Jeep Performance Improvement Ideas
Back when my off road Jeep was a rally racer we were required to have two easily accessible fire extinguishers mounted inside the cockpit.
Over the years off roading the original extinguishers had gotten used or lost and the brackets had gotten damaged. So my extinguisher was just rolling around and not easy to get to in an emergency.
I got this bracket from Amazon:
The blower motor stopped running during my last off road trip past winter. Today I decided to find out why and get it going again.
I started by checking the blower motor itself. Last fall, squirrels had chewed the wire and I had to make a splice. The wires were intact so I connected 12 Volts to the terminals. The fan ran. So that part was good.
Continue reading “Jeep Cherokee XJ Blower Motor troubleshooting”My dad bought this 2010 Mazda 3 new. It had tire noise from day one. The rear tires would develop cupping in just a few thousand miles. He had to rotate them often but that just helped mask the problem and never solved it. He went through several sets of tires of various quality brands and all had the cupping issue on the rear.
Royal Blue XJ List Scouting trip
A few of the XJ List members went to Royal Blue to see what we could find. Adam took us to an amazing trail to the sand pits just west of the interstate.
We stayed at Eagle Rock Campground. The tent camping area is new, and we ended up having it all ourselves. It was located well away from the regular campground and had a nice feel to it.
There was a short paved drive to the trailhead. Most of our rigs are not set up for pavement but we made it just fine.
At Track Night I noticed a whirring noise when I was idling on grid in neutral. The noise would go away if I mashed the clutch pedal. I had heard a similar noise on the back straight at Road Atlanta back in February, so I decided to check into it closer.
With the car on the lift idling in neutral, there was definitely a noise coming from the middle of the torque tube. I decided it was time to change the bearings.
I read through the procedure on Clarks Garage. I also watched some Youtube videos. These looked intimidating, but I decided I had to give it a go.
I began by removing the shifter from the rod and the torque tube. I then removed the transaxle.
