jrl3 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 So I bought a MJ online, one that had had a build thread going on here actually. Well, the last few owners weren't quite as caring apparently. I bought it sight-unseen. I took sellers word for most of the info. That wasn't the best idea in hind-sight unfortunately... I'm too trusting I guess. He said he'd drive it cross country tomorrow, well I'm scared to drive it around the corner. There's a serious issues on passenger front going on I'm fairly certain, but I don't know what I'm looking at unfortunately. This was going to be my learn as you go Jeep, but it feels a bit overwhelming already. What in the world is going on here? Driver side seems ok, I guess. Passenger doesn't look right. It barelllyyy stops. And feels/sounds like its going to fall apart driving down tbe road. Pic attached of driver and pass side of axles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 shake just rolling down the road? shake when braking? does anything you can grab underneath move when you shake it? this includes steering, track bar, front shafts, and the tires themselves (after you jack up that corner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Welcome, I'm sure you'll be able to sort it out, we're really helpful. Post the build thread so we know what's been done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Are you saying it's a braking issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, Pete M said: shake just rolling down the road? shake when braking? does anything you can grab underneath move when you shake it? this includes steering, track bar, front shafts, and the tires themselves (after you jack up that corner) not really shaking, more like a looseness and grinding almost. I drove it to my brothers place today and parked it as I have most of my tools over there, I'm going to jack it up and start inspecting it closer tomorrow. Maybe it's normal, but the toothed ring on passenger side sticks much further out than the driver side. I don't even know what that's called lol. Going to be a steep learning curve here. Suspension/driveline stuff is my least knowledgeable area. It also started ok the first few times I tried but after it warmed up a bit and I turned it off, I tried to start it again and it would barely run for a few seconds and die again. After I let it sit just a few minutes is started up again ok. There's lots of seepage around valve cover, I'm wondering if the plugs are fouling or something? Maybe cracked head, but oil looks ok I think. It also seems to run ok for a while and then it will start missing pretty bad when warm. Basically there's more stuff wrong than right on this truck the seller claimed was good to go. Sucks you can't trust people anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Welcome, I'm sure you'll be able to sort it out, we're really helpful. Post the build thread so we know what's been done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrl3 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Airborne Janitor said: Are you saying it's a braking issue? one of many yes. It barely stops, like full force pedal to come to a complete stop from a neighborhood casual speed. I'm going to pull the calipers and all that tomorrow to see if I see anything obvious. I'm pretty sure booster is shot as I hear a hissing sound when I hold in brake pedal. Probably needs to be bled too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I would start stripping it apart to inspect every little thing. I don't know where the tone ring should sit, but for what it's worth, it indicates that the shafts came from an ABS Jeep which means you've got the bigger Ujoints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jrl3 Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, Pete M said: I would start stripping it apart to inspect every little thing. I don't know where the tone ring should sit, but for what it's worth, it indicates that the shafts came from an ABS Jeep which means you've got the bigger Ujoints. Good to know, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Sounds like you wanna at least jack up the truck and pull the tires and look at the brakes. Looking the calipers is a good idea but look at the rear drums too. Inspect the master cylinder and trace the lines through the truck. Look for any leaks or any shoddy connections/workmanship. Bleeding the brakes sounds like a good idea as you mentioned. Hopefully theres just a ton of air in the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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