Jeep flooded at the axels
09-09-2016, 08:50 PM
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09-10-2016, 06:31 AM
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09-10-2016, 07:49 PM
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You already checked the oil, the rest is all sealed parts therefore nothing to disassemble and clean, only replace. Unless you did some mods.
Now if you're looking for a reason to disassemble the Jeep, look at U and ball joints this is what we replace the most because of the salt we get every winter.
09-11-2016, 10:29 AM
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Should have had no effect on the "Brake" pads at all. Water to the mid axle wouldn't have had sufficient pressure to work into much of anything. The OP should hose it down with fresh water, spray any bare metal with WD-40 and drive the thing.
09-11-2016, 04:06 PM
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Sorry to tell you but brake pads are done. I guess the pads being submerged for 6 hours did them in. I don't believe I needed to do anything else but decided to change the oil anyway.
09-12-2016, 01:57 PM
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Exactly. Hose them down with brake cleaner and be done with it.
Pulsating on braking is probably due to rust on the rotors. The pads will machine that rust off in no time. I say just drive it with the brakes as-is.
But of course, I never remove brake pads without replacing them no matter how worn they are or are not. So once you have the caliper apart enough to clean them, then new pads are cheap insurance.
09-25-2016, 08:55 AM
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if you don't want to remove the diff cover, our jeeps have drain plugs in the diffs. This makes it so easy to drain and refill. You could drive it a bit, then drain the diffs into a clean container. Then inspect the drained fluid for water. If no water present, just refill with new fluid. If water is present, may be better to remove the cover. I've drained and refilled my diffs 3 times over the last 78,000 miles. It really is a simple task. Actually more simple than changing the oil.
09-25-2016, 04:39 PM
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