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About a week ago I ditched my old Monroe $20 steering stabilizer for a Fox Racing 2.0 Performance Series Smooth Body IFP Stabilizer, part no. 985-24-072. I immediately noticed the steering was a bit stiffer, but not necessarily in a good way. Is this normal? Are these things pressurised...

I was under the Jeep today and with the vehicle in neutral, I noticed that I can turn the front drive shaft about an 1/8 turn before I can feel front ring/pinion gears engaging. I have 4.10 gears with a PowerTrax No-Slip front locker. Is this normal, and if not, what could be causing so much...

Does the Check Gauges light on a 1999 Jeep Cherokee sport issues OBD-II codes, or just the Check Engine Light? My wife says she was driving the kids to school in the Jeep yesterday and the Check Gauges light turned on and all the dash gauges went to zero, then back up, then to zero, etc...

I've been having trouble finding a Bilstein part number for a steering damper for my 1999 XJ with stock steering. One poster on Amazon claimed that Bilstein part number 24-158428 fit a 1997 XJ, but the XJ is not listed as a vehicle supported by this part number. I was going to change out my...

I've been having a tough time finding a more definitive answer to my specific case for oil change frequency. I have a 1999 Jeep Cherokee with 110K miles on it. I live on Vancouver Island, so the climate is very mild year round. I use 10W30 Valvoline fully synthetic motor oil. The Jeep sees...

I have a PSC SG-621M variable ratio, big bore gear box that I recently rebuilt with seals, teflon slides, sector shaft bearing, and stub shaft bearing. My question is mostly concerning the thrust bearing pre-load. According to this nicely documented saginaw rebuild guide...

Could someone let me know how to disable the engine so that it will not start when cranked? I've seen this instruction repeated from multiple sources when it comes to replacing the steering gear box and priming the system with new PS fluid. My guess is that there is a relay or fuse I need to...

Is it typical to have power steering issues during winter months while the Jeep is cool, but fine once it is at operating temperature? I live in a mild climate, so daytime highs are usually 5 - 9 C during winter. I have a '99 XJ 5-speed, and am using the stock automatic transmission cooler as a...

Could someone let me know the torque requirement for those two little 3/8" bolts which hold on the clamp for the bearing guide inside the steering gear box? The factory service manual states 43 ft-lbs but I'm wondering if the units got printed wrong. When I marked the bolts with paint, loosen...

I have a '98 Dodge Durango gear box in my '99 Cherokee. I replaced all the seals recently and started playing with the backlash ("steering wheel play") with the box installed in the vehicle. I noticed that adjusting the backlash allen bolt doesn't seem to do much of anything. The allen bolt...

My '99 XJ has this grill which looks like a vent on the back seat door jam. You see it when you open the doors and it is on both rear door jams. The grills are fanned down so that rain water doesn't get into the cavity behind the grill. There are also these rubber flaps behind each grill of the...

Would anyone be able to tell me the length of the threads on the Tomken long arms for XJ, part TMT-2042-X, that is, with the arm unscrewed from the joint end? I e-mailed Tomken, but no reply. Not sure if they are still in business. Thanks.

Does anybody know that minimum amount of lift the JKS ACOS provides on a Cherokee, that is, with it screwed to it's shortest setting? Is it 1.5" lift? Thanks a lot!

I have a '99 XJ with 5.5" of lift. I have an RE1660 HD trackbar with the RE1665 trackbar bracket. Rubicon Express' website says that it can accomodate 4-6" of lift and that it has "more length adjustability than other bars." It has been installed for 15 years on my '99 XJ with 5.5" of lift. The...

Does anybody know if the Ironman4x4fab steering box brace system will work on an XJ which has a C-ROK plated welded on? The C-ROK plate wraps under the unibody frame to grab those two sway bar mount holes. The C-ROK plate is around 3/16" thick. The Ironman4x4fab brace bolts to the sway bar...

I went wheeling this weekend for the first time in over a decade. My kids loved it, so hopefully more to come. Unfortunately, my high PSI power steering pump began leaking quite a bit after 2 hours of driving. Everytime I stop, I see a puddle of power steering fluid on the floor, about the size...

Has anyone ever measured the torque required to remove these seized Cherokee front axle nuts? I've searched around various forums and people just talking about tightened torque and measuring torque with a breaker bar, but I haven't seen anyone measure the required torque on these really darn...

I looked through the FAQ, member questions, and the user control panel, but I cannot figure out how to set a custom avatar. I only see a means to select pre-defined avatars. How do I set my avatar so that it is consistent with my avatar on other forums? Is a particular post count required to...

What brand of aftermarket brake master cylinder do you guys like to run for longevity? About 3 years ago I put in a master cylinder from some brand called A1 Cardone Select. I am seeing some crystallised build-up around the master cylinder to brake booster and what looks like crystallised...

For the last 10 years or so, my '99 XJ has had the issue of the engine momentarily cutting out on a very hot day at highway speeds (100 kph). It doesn't get very hot where I live, except for a few times a year. On average, the problem occurs once a year. When the engine cuts out, it feels like...