What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[Freems]

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I rode a sand board (like a 1990’s skurfer on sand) down a massive steep corniced dune. I’d say 60 degrees and a few hundred feet tall. I had it all the way down. But at the bottom, it leveled out and I lost it. I got up to find a line a random people at the top, silently standing there to see if I was alive. I just said ow, as I started walking the debris line to retrieve my glasses, hat, and the board. I must have rolled a bit, as the board was about 30’ behind me. Then I hobbled back to my family, about a 1/2 mile away, face bleeding, sprained ankle, and whatever the hell I did to my shoulder. Good times. Doctor said it’s not rotator cuff, but some other shoulder thing I forgot. Something about how the clavicle attaches to the shoulder, but not serious enough to do anything but use it.

Worth it? Maybe if I’d been 25.

Sometimes perfecting the art of fun comes with a price

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[WILDHOBO]

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Sometimes perfecting the art of fun comes with a price

That it does. Screw it. We had the board, and those dunes were beckoning.

 

[Wat Dog]

Quick lil trans tune

 

[DanW]

The extractor kits are the right method, but are not easy.

Any suggestions for an extractor kit? I see one at Autozone, but it gets mixed reviews. Maybe some folks didn´t know how to properly use it?

I also have O´Reilly and Napa nearby, as well as Ace Hardware. Advance Auto is not as close, but still in my AO.

And of course I could order from Amazon or another on-line vendor. There´s also a Harbor Freight in my AO, as well.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Any suggestions for an extractor kit? I see one at Autozone, but it gets mixed reviews. Maybe some folks didn´t know how to properly use it?

I also have O´Reilly and Napa nearby, as well as Ace Hardware. Advance Auto is not as close, but still in my AO.

And of course I could order from Amazon or another on-line vendor. There´s also a Harbor Freight in my AO, as well.

The problem with all of them is that if the bolt is hardened, and you use too much speed on the drill, you can accidentally smooth out the opening. I actually really like the reverse drill bit idea for this instance. If it were me, I’d order a reverse bit in the right size, use a center punch to make sure it doesn’t drift, and try that as plan a. Once you’ve drilled, if it doesn’t work, you can always use an extractor as plan b.

 

[Scrubb84]

Quick lil trans tune

I can’t stand the way my JT shifts. Around town it will shift all the way to 8th gear doing 38 MPH and then I come to a hill and its back down to 3rd. Can I finally solve this problem using this device???

 

[Freems]

The problem with all of them is that if the bolt is hardened, and you use too much speed on the drill, you can accidentally smooth out the opening. I actually really like the reverse drill bit idea for this instance. If it were me, I’d order a reverse bit in the right size, use a center punch to make sure it doesn’t drift, and try that as plan a. Once you’ve drilled, if it doesn’t work, you can always use an extractor as plan b.

Square shaped head or spiral is the extracter flavors, but use only if you Have to! Break one of these off and you’re in a real mess. I’ve used square Protos over the years with succes.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I can’t stand the way my JT shifts. Around town it will shift all the way to 8th gear doing 38 MPH and then I come to a hill and its back down to 3rd. Can I finally solve this problem using this device???

Wow - I don't see 8th very much unless on the flats and going at least 50. Mine would never shift to 8th at that low a road speed. In fact, it stays in 6th or 7th even up to about 40-45 mph around here.
Might be worth trying a transmission relearn using something like jscan and then once it's reset, don't baby it for a while.
Mine is about perfect.

Note that modern 8 speeds will skip gears doing a downshift under many conditions - going from 7th directly down to 5th, for example, is normal and far more desirable than the constant up and down of a gear at a time, and leads to much less wear. It's smart enough to anticipate needs and decide to drop down 1 or two, I've had mine drop 3 gears down at once under the right conditions.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Today I actually did something TO it - I put the snow plow brackets back on for the season.
I typically take them off in early April or so to reduce weight (these beasts are heavy) and reduce drag under there with that flat bar facing the wind.

You can tell what parts are the snow plow mounting parts - they are the only clean and bug-free bits on the whole Jeep!

That bar across there is pretty heavy and hefty, with tonight's freeze, maybe it won't get plastered with bugs from here on.

Left and right brackets each weigh easily over 10 pounds and bolt directly to the frame using 3 bolts each.

