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Seeing as how you say you have the AW4, it could not be the BA10 making the noise. Could be the pinion bearing in your Dana 35, assuming you have the Dana 35 like most of us do. Go under your truck and see if there is any slop in the pinion going into your rear axle. If there is a lot of up down side to side play, it may be time for you to look for a new rear axle. Good luck! :thumbsup:

Yeah its funny, but does this really need to be here.... most of that is really not family oriented. I don't mean to be a Butt hurt, but this is a Jeep MJ forum, not a place to post dirty jokes. :shake:

I'm working on a 1991 XJ today and found one of the rear shocks had broken a bolt for its upper mount. So I advised the customer they needed new shocks, and have the broken bolt drilled out. They bought the repair and new OEM shocks. The parts dept brought the shocks out to my bay, and the boxes look really old. I looked at the date on the order sticker on the bax, and my dealer ordered these shocks in April of 1994. These shocks have been sitting in this parts dept for 15 years! They seem like they work OK. And with Mopar parts there is a 12 month, 12000 mile parts warranty, So I guess if they go bad anytime soon, the customer will just have to come back.

Does anyone know if the dash wiring in a non AC MJ will have all the wiring hookups for when I add the AC housing? Same question for the steering column if the wiring is already there for the intermittant wipers I want to add from the donor MJ. I know ill probably need to swap the wiper motor too for the intermittant feature, but is there anything else that may go along with that or should I just start digging through the wiring diagrams on alldata? Thanks for the help!

The Grand Wagoneer I had was THE most comfortable vehicle I have ever owned, but like previous poster said, " the gas milage can't get much worse". Mine had the 258 six and never got any better than 13 MPG. If I had the money not to worry about fuel prices, Id have me another one, only without all the Michigan rust out. :yes:

WJs are known for their evap hoses going bad behind the left rear wheel at the canister. If it is a small leak it could come and go like you say, or it could be an O2 sensor like the one I replaced yesterday on an 04 WJ 4.0. Take it to your local national auto parts chain store and have them read the code for you for free. At least youll know where to look then.

There is no banjo where the brake line goes into the drum. The Line just screws into the wheel cylinder with a normal flaree fitting. This is assuming you have rear drums and not a disc conversion. If you have a rear with discs then you may have banjo fittings, but you havent specified weather or not this is the case. I have never seen a drum rear brake setup that uses a banjo fitting. There is a bolt there that the wheel cylinder bolts to the backing plate if that is what you are thinking is the banjo bolt. if you could give us more info on what you really have it would help us out to help you out! :thumbsup:

Pulled the rear axle out of the donor truck, cleaned it, painted it, installed the new stainless braided brake line, cleaned and inspected the rear brakes which look like new, and then temporarily put it back under the donor, SOA.... it looks cool like that, can't wait till I do it for real!

Had the opportunity to look at a 4.0 MJ with AC. The alternator is in a different position, down lower than the 2.5, but it doesnt look like it would work on the 2.5 because the frame narrows in at the rear and if the brakets were the same, the alternator would hit the frame, so I had my dealer parts dept look up the brackets, copied the pics and sent theem to the local Jeep JY. We will see what materializes soon. But I got my compressor, PS pump and resevior, pressure hose, and receiver dryer ordered, so maybe this weekend we can start the conversion! :banana:

You can go to autozone.com and purchase an alldata subscription specifically for your vehicle for about $20. It is all the factory service manuals copied onto one website. It is a great resource for shops that work on multiple makes of vehicles...allthough the subscriptions shops get will give you all vehicles down to a certain year and cost a lot more. If you are going to do a lot of work yourself on a vehicle, the $20 is really worth it. :thumbsup:

Just order a case of them from the dealer and keep them around, I think it would be more of a pain to convert one tghan to just get the filters.

You don't really need a newer compressor to go to R134a, you just need a retrofit kit to add to your R12 system. Ive done this conversion several times, the last one was on a Cherokee. The customer hasnt had any problems that I know of. Its been almost a year now since I did it. You need the rerofit, and a good evacuation machine and pull vacuum on it for about an hour. This will get all the old oil and any moisture out of the system. You should also replace the receiver dryer/ accumulator at the same time. There are conversion charts available to tell you how much R134a to add according to how much R12 the system is originally supposed to take.

