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The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: Seabee_BUC on March 18, 2009, 01:43:43 AM
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So Saturday, I'm going to the hobby shop to do some basic maintenance on JD's Jeep, change the oil, replace the Super Flex joints on her control arms, change the oil in the t-case and transmission, etc... So I called Napa and asked about the price for the 3 quarts of Tranny oil and the guy tells me he doesn't carry it??? Tells me it's a dealer only item??? >:( Tranny fluid for f*cks sake??? >:( Dealer item??? >:( So I call them and find out it's $21 a friggin quart! >:( >:( What the hell??? Better be good stuff...So needless to say, I'm gonna do it anyway but damn!....
OK, I feel better.....Thanks for listening ;D
Oh, if anyone feels like getting dirty, I could use an extra hand or two...
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If you have the NV3550, you can use the Royal Purple stuff at Bumper to Bumper. It's not cheap, but it's no where near $21 a quart!!! I'll have to look and see if I have a little left over so I can tell you exactly which kind it is. It is the right stuff, and better because it's RP! ;D
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Ya, the wifes chrysler minivan is like that. ONLY atf +4 and the cheapest I have ever seen it is about $9 a quart.
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My AX-15 uses the same stuff at the NV3550, and I went through the same thing a few years ago. Chevy makes the same thing for a few $$$ cheaper, but still about the same price as a good full synthetic like Royal Purple or Red Line. I remember paying something like $12-$15 a quart. Check out the latest issue of JP with their MJ build up, they are using the NV3550 and show a pic of oil they require.
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Wally world has started picking up factory brand oil and filters, check there, it's where i get the ford stuff for my wife's van, and it's cheaper then the regular oil!!
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Man I love my taco!
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If you have the NV3550, you can use the Royal Purple stuff at Bumper to Bumper. It's not cheap, but it's no where near $21 a quart!!! I'll have to look and see if I have a little left over so I can tell you exactly which kind it is. It is the right stuff, and better because it's RP! ;D
That sounds like a good idea...They have a club discount too huh? Thanks Justin!
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I did a bit of research and you're referring to Syncromax for the Transmission oil right? I went straight to the Royal Purple website and found that they make a lube for just about everything that we need to change on our rigs! So I will be using RP to do it all.
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Yup, that's the stuff. I like it.
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Ok, so Bumper to Bumper doesn't offer a club discount anymore??? I thought we got one last year, but maybe they changed it. Anyway, 5 quarts of fluids for the Jeep cost $66!!! 3 quarts of the syncromax and 2 quarts of the MAX atf for the t-case. Outrageous!
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Ok, so Bumper to Bumper doesn't offer a club discount anymore??? I thought we got one last year, but maybe they changed it. Anyway, 5 quarts of fluids for the Jeep cost $66!!! 3 quarts of the syncromax and 2 quarts of the MAX atf for the t-case. Outrageous!
still cheaper then dealer prices.
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Does anyone close to Groton have one of those bottle pumps that fit on the top of an oil bottle?? It's going to be a PITA to fill the t-case and Tranny without one. If not i'm sure I'll manage but it would be nice to have...
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I don't have a pump, but I do have a little thing that screws onto to top of a quart bottle and has a small plastic line to put into the hole. I picked it up at Walmart for just a couple bucks and haven't even used it yet. You can borrow it, but I leave for Michigan tomorrow morning so you'd have to come get it tonight.
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Does anyone close to Groton have one of those bottle pumps that fit on the top of an oil bottle?? It's going to be a PITA to fill the t-case and Tranny without one. If not i'm sure I'll manage but it would be nice to have...
They're cheap at napa like 12 bucks or something like that.
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I have one, Scott. But Paul is right, they're pretty cheap at Advance Auto. (10% military discount)
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I have one, Scott. But Paul is right, they're pretty cheap at Advance Auto. (10% military discount)
I only bought one cuz i needed it to fill the foot on my outboard.
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i have one as well.
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i have one as well.
swedish made??
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no.
well i didnt look. it was 5 bucks.
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no.
well i didnt look. it was 5 bucks.
austin powers joke...you got a better price then i did then
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Scott is in trouble at the hobby shop on base. He goofed up the lower left rear control arm ball joint and needs to replace it or the whole thing. If anyone has a replacement lower left control arm for an 03 TJ with 3" lift, or even a stock one, please help him out. The hobby shop closes at 4pm and he'll have to leave Inga there if he doesn't fix it today.
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Scott is in trouble at the hobby shop on base. He goofed up the lower left rear control arm ball joint and needs to replace it or the whole thing. If anyone has a replacement lower left control arm for an 03 TJ with 3" lift, or even a stock one, please help him out. The hobby shop closes at 4pm and he'll have to leave Inga there if he doesn't fix it today.
ball joint, or heim joint?
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WHAT A FREAKIN DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:(
Ok, first off, Super Special thanks go out to Axle for calling around for me, then running to Ed's house for the donar arm, then back to the Hobby Shop , Ed for donating the stock control arm to get me out of the Hobby Shop and back to a drivable rig, KP and Geoff for swinging by to lend a hand for a little while. Additionally, I don't know the kid's name that was working there today but he was an awesome help even though he didn't know much about Jeeps. He pretty much was understanding what was happening and almost knew what kind of tool I was about to need and he was quick to go get it. Great kid. Thanks mystery boy! ;D
So what happened was, I got the driver, rear, lower control arm off and put it in a vice to spin the retaining nut out of the Super Flex Joint and not noticing there is a set screw to retain it, put the impact to her to get the nut out. The set screw in turn maintained it's perfect integrity and tore the shit out of the retaining nut to a point that it will never go back into the control arm again. Looking at the control arm, the threads inside of the joint are thrashed to so needless to say, that control arm is trash.
I'm in the market now for some new lower control arms. Probably go with Rubicon Express now that the Jeep is drivable and I can wait for them to arrive. I have half a mind to just replace the coils while I'm at it because the ones we have are almost 6 years old and real mushy. If I do that, then I'll do it all at once and probable go with adjustable uppers at the same time. Not sure yet.
And to make matters worse, after soaking the nuts and bolts in WD-40, and PB Blaster, the front bolts are seized into the spherical ball and will not come out to facilitate the removal of the front control arms. I'm going to soak it again for a couple days while I decide what we're gonna do.
So that's my drama....Again, thanks everyone for the help you provided whichever form it was...