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Ive done all the testing steering components, the steering stabilizer is shot, looks like a nightmare to get that bolt out, do I need to use a puller / press?

this thing is wearing my ass out, I have the wobble in the front intermittently trac bar and bushing look and feel great, tie rod ends are good, the steering dampener looks original, picked one up,...

The oil filter adapter was unpleasant, I did get it to shine a bit

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Check this out - Oil filter adapter tool
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I think its a 60 series, sounds ok, it wasnt that loud with the old one cut out, I hope it buys me some time.

Eating into me Jeep time
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Heres what happens when the muffler springs open and hits the drive shaft (I might have left it but the noise was...

1 more shot, Well looks like I'm fixing the rust soon
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temped the...

Lots of rust mostly surface bull shit
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Forgot I had these!...

Now for the rear bumper
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Front Bumper
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took it off with the brackets, but removed the plastic...

by the way, it worked out well changing the drivers side hub there were blue hot spots on the bearing race

I couldn't get that torx screw in the adapter to budge

Wire brush reinstall hub
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Nice smear of synthetic grease on all...

I'm glad as well, it actually laid here for almost a year before I was willing to put money, and effort into it.

I see that sometimes people need some how too advise, so I started to half ass keep...

So heres the drivers side hub:
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Axle, retainer, and cotter pin...

Done:
Ok, so put it in 4WD, lift it up, remove wheel, remove caliper (10mm)(tip compress piston on caliper and change your pads while its apart), remove rotor, pull cotter pin from axle, pull...

And of course it started snowing http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af84/mattyblazer/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/129669DC-88F0-4C7F-9E11-9BC06329C437_zpsvofqzc4p.jpg

Well, I decided to go outside and try to get some of this done, got the front wheel and hub mostly out on the passenger side, go figure I dont have the big ass socket.
While I'm at it, I'm going to...

Sorry I sped through the first parts, it didn't occur to me to post them

I am not going to be building for rock crawling or giant lift, I have always liked the XJ platform and wanted to try restoring the one I got.

So to start I bought it with a nice solid hit in the...