Dzimm Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Glad to see it all finally come together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Dzimm said: Glad to see it all finally come together! I glad to finally have it all installed. It's really quite fun watching it while you drive. Put a few miles on after I got everything installed. No rattles what so ever! Thanks again you do good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, JMO413 said: I glad to finally have it all installed. It's really quite fun watching it while you drive. Put a few miles on after I got everything installed. No rattles what so ever! Thanks again you do good work! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I just realized with the half a console I can very well perform the REM mod now. Course I occupied the cubby already lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: I just realized with the half a console I can very well perform the REM mod now. Course I occupied the cubby already lol. It is an awesome addition to a Renix truck for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Had the day off and it was beautiful in Iowa today. In the 70's and a nice breeze. After doing the CAD delete and going with the one piece axle I developed a slight vibration. I was guessing it was either u- joints or not balanced front drive shaft. So for ease and because bigger is better I ordered a drive shaft. Tom Woods is awesome it's all I have to say. Descent price, fast shipping, and beautiful work. New versus old. This is probably overkill at the moment but will be great if I go bigger. Best part no more vibration! Used to come on at about 50 now it's all good at 75. I also got a 90° CAT five so for the REM. It just looks better and it doesn't hurt the relay cover retainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 The torque thrusts look really good on this truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, 89 MJ said: The torque thrusts look really good on this truck. Thank you. They are my second best Craigslist buy. The first was the truck. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Did the rear main seal again today. Both halfs that came out looked fine but it was definitely leaking. Off with the oil pan. I'm still amazed how good this bearing looks. Hopefully I have better luck this time. The old top half didn't want to come out nicely but I won. I love the FelPro blue rubber gaskets. Oil pan was way easier to clean this time. LOL Hopefully this one will be in for a nice long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 So last week the truck developed a noise. It was definitely rotational sounding and only between 8-13 MPH. I was sure it was a u joint so I changed the only two that weren't already new. They were in the rear drive shaft and we're the only ones I hadn't replaced yet. Out with the drive shaft. A ball joint press makes u joints easy. IMHO O'reilly's actually stocked Spicer yay. Everything went back together quite nice. Took it for a drive and still have the gremlin. So the 6 year old and I took out the front drive shaft. He was beyond proud of himself. I only had to break then lose and he did the rest. It was a great day except the gremlin was still there. So I give the WK to work this week. To say the least this was driving me slightly crazy. So off to try and get the nose pin pointed. After finding the perfect wall to bounce the noise off my new guess was the right front hub. So I got a Timken from Rock Auto. Hopefully this will be better than the Moog! It all came apart nicely. Antisieze is an amazing product! In with the new. Hopefully it last more than a few thousand miles. Back together and no more noise!! It really like me that a Moog hub only lasted a few thousand miles and a couple years. I guess live and learn. Happy to be driving it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 nothing quite like the smoothness that comes from fixing a vibration. it's like a whole new ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 So I was backing out at work a couple weeks ago and a customer going the wrong way hit me. Luckily they just caught the bumper. Peeled it like a banana. Totaled the bedside on the Chevy! Trimmed off the bent part and hammered it down so the tailgate could open. It did a number on the bumper! Got the new one installed today. It fought me but it's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 holy crap did you ever dodge a bullet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, Pete M said: holy crap did you ever dodge a bullet! I was thanking the Jeep gods that it wasn't way worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 I had the week off a bit ago for my birthday. My wife and sister in-law got me an amazing cake. So for my birthday I got to replace my driver's floor pan again. The first time I was in a hurry and cut a few corners. I also didn't fix the water leak that caused the issue. After finding and fixing all my water leaks it was time to do it right. Most of the ugly cut out. Everything got a coat of weld through primer this time. The key parts for pan is a very nice piece. Some trimming around the seat mount/ floor brace is required. It also comes with three holes that I'm guessing are in the original pans. These two small ones near the rear. This big guy towards the front. Plugs for the two small holes. Part # 55360494AA. I got them from vintage parts. Plugs for the big hole. I will add the party number when I find it again. The label is missing most of the part number. Plugs installed, seam sealed, & painted. Top bottom inside and out. Everything back together and the rugged ridge floor mat now fits. It took me way too long but all the bad is out and it's better than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 "do it right or do it twice". happy birthday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 21 minutes ago, Pete M said: "do it right or do it twice". happy birthday! I know and I know better. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 So my cousin bought a DJ-5 and it's awesome beacuse he's a mail man. He going to daily it to work. It has sat for a long time. New HEI distributor and a Weber card and it's runs like a fine old sewing machine. Could you imagine driving by your local post office and seeing this in the parking lot? With that said I took him out his wheels that I had tires put on at work. Helped him out them back on and listened to it purr for a while. Realized how late it was and headed home. On my way home I realized I had no headlights. Lucky it was a short drive by the time it was really dark. So I started checking wiring and fuses to find this. Apparently the headlight relay harness I bought wasn't weather tight. It just corroded apart. Weather tight fuse holder installed. Headlights fixed. Used crimp and seal connectors and shrink tubing. I also realized the Littlefuse brand fuse holders are built to put wire loom into them. It locks into the there little groves on each side. Gotta live fixing something you've already done once. I can't believe I didn't notice the crappy fuse holder when I installed the harness! Yeahy headlights again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 feel free to start a new thread and keep us updated on that DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Finally but the bullet and bought the Downey Products tonneau cover. It's a nice cover for the price. IMHO $299.95 to my front door. Frame and bows installed. Fits super tight. Love how it changed the look of the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 gotta get me one of those someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 So my left front caliper decided it wanted to hang up. So today it got replaced. The good part is it all came apart nice. The piston was definitely sitting cricked. You can see the hot spot the pad left on the rotor. Out with the old in with the new. It got new rotors and pads. Did an oil change while it was in the garage. Everything is working like it should now. Time to put some more miles on it. Someday I will remember to take pictures when I'm done. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 13 hours ago, JMO413 said: Someday I will remember to take pictures when I'm done. Lol lol. you and me both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Thank you 89 MJ. I finally have an AX-15 for the old girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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