From owner-xj-digest-at-digest.net Mon Dec 15 10:53:39 2003 From: xj-digest xj-digest Monday, December 15 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1750 Forum for Discussion of XJ cherokees and wagoneers Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: xj: Re: Steering xj: vibration damper Re: xj: vibration damper Re: xj: Steering xj: Re: vibration damper Re: xj: Re: vibration damper xj: administrivia: notes on using this list xj: car repairs? XJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeep/xj/ Send submissions to xj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to xj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to xj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 04:40:50 -0500 From: Jesse Barbieri Subject: xj: Re: Steering worn or loose serpentine belt - get new belt - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Moulder" To: Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 2:07 AM Subject: xj: Steering > When I start my Cherokee up, there is a lot of squealing as I turn the > wheel. About a block down the road, it's gone. I can't get out and check > because it has to be moving - any ideas? > > (85 XJ 2.5 auto) > > -- > "A day without sunshine is like night." > > tm/Houston/88NA/85XJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 04:44:53 -0500 From: Jesse Barbieri Subject: xj: vibration damper On my '87 4.0L, the vibration damper is coming apart. The pressed rubber has come out, and hits my fan. So now I only have half of the rubber left. Half way around, not half way in. So on one half there is no rubber. Does anybody have an extra one of these laying around, or know what the dealer price is? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 06:25:23 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: xj: vibration damper this is a common thing, they use the rubber as a vibration dampner, it's been a while since I replaced one... but it was probably under $50. NAPA might have them, but I'd recommend going to the dealer for one. john Jesse Barbieri wrote: > On my '87 4.0L, the vibration damper is coming apart. The pressed rubber > has come out, and hits my fan. So now I only have half of the rubber left. > Half way around, not half way in. So on one half there is no rubber. Does > anybody have an extra one of these laying around, or know what the dealer > price is? > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 06:26:24 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: xj: Steering could be that the PS pump itself is starting to fail, but a loose belt sounds most likely. john Tom Moulder wrote: > When I start my Cherokee up, there is a lot of squealing as I turn the > wheel. About a block down the road, it's gone. I can't get out and check > because it has to be moving - any ideas? > > (85 XJ 2.5 auto) > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:48:27 -0700 From: "Aaron Storms" Subject: xj: Re: vibration damper Like John said, they're only about $50 or so at a parts store. I always make sure I rent their gear puller as well, and now usually remove the radiator (15 minute job) to avoid cutting my knuckles up and giving me more room to work. I've done several of these unfortunately, and it wasn't all that big a deal three small bolts and one large center nut if I remember correctly. Aaron - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Barbieri" To: Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 2:44 AM Subject: xj: vibration damper > On my '87 4.0L, the vibration damper is coming apart. The pressed rubber > has come out, and hits my fan. So now I only have half of the rubber left. > Half way around, not half way in. So on one half there is no rubber. Does > anybody have an extra one of these laying around, or know what the dealer > price is? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:51:02 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: xj: Re: vibration damper one other trick on getting that bolt off... use a big honkin' ratchet with the correct size socket... slide a pipe over the handle and rest it against the ground... with the ignition coil disconnected... bump the starter and it'll loosen that big bolt for ya. :) be careful... keep yer fingers outta de way and go easy on the starter switch... :) john Aaron Storms wrote: > Like John said, they're only about $50 or so at a parts store. I always make > sure I rent their gear puller as well, and now usually remove the radiator > (15 minute job) to avoid cutting my knuckles up and giving me more room to > work. I've done several of these unfortunately, and it wasn't all that big a > deal three small bolts and one large center nut if I remember correctly. > Aaron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jesse Barbieri" > To: > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 2:44 AM > Subject: xj: vibration damper > > > >>On my '87 4.0L, the vibration damper is coming apart. The pressed rubber >>has come out, and hits my fan. So now I only have half of the rubber > > left. > >>Half way around, not half way in. So on one half there is no rubber. > > Does > >>anybody have an extra one of these laying around, or know what the dealer >>price is? > > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 07:05:01 +0000 From: Richard Welty Subject: xj: administrivia: notes on using this list Digest.Net mailing list "Meta FAQ" These general notes on using Digest.Net mailing lists are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. This file may be found on the web at http://www.digest.net/general-notes.txt [last revised 5/1/02; removed list of spam strings, as i'm not the only one filtering on them -- rpw] Additional information on Digest.Net's spam policies may be found at http://www.digest.net/email-policy.html and http://www.digest.net/blocked.html Table of Contents 1. Why don't my postings go through? 2. Why can't I unsubscribe? 3. How do I post to the list? 4. Where are the archives? 5. What other lists are on digest.net? 6. Is there a web subscription form? 7. Why not move the lists to someplace like (egroups, topica,...)? 8. How do I contact the server adminstrator in an emergency? 9. What is Krusty Motorsports, anyway? The Meta-FAQ 1. Why don't my postings go through? There are several things that may interfere with postings making it to the list. a) Are you a member? Some read the ftp archives rather than receiving the list in email. 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What is Krusty Motorsports, anyway? Krusty Motorsports (http:/www.krusty-motorsports.com/) is a business which is owned and operated by Richard Welty (rwelty-at-krusty-motorsports.com). Krusty is an S-Corporation in the State of New York. Krusty provides a number of Internet related services, such as mailing list, web sites, pop3/telnet accounts, and consulting on internet related issues. For more information, see the web site. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:28:10 -0800 From: john meister Subject: xj: car repairs? http://www.righttorepair.org/ http://www.aftermarket.org/Government/Grassroots_Activities/HR_2735-FactSheet.htm - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of xj-digest V1 #1750 *************************