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I'm going to be doing some routine maintenance this weekend. It seems pretty straightforward but was still wondering if there was anything I might need to watch out for.
I have a 98 ZJ with 132k miles on a 4.0L.
Here's what I plan on doing:
-- Replace front sway bar links (one is totally broken and the other is loosening)
-- Replace all four shocks
-- Repair the adjustable belt tensioner pulley
The first two items I'm not really concerned about. Here's the situation with the belt tensioner:
When trying to tighten the tension on the belt last summer, neither myself or my mechanically inclined friend realized you had to loosen the bolt on the pulley itself before adjusting the tension. The top half of the bolt snapped off. I'm fairly certain the bottom half of the bolt is still intact in the adjuster slide, rendering it immovable.
The bracket the adjustable pulley is mounted on also holds the power steering pump. I think I can just remove that from the mount and move it aside without messing with the power steering system (much like you can detach the AC compressor and move it aside to service the alternator underneath it.
I'm wondering if I have to remove the bracket totally to install the new bolt and adjuster slide, will there be any surprises? To my untrained eye, it all seems pretty easy but I don't want to get caught with my pants down.
I have a 98 ZJ with 132k miles on a 4.0L.
Here's what I plan on doing:
-- Replace front sway bar links (one is totally broken and the other is loosening)
-- Replace all four shocks
-- Repair the adjustable belt tensioner pulley
The first two items I'm not really concerned about. Here's the situation with the belt tensioner:
When trying to tighten the tension on the belt last summer, neither myself or my mechanically inclined friend realized you had to loosen the bolt on the pulley itself before adjusting the tension. The top half of the bolt snapped off. I'm fairly certain the bottom half of the bolt is still intact in the adjuster slide, rendering it immovable.
The bracket the adjustable pulley is mounted on also holds the power steering pump. I think I can just remove that from the mount and move it aside without messing with the power steering system (much like you can detach the AC compressor and move it aside to service the alternator underneath it.
I'm wondering if I have to remove the bracket totally to install the new bolt and adjuster slide, will there be any surprises? To my untrained eye, it all seems pretty easy but I don't want to get caught with my pants down.