It's what you get for living close to the river and next to a creek surrounded by a lot of farm land, hills and valleys - BUGS

IMO, it's worth spending the 30-45 minutes putting the mounting bar and brackets on, then taking it all back off in the spring. A lot of weight savings (but my wife would tell you I could save as much weight if I just............ yeah, won't go there, it would involve eating less)

 

[RudeJeepin]

Any suggestions for an extractor kit? I see one at Autozone, but it gets mixed reviews. Maybe some folks didn´t know how to properly use it?

I also have O´Reilly and Napa nearby, as well as Ace Hardware. Advance Auto is not as close, but still in my AO.

And of course I could order from Amazon or another on-line vendor. There´s also a Harbor Freight in my AO, as well.

The problem with all of them is that if the bolt is hardened, and you use too much speed on the drill, you can accidentally smooth out the opening. I actually really like the reverse drill bit idea for this instance. If it were me, I’d order a reverse bit in the right size, use a center punch to make sure it doesn’t drift, and try that as plan a. Once you’ve drilled, if it doesn’t work, you can always use an extractor as plan b.

A lot of the better kits come with left hand drill bits.
I usually start out a couple sizes too small with the drill bit. Then hit it with the right size bit. Sometimes this will have the drill bit get caught and walk the broken bolt out.
I prefer the square style extractors over the spirrel style.

A little heat and penetrating oil before hand can help.

 

[DanW]

A lot of the better kits come with left hand drill bits.
I usually start out a couple sizes too small with the drill bit. Then hit it with the right size bit. Sometimes this will have the drill bit get caught and walk the broken bolt out.
I prefer the square style extractors over the spirrel style.

A little heat and penetrating oil before hand can help.

You know a good kit for a reasonable price? If it starts getting expensive, I have a Jeep shop that will probably do it pretty easily. I´d just like to keep the cost down.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

A lot of the better kits come with left hand drill bits.
I usually start out a couple sizes too small with the drill bit. Then hit it with the right size bit. Sometimes this will have the drill bit get caught and walk the broken bolt out.
I prefer the square style extractors over the spirrel style.

A little heat and penetrating oil before hand can help.

IMO, the spiral type just wedge the thing tighter.
These days, if I can take a part off and clamp it to my Shop Task and use a drill bit in the drill press part, or a mill cutter, I'll do that.
otherwise, you really want to get as centered as possible.

 

[WILDHOBO]

IMO, the spiral type just wedge the thing tighter.
These days, if I can take a part off and clamp it to my Shop Task and use a drill bit in the drill press part, or a mill cutter, I'll do that.
otherwise, you really want to get as centered as possible.

Yep. I extractors are easy in drill presses. Hard to remove an axle though.

 

[Mojave20]

Any suggestions for an extractor kit? I see one at Autozone, but it gets mixed reviews. Maybe some folks didn´t know how to properly use it?

I also have O´Reilly and Napa nearby, as well as Ace Hardware. Advance Auto is not as close, but still in my AO.

And of course I could order from Amazon or another on-line vendor. There´s also a Harbor Freight in my AO, as well.

I’ve had a Mac set like the one below for years and has been great. Has a drill guide that goes over the broken portion remaining to ensure you center drill. Use left hand drill bits instead of right and sometimes it’ll grab and unthread while you’re drilling for the extractor.
https://a.co/d/asSkXIN

 

[Scrubb84]

Wow - I don't see 8th very much unless on the flats and going at least 50. Mine would never shift to 8th at that low a road speed. In fact, it stays in 6th or 7th even up to about 40-45 mph around here.
Might be worth trying a transmission relearn using something like jscan and then once it's reset, don't baby it for a while.
Mine is about perfect.

Note that modern 8 speeds will skip gears doing a downshift under many conditions - going from 7th directly down to 5th, for example, is normal and far more desirable than the constant up and down of a gear at a time, and leads to much less wear. It's smart enough to anticipate needs and decide to drop down 1 or two, I've had mine drop 3 gears down at once under the right conditions.

I have done many relearns with same results. Its been this way since new so I always use manual mode when I can but it would be so nice to just put it in drive and not have to worry about it some day. I want to get the paddle shifters but I think I would hate not having the current gear display on the dash.

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