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[mikesknives]

Spent an interesting afternoon on the second phase of my XJ re-animation project.  I inherited this XJ from my dad whose moved on to a big V8 Merc thing.  Anyway seeing as he's never touched it in three years it's rough as rats.  First job was the Exhaust manifold (also got my dad's first XJ which is now a parts store although the new one is a '99 and a lot of the earlier bits are different) it's not that bad a job a couple of tricky bits under the manifold and flexy sockets are recommended.

So todays task was two new wheel cylinders a rear flexy and five new steel pipes Oh how I laughed at the thought.  Exhaust was swapped from the old one too.

Still up in the air at the mo exhaust and a rear shock to do tommorrow.

Here's a tip and a warning in one, on the later XJ the handbrake cables are a slightly different set up and the offside one that runs over the top of the diff needs to be ran the right way!!!  Someone had fitted this one and ran the cable behind the shocker not in front. This leads to it rubbing on the shock and it can possibly as it had on mine rub right through the shock casing and empty it of oil!!!  Lucky I've got a spare but of course the bolts snapped so it's some more fun with the drill and gas tommorrow.

Jeeps don't you just love 'em.

PS Gunsons one man Easibleed-no it's fucking not!!

[dtooth]

quote["Jeeps don't you just love 'em." ]quote

your to the singing to the choir brotha

good luck

[Carlos Fandango]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Jeeps  

[mikesknives]

Drilled the shock mount bolts out and retapped the holes should be OK now, On the last Jeep I just welded the shocks on as the new ones would outlast the vehicle.  Does anyone do a repair kit for these?  It strikes me as being an easy thing to make.

Exhaust now on with just a tiny blow but it's better than the manifold blow so I can't even hear it :twisted:

Then a full full service new oil everywhere plus transmission filter, Plugs leads etc etc.

Be as good as new

Where can I find 8mm leads for this beasty any ideas?

[mack]

Where had the manifold cracked?

And was the old one a straight swap?




*suspects cracked manifold  

[Dave69]

Drilled the shock mount bolts out and retapped the holes should be OK now, On the last Jeep I just welded the shocks on as the new ones would outlast the vehicle.  Does anyone do a repair kit for these?  It strikes me as being an easy thing to make.

the rear damper top bolts a well known for siezing into place. you just have to carefully drill them out. then retap them to a metric size 6mm or 8mm cant remember. the bar pin might need a surface grind to take the bolt. Or you can just punch out the siezed bolt and spot welded nut and replace with a bolt and nut. There is space to get a ring spanner in to hold the nut while a bolt is used but dont forget to use some thread lock if doing this

[mikesknives]

Where had the manifold cracked?

And was the old one a straight swap?




*suspects cracked manifold  

right down the middle where the two main pipes join, this is the second one I've had to change I did the one on my now dead '94 and now this one.  It was actually the reason I culled the old one as I needed a water pump and a manifold for the '99.  It was a straight swap both manifolds exactly the same.

It is a daunting job thats for sure but with a manual and a reasonable toolkit it's definately DIY.

[mikesknives]

Where had the manifold cracked?

And was the old one a straight swap?




*suspects cracked manifold  

right down the middle where the two main pipes join, this is the second one I've had to change I did the one on my now dead '94 and now this one.  It was actually the reason I culled the old one as I needed a water pump and a manifold for the '99.  It was a straight swap both manifolds exactly the same.

It is a daunting job thats for sure but with a manual and a reasonable toolkit it's definately DIY.