Junk yard, out of a Land Rover discovery .Those are cool! Wheredyagetem?
What did you do to your TJ today?
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PaulCC
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New set of Centennial Dirt Commander 31x10.5x15 tires. I really like these tires. A little noise from them but not too bad. New Huskey floor mats front and rear.
During the poker run at the recent 2025 Jeep Fest in Hot Springs, AR, front left caliper started to stick. Stopped a local O'Reilly, bought a caliper, went hope and did the fastest caliper replace I've ever done. Was still able to participate in the Jeep parade. A few days later went ahead and replaced the rear right caliper before it became an issue. Several years ago the rear left stuck and by the time I got home the heat generated cause the wheel bearing seal to start leaking. You all know what a pain it is to replace the seals on the Dana 44 axle.
During the poker run at the recent 2025 Jeep Fest in Hot Springs, AR, front left caliper started to stick. Stopped a local O'Reilly, bought a caliper, went hope and did the fastest caliper replace I've ever done. Was still able to participate in the Jeep parade. A few days later went ahead and replaced the rear right caliper before it became an issue. Several years ago the rear left stuck and by the time I got home the heat generated cause the wheel bearing seal to start leaking. You all know what a pain it is to replace the seals on the Dana 44 axle.
Probably the only part on a Land Rover POS that won't have electrical problems. They look great and fit really well.
Not today but a couple of weeks ago…
New seats
New seats
Gerty21
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Glad you got them out, took us longer than expected on those last week too. You end up getting the bolt remnants out or just knocking the welded nuts off the cross member?
We took the nuts off and replaced them with bolts dropped in from the top and new nuts snugged up to the shock on the underside. 3/4 nuts were welded on good, 4th popped off easy with like 3 seconds of air hammering it from the underside.
Much easier to put back the rear shocks together than to get them out. Far less cursing involved.
Gerty21
Member
Replaced rear tailgate with new tailgate and tailgate seal. Replacement is a cheap aftermarket one that required dremmelling to make the key cylinder fit, but will work fine until we can rebuild the OEM one that was rusted out along the bottom. Also cleaned 19 years of grime off the steering wheel.
Finally got to replacing lower control arms. Was wondering over the last few years whether they needed it or not. 191K. When I got the lower rear arms off, I knew they needed it! Just do them if you have high mileage. I only have a modest lift so I used stock style Crown RT replacements.
Still can’t say I understand how they work exactly or how these bushings are so significant, but I can now say I have seen some that are clearly past their prime.
Still can’t say I understand how they work exactly or how these bushings are so significant, but I can now say I have seen some that are clearly past their prime.
I'm driving 4 hours to go look at another 2006 White TJ. After doing a bunch of research, I suggested to the wife "Hey we could totally build his & hers Jeeps for all we spent on the JL" and she signed off on the idea.
Hennep87
TJ Enthusiast
What kind of seats are that? Looks like a mini cooper. Looks good!
Edit* you all ready said that.. my bad.
Update to my AC fiasco this weekend!
My local shop quoted my $1280 (including labor) for an entire system replacement since the compressor decided to implode and shoot fine metal particles everywhere....
Just poked around and saw thats the price of a full kit from JeepAir... It could be worse.... Going to do it anyways because I cannot live without AC in Texas summer....
My local shop quoted my $1280 (including labor) for an entire system replacement since the compressor decided to implode and shoot fine metal particles everywhere....
Just poked around and saw thats the price of a full kit from JeepAir... It could be worse.... Going to do it anyways because I cannot live without AC in Texas summer....
That's actually a pretty good price.
That's why I mentioned making sure it was just the clutch. Compressor bearings only last so long, and when they fail, it ain't purdy.
100%. It's a lot of work to replace everything, and it really is necessary to ensure 100% functionality afterwards.
Yup, I checked it out myself and that mf was not spinning at all by hand.... Well, the clutch was...
I sorta questioned the price because it sounded kinda low compared to when I did it myself on my 99' Miata after the PO crushed the condenser and never cared to repair it.... The kit for that car was more than what I will be paying for the entire replacement on my Jeep!
Should have it back by lunchtime tomorrow since the tech working it has nothing else to work on...
Now to just debate between taking it to a transmission shop for a reseal or find a slot in my busy life to go bug Hear about sealing/replacing the TCC as well.
Yup, I checked it out myself and that mf was not spinning at all by hand.... Well, the clutch was...
I sorta questioned the price because it sounded kinda low compared to when I did it myself on my 99' Miata after the PO crushed the condenser and never cared to repair it.... The kit for that car was more than what I will be paying for the entire replacement on my Jeep!
Should have it back by lunchtime tomorrow since the tech working it has nothing else to work on...
Now to just debate between taking it to a transmission shop for a reseal or find a slot in my busy life to go bug Hear about sealing/replacing the TCC as well.
I like to do everything myself.
Now, with that said, that is not too practical all the time so I need to choose my battles and allow an expert to do some things faster and better than I can.
CJ with a TJ
TJ Enthusiast
2 of the bolts snapped in a good location, so when I dremeled+chiseled the nut on top, they came off clean. One bolt however, that sun'uva'bitch snapped down in the threads, so even after I cut the nut off, the bolt remnants were still there. I ended up using a punch and a 3 lb sledge to bust it out.
I dropped new bolts and nuts in 3 of the 4. I reused the one that didn't snap, because I ran out of cutting disks and patience to get it out. Next time I'll get it, but it's still functional.
My hands hurt today from all that nonsense!!!
While I was underneath, I discovered the root cause of a clanging and banging I've been getting at times... Rear track bar bushing on the passenger side is toast. The fun never ends!!!
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