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    motor mounts with t-case drop

    98 XJ 4wd auto with 1" t-case drop & 2" lift Has anyone ran into this situation with the engine mounts at a weird angle? I am guessing they are like this because of the t-case drop I put in. The Brown Dog mount on the driver side is really at a weird angle and I am getting bad engine vibration...
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    gas smell after cleaning engine

    Cleaned the engine today on my 98 for the first time since 02. I covered the throttle body and sensors along with the PDC etc. I used Gunk engine cleaner (smells funky) and a slow stream from the garden hose. Let things dry for a couple hours then went for a drive. After 10 mins. or so of...
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    ramifications with using axle yoke as jack point

    98XJ 4wd What possible damage can be done with using the axle yoke as a jack point (besides the fact that one's gig can be severely harshed if the XJ were to slide off this incorrect jack point while underneath doing front end work)? :skull2: Premature hub bearing unit wear if the axle yoke...
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    proper way to shim brake pads?

    98 145,000 miles. Had the loose pad knock on driver side. Now new rotors, pads, calipers & hardware. All lubed properly etc. After install had problem with driver side pad catching weird and kind of grinding when apply brakes. The new pads came with shims. The pad instructions said to shim the...
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    tie rod end, BFH?

    Remove cotter pin, nut - then apply BFH? Just checking-
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    tap broke in hub - brake bolt hole

    Was attempting to helicoil one of the two brake bolt holes in the right hub today and broke off the tap in the hole. Man!!! I was rushing and screwed it up. Dremeled it flush w/the hub & tried to drill it but the bit made no head-way. Any easy way to get it out?
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    clunk noise when trans downshifts

    98 2" lift, auto trans, factory tow package, 1" t-case drop, new driveshaft u-joints. When slowing to a stop when the trans. downshifts have been getting a clunking noise. Rear diff maybe?
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    brake caliper mount hole in knuckle stripped

    Is it ok to heli coil stripped hole in knuckle for a brake caliper mounting bolt? Or buy new knuckle.. or any other suggestions?
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    rear d/s low spd knocking

    98XJ Classic Took out rear driveshaft today to lube the splines and put new u-joints in. After bolted d/s back in, getting a slight knocking noise at lower speeds until 15 mph or so. Is there a correct sequence to torquing the bolts (and torque specs?) on the clamps that hold the d/s to the...
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    sway bar pop/cracking noise?

    1998 XJ, 2" budget lift. I recently put new front sway bar bushings (poly-u) and end links on. When I re-installed the sway bar, I had to push down on the passenger side of the sway bar to get it onto the end link enough to get the nut on to tighten it down. I now notice a pop or cracking noise...
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    shocks w/no bar pin needed-monroe

    1998 XJ 4wd w/ 2" budget lift. Bought some Monroe Sensatrac shocks and they have bar pins pre-installed. I am putting bar-pin eliminators on and need the shocks with no bar pins installed. 5'8" sleeve in the eliminators. Anyone know of a part # for stock height XJ monroe sensa-shocks with no bar...
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    JEEP header panel emblem wanted

    Anyone have used for sale? Silver painted color for 1998 XJ Classic header panel.
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    steering wheel shakes back and forth when turn right or left

    Steering progressively developed a wobble or shake when making right or left turns over the past 7 days. I hit a couple speed bumps pretty hard and it seemed to develop after that. Could just be coincidence though. Drives great in a straight line. Double checked and it is not in 4 wheel. 2"...
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    steering wobble while turning

    Steering progressively developed a wobble or shake when making right or left turns over the past 7 days. I hit a couple speed bumps pretty hard and it seemed to develop after that. Could just be coincidence though. Drives great in a straight line. Double checked and it is not in 4 wheel. 2"...
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    changing lower and/or upper control arms

    98 XJ. New 2" budget lift. In the shop now for ball joints and alignment. I would like to install new stock control arms (that have new bushings) in the next few weeks. Would I require another alignment after installing new stock LCA's and possibly new UCA's?
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    new ball joints, now axle is leaking???

    XJ EMERGENCY Just had upper and lower ball joints put on today on my 98 XJ pass. side. Went to town to get new brake pads, then home to install.. after pulled wheels noticed diff. fluid slung in the wheel well! It was clean, just had front diff fluid changed 5 weeks ago. Was not antifreeze leak...
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    driving lights where fog lights go

    98 XJ Classic- has anyone replaced the factory fog lights with driving lights? Any kind of simple swap out for this?
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