After flop maintenance?

[inkedrose]

Made a bad line choice yesterday and ended up on my side. Learned from the Moab guys to kill it, pulled plugs and blew it out. Did all that, smoked like crazy for awhile. Finished trail and drove 2 hours home. Everything sounds good. Don't have any extra lights or codes. What's else do I need to be doing maintenance wise? Anything in particular I need to be following up on?
Walked away with minimal damage and no scratches on me. Thanks @lBasket and @NDSpeed for the help flipping her up again

 

[TJ Jim]

Ouch!!!

 

[jjvw]

There isn't much to do except pay attention. This happened right before I drove 7 hours home.

 

[jjvw]

The sliders need a small rub rail...

 

[JMT]

Made a bad line choice yesterday and ended up on my side. Learned from the Moab guys to kill it, pulled plugs and blew it out. Did all that, smoked like crazy for awhile. Finished trail and drove 2 hours home. Everything sounds good. Don't have any extra lights or codes. What's else do I need to be doing maintenance wise? Anything in particular I need to be following up on?
Walked away with minimal damage and no scratches on me. Thanks @lBasket and @NDSpeed for the help flipping her up again

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If everything sounds good I would just go through and clean up any fluids that leaked in the engine bay and check your battery and cables and make sure the battery didn’t shift over too close to the fender. Check your axle vent tubes to see if there was diff fluid leakage. Check your transmission fluid level.

 

[AndyG]

Tj’s are pretty tough. Good advice above.

 

[inkedrose]

If everything sounds good I would just go through and clean up any fluids that leaked in the engine bay and check your battery and cables and make sure the battery didn’t shift over too close to the fender. Check your axle vent tubes to see if there was diff fluid leakage. Check your transmission fluid level.

didn't even consider transmission. Engine bay is todays project tried to wipe it up as well as I could on trail

 

[inkedrose]

Tj’s are pretty tough. Good advice above.

I'm blown away how tough they are

 

[inkedrose]

The sliders need a small rub rail...
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Had to google what a rub rail was. These have an aluminum block backing plate. Put that on list of upgrades

 

[Rickyd]

Check all your fluids,including the battery. Make sure you neutralize any acid right away

 

[jjvw]

Had to google what a rub rail was. These have an aluminum block backing plate. Put that on list of upgrades

The rail should be just big enough to not be in the way. It is needed to add a lot of rigidity and also keep the door opening away from the rocks.

 

[jjvw]

Check all your fluids,including the battery. Make sure you neutralize any acid right away

Flops are a good argument for an AGM battery

 

[inkedrose]

Check all your fluids,including the battery. Make sure you neutralize any acid right away

How do I do that?

 

[inkedrose]

Flops are a good argument for an AGM battery

I have the Duracell

 

[Rickyd]

How do I do that?

Baking soda,lots of water. Or some other mild high pH substance. don't get any in your battery. Only if it leaked acid

 

[inkedrose]

Baking soda,lots of water. Or some other mild high pH substance. don't get any in your battery. Only if it leaked acid

Gotcha thanks. I didn't see any leak from that area

 

[jjvw]

How do I do that?

You don't

 

[lBasket]

Have you checked if your door still closes on that side? I didn't notice that on the trail

 

[inkedrose]

Have you checked if your door still closes on that side? I didn't notice that on the trail

No… I’ll wait until winter to find out. No point being bummed all summer. Crossed my mind if the cage shifted too… will hard top fit back on? I’m saying everything is good to go for now

 

[inkedrose]

Here’s the first little climb and actual flop. The flop was easy. When it started sliding I was scared it was going to go again. Bonehead move on my part, to much skinny peddle and not enough asking for help. Lesson learned

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