What did you do to your jeep today?

[sota]

NOT sure what brand BBB is, but if the failed alternator is OEM, then I like the idea of replacing it with the one from the parts Jeep and then having the failed one rebuilt by a reputable auto/electric starter/alternator repair shop if you still have one on your area.

Or even rebuild it yourself with quality parts.

IOW… cheap rebuilds from fast parts stores use poor quality parts and are bound to fail sooner then a properly rebuilt OEM unit.

Just my .02

it's not OE, and it's got a crack in its case.

 

[seafish]

it's not OE, and it's got a crack in its case.

Ya…those two things tend to go hand in hand

 

[Brendon Holt]

I learned today while reading some old threads that your PS fluid should be moving around when you open the reservoir cap with the Jeep running at idle. Mine is like a placid, red pond. No movement in the fluid. Was trying to diagnose the power steering whine, and I think I found at least part of the problem. Will probably end up doing the pump and the high pressure line and go from there. I don't want to do the rack

 

[sota]

alternator ordered. and a bunch of other bits.

 

[burntkat]

why would you pull the MC to do the clutch master or slave? I did that job (twice!, sort of) without having to pull the MC.

Because it's MUCH easier.

 

[burntkat]

Replaced the MC. Brakes seem to be better. It's just going to take time to be sure the semi-random seizing doesn't return.

Found this while we were at it...

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So that is the JBA (IIRC?) arm rubbing rhe tire. Options are to kiss it with a flap disk next time I have it in the air, or to install spacers. New wheels with more offset would work too, but that's just ridiculous.

Not sure if I'll dress it with a grinder or install spacers. If I go spacers, they will be bullet, as cast is for moron (literally, for engineering reasons).

 

[lfhoward]

Wow that rubbing! I would NOT take a grinder to your JBA arms, as it would weaken them perhaps fatally and you would lose your lifetime warranty. Probably wheel spacers or wheels with more offset are a better option. What do you need, a quarter or half an inch of room?

What tire size is that? My 245/75R16 tires clear the arms but I don’t think 265/75R16 would clear on the stock wheels without spacers.

 

[CheddarGau]

I didn't drive my Liberty today because my AC compressor clutch packed it in 2 weeks ago. Been too busy at work to discharge my AC and swap out the compressor. Good news is, I picked up a New Densor compressor for 100CAD. For out American cousins, subtract roughly 33% for the price get your price

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

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[duderz7]

Took that long to get an engine light? Impressive!

 

[seafish]

Well it wasn't anything I did on Giddyup, but for Fathers Day, I made myself a Makita 18v battery adapter for my HK Onyx 5 "jobsite" speaker.

Ive had the Onyx 5 for several years at least and while it always sounded pretty dam good for a portable speaker, at best it would only run for about 4 hours on its tiny, internal 3.7v rechargeable battery. Sadly, it would ALSO automatically reduce volume output by about half when not plugged into the wall … once again in order to save its tiny battery life.

So when I recently looked at the AC/DC adapter, and I saw that it outputted a steady 19 DVC when plugged in…well being a Makita fanboy, a :lightbulb: when off in my head.

I bought a $12 battery adapter from amazon that came prewired with12 awg copper pigtails, an on/off switch, as well as a 15a inline fuse. After checking the output polarity of the wall wart, I simply pushed and twisted the wires into and onto the end of the extra proper size plug that I had lying in the always useful "drawer o' defunct and outdated electrical parts, cords and devices."

Since there was no sense in trying to solder copper wires onto the chrome surfaces of the plug, after getting a tight physical connection and ensuring continuity, I simply added some quick dry epoxy and electrical tape, which fused EVERYTHING together to make the new plug "jobsite tough"

Literally 15 minutes later and I had this done … its been playing LOUD all day (it is Fathers Day after all ) and the Makita battery is STILL showing all 4 LED status lights.

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[derekj]

OME 2927 springs and Bilstein 5100 shocks on my 08 KK. Took these today.



Bilstein says that the height you set the 5100’s to would be like having a spacer lift. So if you went up 1/2 inch, you’d get an inch of lift at the wheel. I went back and reread lots of threads about the 5100’s when they came out and the consensus from the people who I trust most who had been around the longest (especially Tommudd) was to use the bottom setting with new OME lift springs. I suppose you could increase the height with sagged out stock springs but the ride would suffer. But it could be a stopgap if someone needed to order the shocks now and springs at a later time due to financial considerations.

