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I used a jackstand laid on its side as an expedient wheel chock while working on my Grand Cherokee; hey the shape was right so why not. :unsure:
Forgot about it and backed the jeep right over it. I didn't notice it other than a mild bump- the weight of the jeep pancaked it flat. I discovered...
I had an '86 Ranger my dad gave me that had driveline vibration. I put it up on the jackstands and sure enough the driveshaft was out of phase. Dad was surprised because his regular mechanic insisted they marked the driveshaft when they took it out.
Make sure all the u-joints line up.
Dimension A is probably the most critical- it will either fit inside the trailer, in front of the wheel well, or not.
Dimension B you have, so determine whether or not it will fit ~inside~ the trailer. Measure your trailer carefully. Add a half inch to account for the rivet heads if it's close...
Just wanted to point out that the tailgate won't open with the glass only down an inch. It needs to be almost all the way down to allow the tailgate to release, then once down you roll the glass back out.
That was the first repair I did on my M1009 when I got it.
Looking at an e-receipt I find: Wesbarg 7-way W/ 6 Long Coiled Cable - Trailer End from etrailer.com, however searching their website doesn't turn up anything at all.
Here's the results of a search of their site for coiled cable: COILED CORD for a similar cord.
I have five 5-gallon cans of diesel in the shed. I figure I can go about two months driving to work (four days a week) if the M1009 tank is full at the start.
Most length issues can be resolved by leaving the tailgate down. They're short trailers, so it's going to happen.
The bigger issue I see is getting the machine into the trailer due to the deck height.
Total straw-man argument. Nobody said anything even close to that. One user cautions that buying used is a gamble, which it certainly is, based on actual experience. I tend to agree.
I think the OP's situation is evidence of that- because I don't believe they rebuilt his transmission, they...
I have three torque wrenches, all are craftsman.
Two are still unused after five or six years of ownership. I took them to work and put them on the torque reader, and both were so far off I consider them unusable.
The oldest one I have tested about 10# off at 100 foot/pounds. That one is...
I'm wondering if they rebuilt it or had a fair used one they just swapped in. Are you sure that's the same trans you gave them?
The advice I was given long ago was to always ask for the old parts back- tell them you want to see how bad they were. Kinda late for you now, but something to think...
My wipers start out slow initially, then come up to normal after two or three sweeps. The capacitors were disconnected years ago.
The park feature doesn't work either. If I clean the connections really well it'll work properly a few times then very shortly the wipers will stop wherever they...
Placing the oil pressure gauge somewhere in your line of sight will alert you that you have a leak or low oil level before you do any damage.
When you're making a hard left or right, or stopping hard, if the gauge is in your LOS you'll see the needle drop hard and recover- that means your oil...
Odometer passed 36,000 miles so it was time to change the oil again. While I was under there I noticed a loose bolt behind the filter. I crawled out and got a wrench and a light, but when I got back underneath I realized it wasn't just loose, but the threaded portion of the hole was broken...