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Maby he thought you had a CDI instead of a STANDARD ignition system. take some pics of the ignition system so we can see if you have a CDI.

Pete, u said corroding wires, does that mean that the wiring needs to be replaced along with it? I though 5 secs was a fast start time (thats about how long mine takes). my dads xj (admittedly we know that the cps is going out) takes a good ten seconds cold crank time to start. my moms xj on the other hand maby takes 3 cranks. e

So its basically like a super fast magneto on small engines? And does it replace distributor and electronic ignition systems on multi-cylinder engines? I'm very confused right now.

thanks, ill do one later this week!

do mjs have a rear swaybar.

IT IS HOLDING IN 4LO. its possible that its just me, and that on a trail it is only holding b/c it is in 4 lo. only a compression test will tell. do you guys know pressure i should be getting (compression wise). thanks

Yes Eagle I definitely agree 100% there, my sister lost the first xj to the "parking brakes are useless when you have park bug" but, parking brakes are usefull even with park she learned after it rolled across the road and hit a tree (rip, 92 xj laredo) ok, but i think i definitely have a compression problem, it did it in a parking lot today that has very little slope. I'm a little scared this could be a big problem, taking it to get a compression test soon. OR is there an at home compression test i could do with basic tools and skills?

here is a pic of the hill that it is sliding down, i can't even park on my driveway anymore!!! Is there any kind of adjustment that can be made on the clutch? Image Not Found

yeah, I'm using first

I would do this if there were curbs in the mountains (conifer) and on jeep trails.

It is physically impossible to put an AX-5 clutch kit into a 4.0L with an AX-15. First, the clutch itself is a larger diameter, so an AX-5 pressure plate assembly will not bolt onto a 4.0L flywheel. Second, the AX-5 has a 1" input shaft and the AX-15 has a 1.125" input shaft, so the AX-5 disc cannot be put onto an AX-15 tranny even if you somehow tried to mate the smaller disc to the correct pressure plate. If your rear main seal or valve cover gasket is leaking, you may have oil getting into the clutch and causing it to slip. Do you feel it slipping when you drive? How's the compression on your engine? Most likely the weight of the vehicle is too much for the compression to hold. There's a reason why they put parking brakes in vehicles. I don't think your clutch is slipping, I think your engine is turning over. ok, you are right, this is just what the tranny shop told me. compression on my engine as of last weeks test is fine. Tranny was rebuilt when clutch was replaced so no leaks there. what you are saying makes sense, its just strange to me that it held just fine on the steepest of steep hills b4 now, and now its not holding.

ok, just went and did that test, and it is bogging into 4th, does this mean the clutch is good and i should just stop being lazy and fix my parking brake.

Yeah, but the strange thing is that it didnt do it for quite some time after the new clutch install. once i even parked it on what must have been a 60 degree slope and it didnt slip up on the trail. so just for clarification, should the slipping get worse after the new clutch is worn in a bit? Oh, BTW, i thought e- brake as well but i need to get new rear cables i just redid the front cable and am hoping that the rears are easier. :popcorn:

ok, onto the next problem. As some of you may recall, i had a new clutch swapped into the mj when i had the tranny rebuilt about 2 months ago. you also may recall that an ax-5 kit was put into it and i have an ax-15 tranny.This was done by the tranny shop, not me, and at the time i expressed my concerns to the shop and they told me that it was running fine and that they knew it was a ax-5 (basically i don't know what I'm talking about according to them :roll:) and the right clutch kit was swapped in. :roll: My problem that just started yesterday is that when i park it on a steep (or not too steep) slope the tranny will slip and it will bump down the hill. is this the clutch slipping or is there any other way that the truck can slip down the hill? As always, thanks in advance for your help James

Pete, i was thinking of a design very similar to that and liked it b/c I would get protection of both that and the cat. Unfortunately mine has a tc drop on it and that wouldnt give me enough clearance unless i were to put spacers in between it and the frame rail, hmmm.

As soon as we kinda find a long bed locally to buy for cheap; or a customer with one to borrow we'll be making them. :cheers: Sounds good one more question: if i did bolt those ones up how far off would they be from fitting? i would guess only 3" on each side b/c the wheelbase difference is only 6"

i didnt even know there was a buzzer b4 97 xjs. i guess its the luck of the draw, the one in my mj apparently doesnt work and neither does the one in my previous 92 xj. :hmm: where is the buzzer located?

thanks metric. that pic and the info is exactly what i needed. :wavey:

Are you asking about factory skid plates, or aftermarket? All holes for factory skid plates are already there. The transfer case skid uses "thread-serts," which are like industrial strength pop rivets with a screw thread in the center. You insert it into the hole, use an appropriate tool (there are a couple of types) to collapse the sleeve and lock it in place, and it is then a threaded hole for bolting something to. Yeah, when my old one was pulled the "thread serts" were destroyed and now i want to remount my t-case skid plate and don't have the tool to put the serts in or the thread serts and i don't know where to get them, so i am trying to find the best way to mount this skid plate.

i just can't figure out how to line mine up and mount it, it goes from cross member to frame and i just can't get anything to line up, I'm hoping that seeing some pics will help. thanks in advance james

Thanks motion, will motion offroad be offering any of those for a longbed anytime soon? :cheers:

how do u pull the dome lights (mine have issues) b/c i am a :dunce: and can't figure it out. thanks in advance. :cheers: