The mm and cm reference to the distance from the bottom of the pan to the level of the fluid. The KK didn’t come with a dipstick so I have used my oil dipstick and a ruler.
What did you do to your jeep today?
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How the hell is it that all four door lock motors are failing. Three of the four will cycle once or twice, before slowing down and failing to move the door lock indicator. If you wait a couple minutes and try again, they'll move again, and then slow down. I tried taking apart the passenger front assembly, but the motor is in a completely sealed housing.
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KJ? If so check 50A fuse 9 under the hood. Make sure the fuse terminals are nice and clean. I would also check door lock operation from each door switch to confirm switches are functioning properly. I think there must be a relay that powers the door locks that is starting to fail. See if you can hear a relay clicking while an assistant operates the door lock switches or use the key fob to operate the door locks while you listen for the relay. If you find one pull it out and carefully inspect the terminals on the relay and look for corrosion or signs of overheating. Can you confirm you are getting a solid 12V to the actuators each time you try to operate them? Good luck.
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spent 3 hours, basically doing 8 door latch mechanisms.
took the 4 good ones out of the parts jeep, and stuck them in the khaki jeep.
khaki's were failing; multiple cycles they would slow down and stop.
also, tested my "repaired" clock spring for the 65th... works like a charm. magnetic strip that was part of the internals had separated, so I glued it back in. that's a $150-$350 part right there.
took the 4 good ones out of the parts jeep, and stuck them in the khaki jeep.
khaki's were failing; multiple cycles they would slow down and stop.
also, tested my "repaired" clock spring for the 65th... works like a charm. magnetic strip that was part of the internals had separated, so I glued it back in. that's a $150-$350 part right there.
Brendon Holt
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Got an OEM power steering pump from a local yard. Cleaned it up. Hopefully this one will last more than a few days
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I got one to tear apart that we damaged putting the steering rack back in the 06. Bought a used one for 75 and got it installed. Just for fun, I hooked up the scan tool and read the steering angle before mounting the steering wheel. Was 358 degrees negative. Rotated properly and bolted it back up.
Good times!
I took the time to find the lock-to-lock based on the flex cable getting stiff, found the center point, and locked it down until I installed it. Got it right on the first try. 
If you take it apart there's alignment marks inside the clock spring for putting all the bits back in, so luckily it's not a huge problem.
If you take it apart there's alignment marks inside the clock spring for putting all the bits back in, so luckily it's not a huge problem.
If the old one died check the system for metal particles before you fit it or it will go the same way.
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I just hit 180,000. Getting new tires put on today, pictures to come later.
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Well, out with the new and in with the old-but-functional. Flushed 2qts of fluid through the system with the engine off before replacing the broken pump just to make sure there was only clean fluid coming out. Put the salvaged OEM pump on, did a bleed with the engine off then a bleed with the engine running. So far it works great, no noise, steering feels like it's supposed to.
Busted Napa reman pump
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Busted Napa reman pump
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I posted too soon, getting it actually on the ground and driving it with a load on it it's potentially just as bad or worse than the old pump. Steering does feel maybe marginally smoother but it's noisier than the old one.
To be fair, the replacement did come off a car with 167k miles but the bearings and everything felt good. I'm done for today.
To be fair, the replacement did come off a car with 167k miles but the bearings and everything felt good. I'm done for today.
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Evaporator freeze up.
according to the book:
freeze-up control is by the A/C low pressure switch. so if i'm freezing over, is it a bad switch? or a bad accumulator?
my charge fine, and my pressure are all within spec on both sides.
according to the book:
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freeze-up control is by the A/C low pressure switch. so if i'm freezing over, is it a bad switch? or a bad accumulator?
my charge fine, and my pressure are all within spec on both sides.
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Power steering pump? That's one of those things that, IMHO, it's a fool's errand to use a used part. If I have to replace it, due to the mess and cost of fluids these days, I'm replacing it with a new one.
Same holds for oil pumps, fuel pumps, basically anything "wet".
Again, my humble opinion. You did bleed the system while you had the wheels in the air right?
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Brendon Holt
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Well, I started with a reman, that worked for a couple days. I've had a few experiences with aftermarket parts now being bad and needing to be immediately replaced so I thought I'd try and find an OEM replacement. People seem to have had good experiences with Edelmann stuff so maybe I'll order one of them. I'll be able to do this with my eyes closed after this
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