Went to go look at houses in the girls escape. Ended up with a flashing check engine light so I shut it down and waited then restarted. No more light but pulled the code and misfire on 4. Took the jeep instead to look at houses. Ended up doing the spark plugs on the escape(which requires...
Tested out my wax job on the jeep. Looks good! Think I have a sticking right front caliper though so that's next in the list.
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Brought it in early to get my outer tie rod replaced and a alignment. (I was unable to get it removed with my little propane torch and I needed my jeep back). So far the guys are Donovans alignment Inc in waltham have been awesome. We shall see when I get the bill if I still think that.
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Oy. Keep your head up.
Drove it to oreillys to return the tools. Holy cow is this what my thoughts sound like. I can hear myself think again. Sooo quiet. New wheel bearings are awesome.
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New timken wheel bearing and moog upper ball joints. Took me about 3.5 hours. Had some rust to fight. During it noticed my end link on the right side is toast so I ran down to napa inbetween sides and picked up a new one. Ran out of time though so I will get to that another day. I will try...
No real carnage. Lots of scrapes and dents in the skids though but that's what they are there for.
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Clearance, approach angle, and small tire size (for those who didn't go big money). Flex is pretty good in the rear but the front hits the stops easy. Take lots of cash to get these off road ready comparatively to other Jeeps.
This is what I learned. Don't get me wrong though. Love mine...
This is what is currently in my trunk.
https://www.amazon.com/Smittybilt-CC330-30-Recovery-Strap/dp/B001CF4UXU
Gotta replace it though since i dragged it over some rocks and frayed it. Highly recommend it though very tough. Only thing I don't like is that it is made in China.
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