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05-12-2008, 08:39 PM
Post the carnage in here!
Well, I figured out the problem. It turns out that I bashed my t-case skid/x-member so hard that it was in contact with my transfer case. The vibrations from the motor and transmission/drivetrain were being transmitted back through the cross member and into the body. I'm not sure if it was a result of that bolt coming out of my crossmember, but looking at the design, it seems pretty likely that it will happen again. I need to find a way to stiffen the rear support arm....look below.
Originally there was no gap between these two surfaces.
The bracket attached to the unibody was mangled. I pounded it out best I could.
Final Result:
I'm going to contact Kevin and see if anyone else had this problem. I think the main problem is that rear bracket that attaches to the unibody rail is just too thin. I'm thinking of modifying it so that it is 1/4" u-channel instead of that thin plate and having 2 bolts running through the frame rail in addition to the 2 tapped in from the bottom.
Last edited by EMTimZJ; 05-13-2008 at 09:04 AM.
05-12-2008, 11:12 PM
Dove into the caliper job today, thought it would be relatively simple...not.
Pulled off the wheel and found this:
Notice the sheared bolt still in the back:
Only way to get to it, was to remove the axle shaft an the dust cover.
Drilled a hole and used some ezouts and removed it:
Went to the store and found some new bolts and went to put everything back together and found out the caliper bracket was actually bent. Took the bracket off and put it in a vice and beat the crap out of it. Used a little heat, a wedge and the vice to finally get it bent back right. Cast aluminum parts are not fun to bend. Anyway got it all back together, then the ABS light wouldn't go out, messed witht he wires and got that fixed.
Here's a few pic's of the other damage I found today:
The skid plate held up well considering the whole jeep was being supported by it:
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05-13-2008, 08:56 AM
Post the carnage in here!
05-13-2008, 11:18 AM
Maybe I should walk around the rig and take pics of every scratch and scuff like some people.
For the record, that ass bomb that Ken dropped in the Jeep should count as carnage.
05-13-2008, 12:50 PM
Just trying to share the love man
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05-13-2008, 12:57 PM
fuckin dana 30
these are 31 spline alloys
Originally Posted by Four Play
05-13-2008, 01:04 PM
my front carier last year
05-13-2008, 01:56 PM
Wow, never seen a broken carrier like that!
05-13-2008, 04:27 PM
my Black lab hit the line lock switch (well at least i can say my dog broke my Jeep
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