I went out with a measuring tape and checked the lift height. (This is measured from the middle of the center cap to the bottom of the fender, so tire size is taken out of the equation.) A stock KK when it left the factory would have 18” in the front and 19” in the rear (and no stock one would have that now due to sagging springs). I am at 21-21.5” in front depending on where you measure at the fender. So 3-3.5” of lift. 1/2” comes from ATH’s top plates, 2.5” from the OME springs, and the rest from the 5100’s. I expect the brand new springs to settle a bit in the next few weeks so I may end up at around 3 inches of lift, which is fine with me.

Very interested to hear your thoughts on ride quality on and off road for the 5100's compared to the old JBA setup.

 

[klc]

Well it wasn't anything I did on Giddyup, but for Fathers Day, I made myself a Makita 18v battery adapter for my HK Onyx 5 "jobsite" speaker.

Ive had the Onyx 5 for several years at least and while it always sounded pretty dam good for a portable speaker, at best it would only run for about 4 hours on its tiny, internal 3.7v rechargeable battery. Sadly, it would ALSO automatically reduce volume output by about half when not plugged into the wall … once again in order to save its tiny battery life.

So when I recently looked at the AC/DC adapter, and I saw that it outputted a steady 19 DVC when plugged in…well being a Makita fanboy, a :lightbulb: when off in my head.

I bought a $12 battery adapter from amazon that came prewired with12 awg copper pigtails, an on/off switch, as well as a 15a inline fuse. After checking the output polarity of the wall wart, I simply pushed and twisted the wires into and onto the end of the extra proper size plug that I had lying in the always useful "drawer o' defunct and outdated electrical parts, cords and devices."

Since there was no sense in trying to solder copper wires onto the chrome surfaces of the plug, after getting a tight physical connection and ensuring continuity, I simply added some quick dry epoxy and electrical tape, which fused EVERYTHING together to make the new plug "jobsite tough"

Literally 15 minutes later and I had this done … its been playing LOUD all day (it is Fathers Day after all ) and the Makita battery is STILL showing all 4 LED status lights.

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Crikey— I didn’t know Makita made such a thing! Now I need to get one ‘just in case’.

 

[seafish]

I didn’t know Makita made such a thing! Now I need to get one ‘just in case’.

So IMPORTANT NOTE — Makita does NOT make these adapters and would NOT approve of them….NOT that I want or need their approval to use their batteries with my other tools!!!

In short (no pun intended but DO read on), battery adapters are a GREAT tool accessory simply because they can it let a person convert from their main tool manufacturer of choice (in my and also sounds like in your case is Makita XLT) to just about ANY other manufacturers tools and THAT is a blessing in its own right!!!

I first got one when Ryobi, whose tools I generally despise (sorry to all the Ryobi fan boys) mostly due to BOTH their cheap quality, but also their ugly color (LOL), came out with a simple 18v cordless glue gun which Makita didnt make … and even if they did, they would probably charge $150 for it instead of $30!!!

A friend had told me about battery adapters, and I got a cheap one from eBay (of course theyre also now available on Amazon) and I ended up with a cordless "Makobi" glue gun for some of mine, as well as my kids fun projects for less then $50 …take THAT to the bank Makita !!! My "Makobi" glue gun is still working great after 6 years of both useful and stupid projects.

In fact, it worked so well, that eventually I bought and made a "Makobi" caulking gun for about 1/3 the cost of Makitas fairly nice one and for an occasional use tool, it gets the job done just fine.

The IMPORTANT thing to realize is that MOST of the battery adapters are cheap and use only small gauge wires to transfer the power, sothey should be uysed ONLY for light duty load applications!!!
For more powerful tools, I have seen the adapter smoke a bit under load … NOT a good sign.

But THEN I heard about this guy on Etsy who 3D prints various battery adapters from quality polymers and uses 12 gauge wire for the HD load win… I'll include the link below, though be aware that his prices are closer to $30 each instead of $15. That said, I get to run a small Rigid portable air compressor off of 2 Makita XLT batteries, as well as a Milwaukee cordless table saw (think trim or deck work ONLY) on a single Makita XLT. I also run a Dewalt DC961 MOAIG (Mother Of All Impact Guns) on an XLT battery as well their tiny but powerful DCF923 impact on MAKITA batteries as well.

The possibilities are ALMOST endless, though of course the adapters do NOT support charging, but then you already have your Makita charger so that really doesn't matter…you get to buy "tool only" tools from other manufactures and do NOT have to support multiple battery makes or chargers.
IMHO, thats an honest win/win!!!

In short, buy the cheaper Amazon adapters for light duty use (like the 50w HK stereo oRyobu glue and caulking guns) but be sure to buy the HD ones for ANY tols that use bigger current loads.

Just my .02

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