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The essentials: 1997 XJ - 4.0L 5-Speed - 194k - motor all stock. So this random issue started a few weeks back and it's slowly becoming a more and more common occurrence. Essentially, when you go to turn the key to start the truck, it will turn over just fine but then sometimes it'll suddenly...

What's the consensus on those out there with an AX15? Are you leaking or not? It seems every build thread I see with another 5-speed owner, there's is leaking too. I recently had to get inside mine to replace a 3/4 fork and in the process threw in yet ANOTHER rear tail seal since mine was...

Here recently I have been searching for a solution for the all too common rear leaf sag that plagues the XJ stance. My personal truck here is a 97 4-door sitting at ~4.5". The setup is made up from IRO radius arms, 4.5" IRO coils, RC 3" leaf pack and RC 1.5" shackles; with the rest of the...

After finally getting around to swapping the heater core (the start of these cold fronts has been my encouragement) I finally got to put eyes on the leak issue I've been having on my passenger floorboard. Coincidentally while I had the dash board and HVAC box out of the truck it started to...

I'm sure a few of you saw the tube bender station thread I did a few weeks back. That's my buddies shop HLCfab.com and typically he produces Land Rover offroad parts, but we finally got around to making a bumper for the XJ. The idea here was to focus on a functional stinger so I thought why not...

I've searched through enough threads with no avail. Does anyone know the standard bolt size, thread pitch and length for a 97 (I assume they're all the same) standard steering box? I need to get some extended ones from Fastenal this afternoon and can't seem to find the answer. I did find one...

I bought these hood struts from a guy on one of my Nissan forums for almost nothing and originally planned to use them to lift/hold the carbon hood on my 240sx. Once I got them in I realized it would take some creative ingenuity to install them in an orientation that wouldn't split my hood in...

I've been wrestling with this problem for a couple months now and I'm getting close to having enough time to pull the trans back out for further inspection. The problem: 3rd won't let me in. If I attempt a push for 3rd it makes no audible noise or physical grind UNTIL I attempt to release...

So get this. About 3 weeks ago my third gear started grinding on me. It wouldn't always keep you out but it was definitely audible if you did get it in there. The shitty thing is that once ya did get in there, man you were good; cruise in it all day, no problem. So I decide to try the little...

I've got a damaged 3rd gear syncro I've been skipping so a rebuild is in my future. I figure since I'm in there I might as well do a full rebuild and hope the hard components are in good shape. I was doing a little search, and have found a few options, but figured I would "poll the audience"...

I've browsed around recently for a replacement clutch and the name that seems to come up fairly often is the Luk brand. I really don't think the ol XJ warrants a Kevlar or ceramic clutch disk but having said that, what makes the "Gold" series Luk clutch so much "better"; or at least what's...

So I've sifted through 20 some odd pages of "ax15" related issues, but none seem quite like mine. Recently I've had this issue where third will occasionally go right in like nothing has happened but more frequently punch back at me, through the shifter, as though it never fully engaged. This...

Some how with all this snow we got (a whole 4") a local cop lost control of his FWD Impala just down from the house. Since I had my recovery gear, I figured I would snatch him out of there; the wife took some video. After that we ran down some power lines for some more fun. check it out...

I was in the JY the other day and snagged a good working fog light switch and bezel. Since the XJ was hit hard in the front I couldn't exactly tell where the factory harness differs from mine. I have a non fog light equipped second generation ('97). After switching bezels I was surprised I...

I started working on the ball joints last week and noticed that one of my U-joints, at the spindle joint, was a bit sticky. After closer inspection, I noticed that one cap was actually damaged and I could see the dried up needle bearings. Anyways, I had to wait until Monday for the shop in...

When I bought my '97 the previous owner had misplaced the front mats and bought some generic part store mats. Although they keep most of the mud off my carpet, its a pain to get back in the jeep after setting lines for recovery. The idea now is to get some decent liners. I searched around on...