I am looking to covert my 1987 2.5 Sportruck to AC and power steering. Are the acessories from a 4.0 the same as on a 2.5? I think this would really help me to find the needed brackets if they are the same. I seem to remember seeing it said that they are the same, but really not sure. I have the HVAC housing, condensor, and lines from my 2.8 donor truck that are all the same as my 2.5, the compressor would work it it didnt have the V-belt setup. Did you know it cost less to buy a reman compressor with clutch than it does to buy a new clutch to replace the V-belt one on the compressor I have? Funny! Also looking to add the power steering setup too, but I know the pumps are different from the 2.8 to the 2.5. Any help would be greatly appreciated so I can get this project moving! :banana:

The gasoline sprinters came out in 2007 with the body redesign. It is a 3.5 V6. I used to work at a dealer that sold them, and even not being a trained sprinter tech, did do some oil changes, and don't remember there being anything special to do them. They have a cartridge style filter that goes in from the top. You have to change the cartridge O-rings at the same time, but its no big deal. I never had a problem doing them. The biggest problem the delivery drivers had with them was the brakes. Like a previous poster said, you had to look at the brakes to know which ones to replace them with. We had a Fed-Ex driver with one that put new pads, rotors, and brake sensors on at evey other oil change... that about 20000 miles. That was the other money saving thing for maintenance, was the 10000 oil change interval, but they had to use 10 1/2 quarts of synthetic oil, so not sure if they were really saviing any money or not.

If you really want the bed, and the bolts break off, then fine, wait till you get home with it and drill them out. As for stripping out, well..... I don't know, youll have to improvise, maybe a BFH or a really log strong pry bar??? And don't forget about unbolting or unhooking the e brake cables or bracket. :thumbsup:

Have been working on the donor truck. Pulled the front and rear diff covers to inspect the gears before the swap. They were suprisingly clean and show little wear. Pulled the dash to get the HVAC housing to change my 87 to air conditioning....had to clean out mouse nest from housing too and then cleaned and sprayed the whole thing with lysol, lubed the blower motor bearings and tested the blower resistor with an ohm meter, all seems good to go. The wife is bugging me to get the AC swap done first so that when I'm driving around with the baby, we both don't sweat our buttes off. Theres a set of black steel 17" rims here at work I think off of a Chrysler 300. They have a 5x4 1/2 bolt pattern, I'm curious to see how they would look on my MJ. We will see.... :hmm:

Please turn off the caps lock, and use periods, and commas when typing. It will be much easier to read. :thumbsup:

Great minds think alike!

If you don't end up building one, I think one from a 1985 Ford F100 would look good modified to fit the Comanche. Its angular styling would fit well with the Comanche body lines. Just my opinion. :yes:

