming from the right front end (the metallic tap only heard when the window is down) This only occurs at slow speeds and goes away when the brake pedal is depressed. You can...

I just bought some 235/70/16 for my 2001 Classic XJ. We went down to Colo Springs yesterday and I'm a little alarmed with how spongy the steering is. Mild cornering and steering response seems to have a lot of sidewall roll to it. Mind you, I used these tires to replace Firestone Wilderness...

Hi, I bought a stock 2000 Classic XJ a few months ago and it came with Firestone Wildnerness AT 255/70/16 tires. This weekend I pierced the sidewall with rebar that happened to be sticking out of the ground in the mountains. I'm probably gonna just replace the remaining 3 since I can't find a...

I bought a 00 Classic XJ a few months ago and it came with Firestone Wilderness AT 255/70/16 tires. They are in good shape still but I managed to knock a whole in the sidewall in one of them while up in the mountains. I'm not a huge fan of these tires. I used to have 30" Dunlop AT on my old...

Just found out both ball joints on the right side are bad and I'm a little nervous taking it out on some forest service roads this weekend. After driving around for 30+ minutes, they really start popping. After prying on the tire with a pry bar, we could see about 1/8" of play on the ball...

Stupid question for 2000 XJ Classic: When my fan kicks on, it vibrates the dash and I can even feel it in the steering wheel. I took a look at it and it looks fine...no broken fins and spins freely. Is this normal for a late model? My 88 XJ wasn't that bad. What's a good way to...

I have a 00 XJ with 75K miles, all stock. Recently I've noticed an inconsistent low end clunk coming from the front at very slow speeds (<10mgh) after the truck has been driven for a while, at least 50 miles. It seems like it's gotta be real good and hot...it never does it on short trips...

Okay, I'm starting to really hate this vehicle and wondering if I got a lemon. I just bought it a couple of months ago and has only 73K miles. Now I'm noticing a knocking sound coming from the front end at slow speads (<5 mph). The sound seems to change when I turn, as is pulling into a...

Just a quick question on this 2000 Classic with 73K miles I bought a couple of months ago. I noticed the idle seemed smooth at first but I do notice a very slight stumble every couple of seconds through the steering wheel and seat. It sounds smooth and even under the hood though. My old 88 XJ...

I'm used to the old tapped metal plugs but my new XJ has a rubber plug. The design seems like a strange concept since it seems to seep a little. To check the fluid, should I just pry if off with a screw driver?

I'm thinking about replacing my stock muffler. It has this weird droning sound inside the cab gets on my nerves. However, I really don't wanna do it if the cat will fail later. I had a cat on my old 88 XJ and it failed at around 110K so I just replaced the whole exhaust at once. My 2000 has...

I recently bought a 2000 Classic and I noticed a hissing sound coming from the intake manifold. Looking closer I saw a vacuum fitting without a hose attached. It's located under the throttle body and is the front most fitting of three fittings. I also noticed a vacuum diagram under the hood...