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  1. martin_metal_88

    A-Arm rubbing on coil?

    I was looking to find a bad bearing like noise on my jeep and I noticed something wierd on my passenger side front coil. On the first pic you can see that something rub on the coil and it took off maybe a 1mm thick of metal, the same rubbing can be found under the A-arm just behind the ball...
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    Brake getting hard on their own

    It's been two day I have this wierd issue where my brake work just fine, like anything is wrong. But! when I shut off the jeep and come back to it 1 or 2 hours later, the brake pedal is full pressure. I made sure I was releasing the brake pedal before shutting the engine to make sure it's not a...
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    ABS/ESP time

    So it's this time of the year! time to change the wheel hub and ABS sensor after I got the ESP / ABS light on. Hopefully a friend of mine work for peterbuilt and ca have me the part for cheap ( if not for him the part would cost over 300$ here ) I also figured it was a pretty easu fix, the...
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    Painting sway bar

    So, after 8 years and quite some kilometers, my sway bar paint is brushed around the area cover by the bushing. Two or three coat of paint should do the trick and help secure the sway bar back in the bushing so it wont move in it. New bushing fixed the problem about 80% and the rest of the play...
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    Jack stand and candle

    Quick question, a friend have a 2T Jack stand and candle with a 19.5'' height that he can't keep, selling house after breakup. I know the height would be enough for my KJ but is 2T enough? my bet is yes since you support only part of the jeep weight but just wanted to make sure before getting...
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    suspension to hard

    Well, after a second inspection from a different garage, seems all my shock and coil are good as new, but my lift kit is roff as hell and every dent on the road feel like a giant hole in the ground. I was told by many people and here that Bilstein and BDS are good and decent brand so now I am...
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    sway bar bushing and sueaky noise.

    So, this winter I broke a strut and got a crappy BDS/Bilstein suspension rush install on my libby so I can drive it and later change for some real suspension. However this is the worst suspension PERIOD. So I left the jeep at the dealer so he can take a look and see if the suspension is bad of...
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    Light bar switch position

    Summer is coming, someday...but not today since we got 15cm snow...And it is time to install a light bar on the libby. I will almost certainly get it install by a shop but I still want to know few thing to make my mind. Is there any way to use the actual relay box or there is no room or no wasy...
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    T-case and both diff fluid change

    I was wondering about doing some work by myself on the jeep and figured out changing oil, T-case and diff fluid was a good start for a beginner, other than changing light and air filter :P so, dumb question 1 : I believe there is no seal on the rear axle cover so I have to use RTV, right...
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    Led light bar

    Hey guys. Money is good and the jeep deserve more upgrade before the summer. Lift is done, have enough money for skid plate and I'm gonna have them installed around may so I was looking to add a LED light bar on the front bumper. Only problem is that it seems hard to find pic of KJ with one...
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    Oil on the wheel

    Some oil ( look red or pink to me ) appeared on my left wheel. I am thinking about left brake hose that punched a hole but can't figure it right now, gonna take care of it tomorrow, what do you guys think?
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    East penn / carquest battery

    Optima are overprice overhere ( 275 for a redtop )and I need a new battery. My mechanic told me that he is confident that East Penn battery will do it, actually a carquest manufactured by East Penn. The battery would be 189$. As far as I know NAPA battery are East Penn to so I might get one...
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    Power loss in 4X4 part time.

    I was on a fishing trip last weekend ( no pic sorry ) and got a weird issue with the jeep. I was in the wood towing a trailer with a 800 pound ATV on it and all the stuff in the jeep, maybe 2000 1500 pound of material and human resources. When climbing a small hill I noticed that I needed to...
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    Door hinge help.

    Since I have the libby, the driver door have been making noise but some anti-seize made the trick. Now I noticed that the part between the 2 door hinges is cracked very badly. I know that this part make the noise but now I would like to replace it since I don't want it to break on me. This...
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    Recall info 1 1/2 years late

    Not bad, just got info today about a recall on my jeep for the rear lower control arm. Just bad the recall was issued in march 2012. Time to go to the stealership soon :)
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    two flasher issue

    Hey guys! first issue with my jeep, led me to making a second issue :icon_frown: Here is the problem, last night my left turn signal started to flash very fast. What is odd is that sometime it will act normally and work fine. So I took the light off and the bulb is fine. My guess is that the...
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    Oil change

    Hey guys! I never did oil and filter change myself and I plan doing it it when there will be a little less snow. But I don't know what could fit will in the KJ. I assume it's not the same that my gf car take so I am looking for some advice on what type of fluid and filter to use. Here are some...
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    Lift gate hinge part number

    Hey guys, The left metal hinge on my baby is a bit covered with rust so I want to change it. I found few part number on the web but I am not 100% sure it's the exact part I search, Here is a photo of my libby and the few part number I think may be good if someone can confirm me. 55360217AF ...
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    Wierd steering issue, already seen this?

    2 or 3 week ago, I noticed that when I completly turn the steering wheel both left and right the car suddenly slow down or stop, and when I want to make it go I need to push the pedal quite a lot only to move while it wasn't needed at all previously or very slightly push it. It happen on both...
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    Tire cleaner

    Hey guys, I was wondering if the tire guru could answer me about a simple question. I know since long that tire shine is bad for tire and I don't plan using some any time soon. But for Xmas I got some car product and there is a tire cleaner. Unfortunatly there is no list of what is inside the...
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