mako my day
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Hardest fix has been the never ending need to do list, and not being able to drive it. 1 tank of gas so far, 6 month project.
The most aggravating so far has been hands-down replacing the leaking O-rings on the 4.0L oil filter adapter.
All thanks to the "genius" designer who only put 2 inches of clearance between the torque bolt on the adapter and the uni-body/motor mount. That bolt is almost impossible to get too without dicing up your knuckles, and yelling "Who the F*&K designed this shit to be "serviceable"?!?
get an angle grinder. They are way more awesome. I'm trying to think of analogies but most of them aren't PG enough for this family site.
I never go into a repair without my angle grinder and dremel within arms reach now. Dremel for shit that is real tough to get near, angle grinder for when I can just wildly chop at something till it isn't a problem anymore. There is nothing more awesome than replacing a front XJ shock by splitting the stem nut in half using a dremel on both sides, and an angle grinder to cut the bolts on the bottom in half. So much easier and faster than taking the old one out with wrenches...
This is interesting. Is there a photo anywhere of how you'd use the dremel to "splitting the stem nut in half using a dremel on both sides" (I have no idea what that means, and tried to Google it), and how you'd use the grinder to cut the bolts off the bottom? Are you just cutting off the top bolt in the engine compartment? For the 2 bottom bolts, are you chopping off the top side bolt head, or are you chopping off the bottom side nut? Are you destroying the nut itself, or just cutting off the excess bolt thread so there is less turning to do? Is this what you're talking about? Cut off the excess bolt so there's less thread? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1QiW7D9_LU Are the bolts cut off lengthwise or down the middle? I am going to search for a video on how to cut bolts with a dremel and angle grinder. Like with everything, I am sure there is a right way to do it that may not be obvious to anyone who didn't grow up in a mechanic family.
I looked but did not see one. You split the nut sideways on two sides, 180 degrees apart. This does the same thing on one side:
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_34573_34573?cm_mmc=Google-pla-_-Hand%20Tools-_-Nut%20Splitters-_-150244&ci_sku=150244&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw={keyword}&gclid=CJyq26Dy1LQCFQSf4AodclQApA
Cutting a bolt is done under the nut, parallel to the nut face, and 90 degrees to the bolt's length. So there is nothing left holding the part in place. Best way I know to describe it. Like in the dremel photo, but under the nut.
Aren't those damned stud/bolt stem things a party? I have been without heat for an entire year now because every time I look at it, I decide I'd rather go slam my hands in a door a few times... I have all the parts, including spare bolt stem things, I just really don't want anything to do with replacing the stupid heater core.
One of these days I'll probably get some motivation together and do the heater core, rhinoline my floors, put the carpet back in, patch the small rust hole in the rocker, and install my new-to-me rear shocks all at the same time. Until then, it's a ghetto ride.