Recent content by SamwiseGamJeep

Thank you sir, that is very sound advice.

Hmmm. Interesting thoughts, and now you've set me to thinking. - It's been a long five years, but back when the spider gears flew apart in it, I got in there, everything pulled out, and it was mostly big chunks of the spiders, but I cleaned it and tube's out the best I could with what I had. The...

I was wondering about the new place there. Neighbor girl over here also has a 99 TJ, they did some work for her and misquoted it, charged her too much, but I believe she said they did make it right. And yeah, heard good things about slater's also. I'm working on getting someone to look at this...

Didn't they though. I tried to give them business, but every interaction was odd, uncomfortable, angry and unhappy feeling there. And then when going to pay and ask what kind of warranty and how long, and immediately hit with " No warranty or guarantee" . I mean, I understand it's an old Jeep...

Man it sounds and drives great with that rear D-35 disconnected! And everything in that 35 is fairly new except the ring and pinion, pinion and carrier bearings. Ten factory axles, spider gears, new u-joints in rear shaft.

Front diff put back together, rear Driveshaft pulled. Quiet outside, quiet in the cab. Nice and smooth. After a shower I'll test drive in Front Wheel drive and call it a Fiat. All that sound, that sounded like Front, was from rear diff. Un-real.

Incredible. I'm a believer. And this jeeps certainly convinced me. I

Yessir. Sad part is, I now have to undo everything I just did, reinstall all the front end stuff, to be able to get that front wheel drive back, so I can now pull that rear axles. That will be the proof. So basically instead of the original title to this post, I will now be Turning my TJ into a...

Starting to think maybe. "Outlaw offroad" outside Huntsville- Madison replaced both front and rear for me few years and 10k back. Nothing but road miles and zero off-road since. No mud, no water. I'll post here Few years old fluid from front diff. Pics and pan residue here.

Vid four. Going through gears up to 55 Lit up.

Uploading vids, front shaft does not move at all. Used ear automotive stethoscope on trans, transfer case while in gear. Sounded fine. If I hear anything it's loudest in rear diff. Rear diff 10 milea or so I put new axles, new spider gears, every single brake component, new bearings and seals...

Not Umbrella. Jeesh auto fill.

Umbrella, yes sir, was close to house on second run, tried shifting into four high and drove to house slowly to see if it made any difference in sound. It did not.

Going through the gears, in cab, on jackstands.

I haven't tried it on Stands. Maybe I'll try that now before pulling front shaft Get wife to listen or rev while I do.