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@brucecooner I uses the AA kit, the only difference being that mine had already been ax15 swapped. if it helps, here's my video:

Wow! I only had one go bad since 1992. It was a LUK with 10,000 miles on it. That was enough for me to change to the Advance Adapters conversion kit. It's been a very long time since my AX15 swap, but I definitely did not change driveshafts. I did have to change the transfer case input hub to the correct spline. I had to fool around with the transfer case linkage as well, but the Azzy's kit is the way to go

@WranglerMangler, that was actually the first one that I have had fail, but it was enough for me. My dad bought the MJ in 1992 and it's had a few clutch replacements over the years. I'm with ya, the most frustrating part was ending the trip, luckily it was 90% over anyway. I believe that the original aluminum slave/throwout was replaced an about 160,000 miles when I blew up the Peugeot.

sweet!

Awesome! You definitely put my uncling to shame.

My last one was a LUK that lasted 10,000 miles and left me without a functioning clutch 500 miles from home. I installed a brand new AX15 from Advance Adapters and their external slave conversion kit after I limped it home. Watch me suffer here. Of course you can convert the used trans with the AA kit or by piecing it together. I couldn't find a deal on a bellhousing, so it made sense for me to just buy the kit and be done with it.

I'm not sure how many suffer from a broken headlamp switch mount in the dash, but after turning mine on and off hundreds of times, it finally gave out. Apparently, I'm not the first one to have this problem, because I found this repair bezel for sale online. A little fiddly, but made for a pretty clean repair.

I removed the regulators and lubed them with chain lube as well as cleaning and lubing the window channels. They went from not working to barely working. I've got all new weatherstripping and window channels that will be installed after paint, we will see if that changes anything. I know that the fuzz getting worn off of them over time affects function, but the silicone usually makes up for that.

I'm not sure how many of you have power windows in your MJ's? I installed a voltage converter to boost voltage and fix my super sluggish power windows. It was cheap and easy with great results. If you try this, make sure that your tracks and guides are well lubed and not binding because you might actually have the power to damage something now. The same probably apply to frozen windows.

I had a distributer squeal in my 4.0 once that sounded exactly like a squealing belt. It was very easily identifiable with a stethoscope.... once you figured out to put it there. It would come and go and somehow always stopped when you had the hood open.

I don't see where Crown lists the thread size? Seems likely that a Toyota might use the same plug.

Dang, that is pretty horrid. I'm pretty sure that I drew a better looking truck while sitting in the back of the class in 4th grade.

My Comanche usually hauls itself. My 2005 Ram 1500 handles the bigger jobs.

I'm going to try the Barnes brace and spacer on my stock XJ. It does not have the sector shaft support like the Iron Man and others, but I don't think it needed on a stock ish build and it doesn't require sway bar drop brackets. https://barnes4wd.com/collections/xj-steering-upgrades If you're interested in the style with the pinion support, here's a link to the Amazon one that I put on the MJ.

I'm running a new box from Vital All-Terrain. Its a Durango type box that is a direct bolt in. A good steering box brace and replacing the aluminum spacer beneath the box are must haves in my opinion. https://www.vitalallterrain.com/collections/jeep-parts/products/dta-1418_w4

You might compare the cost of a brand new unit from Advance Adapters or Novak to the cost of having yours rebuilt. I bought the new one from Advance, but I did need to redrill the tail housing. Novak will drill it for you. I went with the Advance one because it was a few hundred bucks cheaper and available in a few days from Summit Racing.

Merry Christmas y'all!

Thanks everyone! Happy Holidays!

The Bing robot did pretty good on these.

I think that my bedliner coated MJ gets more attention than any of my "nice" cars. My wife says that it's a "d*** magnet".

It looks like the 2.5 has a spring loaded tensioner for the timing chain. I'm guessing that it exploded. https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/what-is-wrong-in-this-99-tj-2-5-timing-case.67296/

Looking good!

Strangely, I seem to be seeing more lately than I have seen in years! I also get random texts from friends and relatives when they see one. I'm pretty sure this one my friend sent to me belongs to @EUREKA. I rarely drive mine to work, so I'm not usually in it when I see another.

Key makes replacement assemblies now as well as just the lenses. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115801642492?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=L6bMzCmTSr2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=JeYfUyVkQ5q&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

They would probably be fine for front turn signals. Definitely too bright inside. My biggest concern was my dim brake lights on a bright day, so that's all that I changed. I did add a relay kit to the headlamps as I do with most of my old vehicles. Not only does it increase voltage to the lamps, it reduces the load on the headlamp switch. I don't like the way the modern headlamps look in old cars.