On Thursday–in the middle of our first really cold spell of the winter–I noticed that the clutch in my 1995 Jeep Wrangler was engaging with the pedal unusually close to the floor. I made a mental note to investigate it…
Replacing shock bushings on a ’95 Jeep Wrangler
When I installed the spring-over-axle lift on my ’95 Jeep Wrangler 15 years ago, I installed a new set of Rancho RS9000 shocks with polyurethane bushings. They worked well, but in recent years, the suspension on my YJ has gotten noticeably noisy. While underneath my…
Installing a new cat-back exhaust on a ’95 Jeep Wrangler (YJ)
Stock & Pacesetter exhaustsOver the last few months, my 1995 Jeep Wrangler started to develop an annoying rattle from the exhaust whenever the engine was running. Crawling underneath to do a little shaking and beating indicated that something was rattling…
Jeep Wrangler Instrument Cluster Manual
Selected Portions from a 1995 TSM At a friend’s request, I made electronic copies of every page from my ’95 YJ’s factory service manual that gave information regarding the dash board instrument panel or gauge cluster. Since I like to share,…
Flat Towing a Jeep Wrangler: Tow Bar Brackets and Trailer Light Wiring
With my ’77 Wagoneer almost road worthy, I decided to borrow my dad’s ’96 E-350 to tow my ’95 YJ to Attica, IN, for a get together of some JPOR Mailing List members. Since I didn’t have a trailer…
York Compressor Oil System Modification
Most A/C compressors lubricate themselves with the freon that flows through the A/C system. In order to use these compressors for pumping air, you need to have an external oiler feeding air into the intake hose and a filter to…
Dana 44 Axle Swap Into a Jeep YJ
I’m considering swapping dual Dana 44 axles under my YJ. The stock Dana 35C has a bad rep, and I don’t want to put a locker in it with 33″ tires for fear of breakage. As long as I’m swapping,…
CJ/Wrangler Hard Top Hanger & Hoist
For the first two summers that I had my ’95 YJ, the hard top had to sit on a wooden palette on my lawn whenever it wasn’t on the Jeep. Not only was it unprotected from the elements and vandals,…
Dana 30 Axle Seal Replacement in a ’95 Wrangler
The left front axle on my ’95 YJ had been leaking gear oil out the tube and onto the lower inner knuckle every time I drove it for the last several months. Later on, it was bad enough that it…
Trac-Lok LSD Install in a ’95 YJ Dana 35
Trac-Lok LSD Install in a ’95 YJ Dana 35 I always said I didn’t want to waste money by upgrading the Dana 35 rear axle in my YJ. I planned on upgrading to a Dana 44 some day [UPDATE:…