The '90 by 1990JEEPXJ

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and i had to get a new TRE because the nut provided with my tie rod flip backed off the the tie rod popped out of the knuckle while i was driving about 25-30, very scary stuff. needless to stay i went back to using good 'ol castle nuts.

9-2-2009

i went wheeling a few weeks ago. same place as the pics in the post above.

and high centered on the diff

ok so ive had a vibration/humming coming from the front end. went away when i turned left so i thought u-joints. did a quick inspection and didnt see anything obvious but i figured it couldnt hurt to replace them. went to press them out and i bent an the ears on one of my inner shafts. so a trip to the JY and i got a new shaft. i had a shop put the u-joints in. but in the meantime i discovered it was my passenger hub bearing went bad and turned out to be the root of my initial problem. so i ordered new timken units from amazon. im replacing both for piece of mind. they were on $75 each as well. so in a few days the XJ will have new axle u-joints and new hubs. on a side note, i made a list of everything i have replaced/upgraded on my jeep. the numbers arent exact, but very close as i rounded for simplicity sake.

Water pump 2x auto zone $60
Harmonic balancer  auto zone $45
Radiator  auto zone $130
Hoses auto zone $50
Coolant bottle 5x auto zone/ebay $125
Alternator 3x auto zone (lifetime warranty) $115
Tires 2x craigslist & walmart $800
Rims jegs $150
Lug nuts jegs $20
Rear axle naxja $100
Complete suspension  4 wheel parts $1300
Shocks n/a $120
Shackle bushings  rubicon express  $25
Transfer case output seal napa $12
Rear main seal 3x auto zone $51
Oil pan dealership $120
Pan gasket 3x auto zone $75
Valve cover gasket 2x auto zone $20
Oil filter adapter o-rings 2x dealership $40
Coil auto zone $30
Cap 2x auto zone $30
Rotor 2x auto zone $15
Plugs 2x napa $30
Wires napa $45
Headlights  auto zone $60
Ball joints  auto zone $120
Steering  auto zone $175
Tie rod flip goferit off road $24
U-joints auto zone $150
Driveshaft  junkyard $11
SYE  rubicon express  $180
Fog lights  4 wheel parts $60
CB free $0
Antenna radio shack $25
Recovery d-ring 4 wheel parts $25
Recovery strap 4 wheel parts $50  
Stereo circuit city $100
Speakers circuit city $150
Sub circuit city $40
Amp best buy $80
Idler pulley  auto zone $16
Belt auto zone $25
TPS dealership $130
MAP sensor  auto zone $35
O2 sensor 2x auto zone $110
Exhaust 2x summit $500
Crank position sensor  auto zone $35
Oil fill plug dealership $11
Headrests junkyard $20
Oil pressure sender  auto zone $16
Temperature sender (head) 3x auto zone $20
Coolant temperature sensor world wide auto $25
Fan clutch auto zone $30
Thermostat 3x auto zone $40
Adjustable bumpstops jeepin outfitters $160
Motor mounts  auto zone $20
Transmission filter auto zone $25
Brakes (pads, shoes, rotors) auto zone (lifetime warranty) $140
Misc. light bulbs (brakes, dash, blinkers) auto zone $15
All fluids auto zone $xxxx
Air filter  auto zone $30
Vacuum lines auto zone $30
U-bolts  rubicon express  $30
Battery  auto zone $90
Front drivers side Axle shaft junkyard $50
Hub bearings amazon $170
Centering yoke EC driveshaft  $110
Rear wiper motor junkyard $10
rear bumstops jeepin outfitters $40  

TOTAL $6995 

all i can say is....i must really love my XJ