Anytime I can lend a hand I am happy too...

1) Work asked tons of questions about my "attire", and had the problem fixed before I arrived, but didn't bother to tell me... so I left after 10 minutes of yelling at my slackers... wish I could have spent more time catching up.

2) Since we put so much clean lube in... either it got dirty going down the tube, or more likely was just pooled inside... I had the rags capping it the whole time so it prevented a lot of that lube from emptying out... judging by the color we probably shoulda just drained it and put fresh stuff in all around...

3) Glad that pump works... I will post a separate thing so everyone else can try it out...

4) Stereo woes... I was having similar problems with my system... well... subs... kept cutting in and out... turned out to be a bad ground.

If I remember... your + for the amps goes right to the battery... may just be time to clean the terminals, and sand your ground connections...

I have the same problem with my CB antenna once in awhile...

I could give that a once over for you too if you like...

If you are taking Max to the jeep just pack him like your wheeling... spare lube, tools, etc... and you should be good...

Call me if you need a hand again... and you "helped" just fine... band aids when I needed them (should have had you practice nursing on pulling that splinter out from under my nail... it was HUGE when I got home and did it... length of the nail right along the edge... luckily I had a few beers in me... ) You did a fine job greasing the shafts too...



Just savor the victory of knowing more than all the counter help you had combined... and thanks for sending them my way (tried to by a K&N filter for a buddy's TJ... they had it... but instead of pulling it, came back and tried to sell me something that was "cheaper"... a standard air filter cause the K&N is so expensive... duh... but you only need 1 for a loooooooooong time...)

Just so you all know...

Max made it to the beach just fine. Top down, cruisin' along. No more leaking oil. And oddly, the stereo is working again. :scratch:

Still need to do the front end alignment and maybe a tune-up, but that can wait til I get back.

So how did the CTM's look when you got them apart? Did it solve the squeeking problem?

Ahhhh..... the CTMs... forgot to mention their condition. The brass bushings on the passenger side were nothng but scraps when we pulled them, the driver's side was not far behind. OOPS! Guess I'll have to figure out how to grease them once I rebuild and reinstall.

What beach did you go to? How did he drive on the street or did you tow him down?