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What are we missing??

891 views 9 replies 9 participants last post by  Lando25 
#1 ·
My question to you forum members is this.... What do most TJ owners miss, or put off during routine maintenance? Give us a top 3, and explain.
 
#7 ·
1. check all steering/suspension bolt for torque - people are lazy and there's a lot

2. ALL fluid check/changes - people don't know how to do tcase, trans, etc or too lazy

3. Stuff like change ball joints on knuckles/steering when they get worn out. - people don't know or realize.

I'd say something like checking tire pressure, brake fluid/coolant etc is stuff that gets skipped over a bit too.

Honestly I don't do all this stuff regularly but I always have an idea of where everything is just from working on around it and checking it at random times.
 
#9 ·
1) Greasing things like trackbars, tie rod ends, drag link, etc.
2) Suspension/steering torque specs
3) Checking and changing fluids other than engine oil. For some reason, everyone talks about learning how to change the engine oil, but what about diffs, t-case, trans?

For some reason, some people don't realize that just about every mechanical part on a car requires oil or grease to function. And I think alot of people neglect even checking them to see if they're contaminated or old and needs changing.
 
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