Heard a thing on the news too, that for many dealers this accounts for 50% of sales. that ban includes parts for these vehilcles too, and the sale of used vehicles. You may not have your kids riding, but to not be able to repair what you currently have? The number of jobs lost to just this part of the ban is going to be tremendous! Dealers, parts, aftermarket, parks and recreation facilities..... the idiots in power did not think this through.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/5/2382/Mo ... Sales.aspx A deadline is fast approaching on February 10 that could potentially be deadly for the youth motorcycle and ATV market. In less than two weeks, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, enacted August 14 of last year, will go into effect and ban all products designed for children ages 12 or under which contain lead over specified limits. The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America and Motorcycle Industry Council are attempting to get an exemption for ATV and motorcycle parts. (Read the sidebar to see how you can help.) Youth motorcycles and ATVs are included in the Act and OEMs will have to comply with testing and manufacturing regulations.Regulations are outlined under Title I of the Act and sets the lead limit at “600 parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of the product.” That limit will drop to 300 ppm one year after the date of enactment and 100 ppm three years after unless deemed technologically unfeasible. The Act states that the CPSC will publish a rule providing guidance about a general exception for parts or components that are “not accessible to a child through normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse.” That description includes swallowing, mouthing, breaking, other children’s activity and product aging. We’re no lawyer firm, but his seems like a possible way for motorcycles and ATVs to find some relief, though delayed. To find out exactly what the ban means, we sent a list of questions to Taryn Sanchez, Senior Media Coordinator for the MIC, and this is what the Council had to say. What exactly happens on Feb 10 for motorcycle dealers? "On February 10 large inventories of motorcycle and ATV products that present no health risk to children could be rendered retroactively illegal and future products prohibited from sale. These products may need to be destroyed resulting in severe hardship for dealers and manufacturers in the motorcycle industry. Along with the current state of the economy, this may be a hit that dealers and manufacturers will not be able to recover from." Can older models still be sold? Used bikes? "New regulations will apply to all current inventory as well as future production at the commercial level." Can replacement parts still be sold? "No, replacement and aftermarket parts and accessories will be included in the ban." Wheels are one of the possible target areas to contain lead. Manufacturers will have to fully test their machines in order to meet the tightening restrictions.What components contain the lead? "Motorcycle and ATV components containing lead include lead battery terminals, tire valve stems, fittings and connectors made with brass or copper alloys, brake and clutch levers, throttle controls, engine housings, carburetors made with aluminum alloys, steel fasteners, and frames or structural components made with steel alloys." What are the OEMs doing to combat this? "MIC and SVIA, along with member company manufacturers, filed a petition for temporary exclusion of motorcycle and ATV products from the new lead regulations. We strongly encourage all stakeholders, dealers, and enthusiasts to support our petition by contacting the CPSC and their respective Members of Congress urging them to enact these temporary exclusions." How long will an appeal process take if the ban sticks on Feb 10? How long before kid bikes can potentially be sold again? "There is no current timeline for petitions for permanent exclusions. If the temporary exclusions are not granted, it could be several months before any further action to petition permanent exclusions can commence." All of the Big Five manufacturers make a significant portion of their sales in the youth bracket. Can you imagine life without the Honda CRF50? Not only that but the 70, 80 and 100. Kawasaki’s ultra-popular KLX110 and the KX65, the only competition for KTM’s 65SX. Let’s not even get into the Orange lineup. The Austrian brand, which already escaped the beef-related ban, has more goodies to entice kids than Disneyland. The Boys in Blue have a wide-ranging TT-R lineup and Suzuki offers mini bikes and quads also. Will backyard racing become a pastime solely for adults?“From this point on all products will need to be tested and certified,” says Suzuki Communication Manager, Glen Hansen. “Some of the stuff that may include traces of lead would be the wheels, as it helps provide a good seal for the tires, and possibly some of the other metals, I’m not totally sure. Though none of it could be ingested and it’s in such small levels that it would never affect children.” Keeping lead away from children is certainly a worthwhile concern which no industry bigwig or enthusiast parent will argue. However, unless lawmakers take a realistic look at the nature of ATVs and motorcycles, this blanket policy will be extremely disruptive in our already unstable economy. Obviously, losing the ability to sell motorcycles and ATVs to youths would be devastating, at least until the OEs can re-engineer the equipment to pass standards. Yamaha National Communications Manager, Bob Starr explains Yamaha’s approach like this. “We at Yamaha sent a release to our dealers this week asking them to stop selling any current or old TT-R50, TW50 and Raptor 50 models after February 10th when the law takes effect. Anything currently in the pipeline for those models will not be allowed to be sold after that date. We are seeking to get compliance for those models in the future. Also, as of February 10th, hang-tags and labels will be placed on all PW80, TT-R90, TT-R110, YZ85, Raptor 80, Raptor 90 and Grizzly 80 models explaining that are not for use by children under the age of 12 and production will continue on those as normal. We have our legal department doing all they can, but we need to comply with the law and ask the dealers do so as well.” Help keep our kids involved. Send your letter to as many legislators as you can.Make sure to use the sidebar and write your own letter to the CPSC. You can also research your state and local representatives’ contact info and send them the same letter. If you don't already know how to contact your reps, use the following websites to find your state legislators and bookmark them for when the next issue arises. - US Congress Directory - US House of Representatives Directory - US Senate Member Directory Official US Government Website www.usa.gov

I wish there was something like that too. Ive been writing down the upgrades I want to do and have a legal pad page full of stuff now. A resource would be great to return to whenever needed.

Theres a real nice third brake light on the back of late model chevy astro vans. Ive used these sucessfully, they are not quite a foot long, have a slightly radiused base front to back, and would probably look good up at the back of the cab. Any JY should have these for little or nothing.

Does anyone know if its possible to swap the pulleys on the AC compressor, PS pump, and alternator from a 2.8 V6 and change them to the serpentine style on the 2.5? From some parts searching online, it appears that at least the alternator and compressor are the same between them, but the 2.8 uses a V-belt. I'm not sure about the PS pump, as the 2.8 has one with integral resevior and the 2.5 shows to have one with remote resevior. Is it possible to use the GM pump on the 2.5 with the right mounting brackets? Just trying to see if all these parts from my 86 donor vehicle will work on my 87 2.5. Thanks for the help! :cheers:

As shown in my sig, my 8 has 341,000. I bought it from the original owner who put 336,000 on it. He said he put a Jasper engine and trans in it at 140,000. So I guess my Jasper engine and AX4 has 200,000 plus. Good little truck! :yes: