What did you do to your jeep today?

harbor freight has a mechanic's stethoscope

uss2defiant said:

harbor freight has a mechanic's stethoscope

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Or just grab a Doctors next visit LOL
Was working on a Doctors Jeep, grabbed his and used it, he didn't want it back

lfhoward said:

The longest extension I’ve got is only about 6 inches. Would this work with any long object, like a piece of wood, or does it have to be made of metal?

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Metal, like extension or long screwdriver works best

Took my 05 to a mechanic today, after a water pump, power steering rack and power steering pump. Thats where the stimulus money went

stimulus money ? what is that? Everyone keeps talking about it but I haven't seen any yet

tommudd said:

stimulus money ? what is that? Everyone keeps talking about it but I haven't seen any yet

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Everytime the government hands you money their other hands are reaching into your pockets.

Skipped the work on my jeep yesterday and split 6 months of kindling instead. Injectors are going in today so I don't have to think about them anymore.

tommudd said:

Or just grab a Doctors next visit LOL
Was working on a Doctors Jeep, grabbed his and used it, he didn't want it back

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Ha ha.. I hope it wasn't this Doctor !

Washed, taking off the door trim for a repaint.

Just backed it out of the garage so I have room to get the Victory out for spring prep.

Lug nuts all replaced with new Mopar. Some were really beat up, from 07. Some were aftermarket replacements that didn’t look the same. Now it is back to looking like it should... except for these two at 5:00 and 11:00:



The one at 5:00 lost the outer covering. I tried using a smaller socket but it broke my 1/4" breaker bar. It won’t budge with my electric impact either.

The one at 11:00 started to shear the outer covering when I had a breaker bar on it so I just stopped. I can’t get a socket on it anymore.

What’s the SOP for when this happens?

are the mopars a solid lug nut piece??
if not i'd recommend getting solid lug nuts. If not I'll be happy to send you my OEM lug nuts I replaced, you just pay shipping.

Mopars not solid, have the wonderful plasti -fall away caps. I had one mopar Go MIA once and then purchased solid McGuard #64010. 1/2 inch 20 threads, 60 degree cone.
I hope it was not over tightened.
I just used another mopar top cap that had broke away form another lug, and got it removed. Surely tho there must be a socket to get that sucker off, I dont know the size tho.
Buy the best & it wont break like the rest.

No, the Mopars aren't solid. But the main problem with the two that broke is that they are 13 years old and have been on and off with an impact too many times.

uss2defiant, I have a brand new set of Mopars now, which I hope will last a while. Thank you for the offer.

LibertyTC, thanks for the info about solid lug nuts. Next time I'll spring for those.

Since I busted my 1/4" breaker bar, I'm ordering a set of impact-quality sockets I can try with my 1/2" breaker bar.

The proper way to ensure lug nut accuracy is with a 1/2 torque wrench as pictured below.
It will both remove and torque the lugs correctly. No need for a breaker bar with this bad boy.

85 to 115 ft lbs only. I set mine at 100 ft/lbs & re-torque them after 40 Miles again.
Two Posts above in photo, you can see how big this torque wrench actually is.
Not that expensive either, I paid 75$ for mine, in US probably cheaper.

HF has a digital torque wrench adapter which isn't too bad. they recently changed it so it uses AAA batteries instead of button batteries which should allow the battery to last longer. Can also use it to calibrate traditional torque wrenches too.

I prefer a real torque wrench, over an adapter. I'm not so sure I could truly count on HF adapters for accuracy.

Try a metric socket. Only use 6 point sockets. Never use an impact on built up lug nuts. If you can't find a size that fits try cheapo sockets from a pawn shop and just hammer it on. Use penetrating oil and overtighten the lugs next to the stuck one a little.

& If all the above fails, it is time for a comical stress release!

(bad advise- don't try this at all)

LibertyTC said:

& If all the above fails, it is time for a comical stress release!

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(bad advise- don't try this at all)

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This is what I wanted to do after breaking both lug nuts!

That makes me happy I replaced the OEM lugnuts when doing the brakes a couple months ago....yikes.