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Some junkyards punch a hole in the cover to drain the oil. But usually not a bullet hole. :eek: The Rubicon D44s have a drain plug in the housing, but not ours unfortunately. Image Not Found

Pre cowl hood, I had the factory hood pad, and it was the same. Why? :dunno: OP, how come your hood prop rod is on the left side?

I was able to swap the UCA axle bushings using my homemade redneck bushing press. It was tight but worked well. I had the axle resting on jack stands. The axle will twist if you let the suspension hang down, as you know, creating said PITA. :eek: Image Not Found

I forget. Converted to rear disk brakes years ago because I never could remember.

I used to have one of those. You could always do both, si?

Me too. ^^^ It's just begging for a custom rolled pan on the rear end. :thumbsup:

I used the "wimpy" factory cooler on my 91; it helped. What helped more was the extra electric fan and replacing the plastic sided POS factory radiator with a quality all-metal 2-row radiator. No chopping required for any of this. http://comancheclub.com/topic/7895-dual-oem-aux-fan-installation/

Your MJ will love it. It looks a lot better than the one I dragged home. :thumbsup: Image Not Found

Got my MJ D44 for $225. It also came with an extra Trac-Lok differential.

http://www.metraonline.com/part/71-1002

http://www.extrudabody.com/servlet/the-276/Kit-cln--Jeep-Inline-6%2C/Detail

Yep, good move Charlie.

Must be a leaker/seeper then. Also helps to use a pad on the jack contact plate.

Good plan. :thumbsup:

No, not patented. :yes: I got the idea from a link I can't find now. It's very similar to the one below. I'll snap a pic of it tomorrow. It's pretty simple; the pipe reducer on mine is just big and deep enough for the bushing to slide in and out of. Bastid Polish Spammer is history now..............

Looks pretty good to me. :cheers: Scratch it up pretty good with a wire wheel and give it a good coat of red primer and a couple of coats of satin Rustoleum. Might last through a couple of MN winters.

The beam bushings are like any other suspension arm bushing to remove; it's just that there's not a whole lot of room to work. Some guys cut them out, burn them out or beat them out. I made up a homemade press from threaded rod, pipe reducers and assorted washers and it worked well to press them out and press the new ones in.

While the LCA bushings are pressed into the arm itself, the UCA is different. One bushing is in the arm, the other on the front axle beam. Both need to be replaced. The ones on the beam axle can be a bear to replace.

Dam straight. :yes:

D44 from what vehicle?

I hope you haven't cursed yourself by stating it's running great. Seems like every time I get to thinking like that after driving around for months fat, dumb, confident, and happy, something jumps up and bites me where it hurts. MJs are like most women. If they sense you are taking them for granted they tend to do something dramatic to grab your full attention.

And a good point it is. :thumbsup:

Are any of the police NDNs? If not there should be as an NDN policeman wouldn't fall for the decoy trick. :yes:

Thanks for sharing your opinions regarding ugly MJs. Also for your words of wisdom based on you and your family's longtime Jeep experience Benjamin. Agree 100% with buying a shop manual. A very informative first post here. In spite of that, welcome to the CC.

Eventually. Maybe mañana, maybe not. Nothing moves fast in the PI.