What was done to your JK this week?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 297
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From: Alberta
That looks great. I noticed my rear diff seems to be leaking, I was gonna take it to my mechanic to have him check the fluid level and reseal it, but maybe that's something I could do at home myself and maybe paint up like yours.
Can you or anyone with some experience offer some advice on the process?
Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure what the fluid is? I figured I'd ask at Autozone. Does it take a gasket? Pretty much any advice. Here's what I'm looking at:
Attachment 230894
Can you or anyone with some experience offer some advice on the process?
Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure what the fluid is? I figured I'd ask at Autozone. Does it take a gasket? Pretty much any advice. Here's what I'm looking at:
Attachment 230894
http://project-jk.com/jeep-jk-write-...hange-write-up
JK Newbie
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 17
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From: omaha,ne
That looks great. I noticed my rear diff seems to be leaking, I was gonna take it to my mechanic to have him check the fluid level and reseal it, but maybe that's something I could do at home myself and maybe paint up like yours.
Can you or anyone with some experience offer some advice on the process?
Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure what the fluid is? I figured I'd ask at Autozone. Does it take a gasket? Pretty much any advice. Here's what I'm looking at:
Attachment 230894
Can you or anyone with some experience offer some advice on the process?
Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure what the fluid is? I figured I'd ask at Autozone. Does it take a gasket? Pretty much any advice. Here's what I'm looking at:
Attachment 230894
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 439
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From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by kinoka2k
Well for yours you would defiantly be best off painting when the differential is not attached to the vehicle since you need to get it resealed anyways. You'll need some strong grease/wax removers as it looks to be covered pretty good. I would also probably take some fine grit sandpaper to the cover to get it down to bare metal if possible. I used four coats of VHT High Heat Caliper paint and two coats of High Heat Clear. Make sure to spray the coats really really light as you don't want to to run and what not and waiting 12 min between each color coat and 30 min between each clear coat. If you've got any other questions on the process feel free to PM me.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 214
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From: Tampa, FL
I tried to put Rugged Ridge fender liners on... they didn't fit and even if they did the marker light would limit wheel travel. So finished mod'ing up my stock cut inner liners. I also rustproofed/bedlined the wheel wells and underbody all the way down the pinch seems.
Tried to put on my LoD Rock Sliders but they didn't fit either.... geesh not terribly successful week-end.
Atleast the paint/rustproofing turned out great.
The LoD Rock Sliders had the gaps wrong. About a 1/4 inch gap on the center mount between frame and slider mount (when mounted with lower bolt thru the transfer case skid hole as it should be). So I need to get a piece of plate for that gap. Re-drilling the lower hole can't work because the front and rear and nearly flush - altho they're a little off but not much. I think I'll have the shop that's going to install my Long Arm lift put them on since they may need some tweeking with the lift anyways. I was hoping to bolt them on but since they may need to be cut and re-shaped they may have to be welded.
I used Rustoleum Bed Liner for the painting/rustproofing. The interior of the fenders are painted/lined as if I wasn't using any liners at all. Hand brushed exterior facing and sprayed inside - everything should be protected and sealed quite nicely.
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Tried to put on my LoD Rock Sliders but they didn't fit either.... geesh not terribly successful week-end.
Atleast the paint/rustproofing turned out great.
The LoD Rock Sliders had the gaps wrong. About a 1/4 inch gap on the center mount between frame and slider mount (when mounted with lower bolt thru the transfer case skid hole as it should be). So I need to get a piece of plate for that gap. Re-drilling the lower hole can't work because the front and rear and nearly flush - altho they're a little off but not much. I think I'll have the shop that's going to install my Long Arm lift put them on since they may need some tweeking with the lift anyways. I was hoping to bolt them on but since they may need to be cut and re-shaped they may have to be welded.
I used Rustoleum Bed Liner for the painting/rustproofing. The interior of the fenders are painted/lined as if I wasn't using any liners at all. Hand brushed exterior facing and sprayed inside - everything should be protected and sealed quite nicely.
Attachment 230901Attachment 230899Attachment 230900
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 333
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From: Omaha, NE
The Rugged Ridge liners won't accommodate the ribbing on the front wheel well (different in 2012?) plus they mount in the holes where the stock fender goes. In other words they won't work with a stock (cut) fender and still allow the fender to mount flush.The sliders would fit fine with washers and a spacer but not going to mess with it that much since will probably need tweeking with the Long Arms anyways.
I have installed sliders a couple times before....
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,817
Likes: 4
From: Covington, LA
Originally Posted by Jeep4me2
That looks great. I noticed my rear diff seems to be leaking, I was gonna take it to my mechanic to have him check the fluid level and reseal it, but maybe that's something I could do at home myself and maybe paint up like yours.
Can you or anyone with some experience offer some advice on the process?
Don't laugh, but I'm not even sure what the fluid is? I figured I'd ask at Autozone. Does it take a gasket? Pretty much any advice. Here's what I'm looking at:
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=230894"/>
JK Freak
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 838
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From: Kirkland, WA
5 Tire rotate, moved frame side front track bar bolt up 1.5" to better clear diff cover, got dirty and lost a hydro assist fitting on the trail. Steering bleed to death. Good times. 
Last edited by Bubblegoose1; Oct 31, 2011 at 01:31 PM.
JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: fort wayne, IN
Originally Posted by SunnyD
A picture is worth a thousand words...
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=229296"/>
... 'nuff said
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=229296"/>
... 'nuff said
