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  1. Rader

    Beware-1234yf refrigerant=$$$$$

    May 6, 2019, post 30 in this thread. I replaced a compressor on my 2016 JK filled it with 1234Y or 134A compatible oil and hooked up the gauges with Ebay port adapters, pressured with up with 134A. 2023....It's still blowing cold as ice.
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    8 speed fluid change. Not normal question

    2015 Eco-D....I changed to MaxLife and the first change, I only added 5.5 qts so it was a mix of OEM and max life, zero issues. On my last change I swapped out the plastic pan for a Jeep Wrangler steel pan with a replaceable filter. I really leveled it and went by the book on the refill when I...
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    Chipmunks in engine bay

    I send them to heaven with a either my Ruger 10/22 or for close work my .22 S&W revolver loaded with CCI 22 LR shotshell cartridges.
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    Automatic transmission fluid and filter change

    Because I do some off-roading and cracked a plastic pan I installed a STEEL 2019 Jeep Wrangler transmission pan on my 2015 Eco-D ZF8, yes it's steel and from the weight about 1/8" thick steel. It seems to transfer heat well, if anything the fluid stays cooler than it did in the plastic pan...
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    Which window replacement most expensive ? passenger or rear on 1500 - need to BREAK INTO MY TRUCK

    I locked my keys in once, called a locksmith, he opened it in two minutes with a slim Jim. I had a plain key cut, it will open the doors but it sets off the alarm.
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    Air conditioning recharge?

    I replaced the AC compressor in my 2016 JK. Didn't replace any other component, vacuumed overnight with cheapest Harbor F machine, refilled with eBay port adapters so I could use the unmentionable $5.00 a can refrigerant. Fill quantity the same, gauge pressures are slightly different balance...
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    keep getting Pulled over

    Because of oversize tires I set the cruise control with my GPS, a GPS will read accurate speed constantly. I have a DriveTrack 70, it has an alarm that can be set to ding, ding, ding if you go 1 MPH over the speed limit.
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    Adjusting rear control arms?

    You may get driveline vibration if you do that. My last Jeep was lifted adjustable long arm suspension both ends. If you adjust the lower arms without adjusting the upper arms you change the pinion angle. Typically pinion angle is adjusted so the universal joints angles are within their specs...
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    Anybody running 1.5in wheel spacers with stock wheels? I love my stock look just want more stance

    No, I have 2 sets of stock Ram wheels 20" that were stock on the truck and a set of earlier stock 17"X 8"s. On the back side of the stock aluminum wheels between the lug holes there is pockets in the castings, the pockets are over an inch deep so the protruding lug bolts are not even close to...
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    Anybody running 1.5in wheel spacers with stock wheels? I love my stock look just want more stance

    I'm running 1 1/4" with 2 different sets of stock wheels, 1 1/2" will work fine.
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    Wheel spacers or no?

    I have 1 1/4" spacers behind stock wheels, the end of the studs do protrude but stock 17" and 20" Ram aluminum wheels have pockets in the castings about 1" deep on the rear of the wheels so the protruding studs simply protrude into an empty space and clear with room to spare. Installed in 2015 I...
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    BW 44-44 to BW 44-45 Swap

    I would guess the front differential disconnect locked so you could not spin the driveline but the electric motor on the T case did not shift the T case into 4 hi. Mechanically locking T cases do not slip unless not shifted fully into lock because of somthing like a linkage misadjustment. In...
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    If You’re Really Going to Service 8HP70 Trans on Your Driveway ...

    It is reusable. While camped in a remote area hunting I had the misfortune of having a stick flip up and crack the plastic pan, overnight the fluid leaked out enough that the truck would not move. There was no pans of correct fluid in the only town within 150 miles so at a small town O'reillys I...
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    8 Speed Transmission Rebuild Cost

    I had to replace the Transmission in my 2500, I picked a low mileage one up at a JY for a fraction of what the dealer wanted then paid a transmission shop just over $200 to install it. There is 45 + pages of 8 speeds just for 5.7s on Car-Part.com, some with low miles are priced under $400.00...
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    Recharge Air Condition

    The 1234YF filled compressor on my 2016 JK self destructed and lost all refrigerant. I replaced it with a JY used but very low miles compressor for less than $100, refilled with Walmart $5 a can 134A. Worked like a charm, filling the pressures don't balance exactly the same but now it on it's...
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    leveling kit question

    First hand long term experience with RC leveling low cost kit......I installed RC's 2.5" leveling kit IN my front struts when my 2015 was nearly new. ZERO problems with anything including the stock upper control arms and stock upper ball joints, mainly because mechanically the RC kit lifts...
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    help needed: lifted with bilsteins and upper control arms

    For 35" tire clearance with 17" X 8" wide stock wheels I have spacers from this company on my 2015 EcoD and on my 2016 JK. 100% feedback so a safe bet. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-2018-Dodge-Ram-1500-4-pcs-WHEELS-SPACERS-1-5-hub-centric-Billet/111822523546?hash=item1a09244c9a:g:8uQAAOSwbqpT2T-g
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    Ecodiesel Reability? 2014-2016?

    Truthfully one problem after the other, the engines have weak bottom ends and trouble prone components. No fix yet for the latest failure' Safety Recall VB1 - Diesel EGR Cooler - 2014-2019 Ram 1500 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Ram 1500 and 1500 Classic Pickup trucks...
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    Towing from Florida To Sagway,AK via Canada

    True. Even during November hunting season in Montana most hunters do not put water in trailer water tanks, water lines, holding tanks, or grey water tanks if the temps are predicted to be sub zero....Unless they have a trailer like a Bigfoot that has a furnace with heat ducts to keep the...
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    Leaving in 4WD Auto - if so transfer case wear? More frequent service?

    I will answer you like that was a serious question, NO! Context is everything my friend, my post that you quote was specifically in reply to post #24. Perhaps you would be better served by reading the thread, I addressed the burnt differential fluid previously in this thread, see post #22. .
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    Leaving in 4WD Auto - if so transfer case wear? More frequent service?

    I am surprised at how uninformed owners seem to be about the difference between the TWO DIFFERENT transfer cases used in Ram 1500 PUs. The clutch driven five position transfer case (44-44 ) that has "4WD Auto" can be driven on hard surfaces without damaging the components you mention. The other...
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    Leaving in 4WD Auto - if so transfer case wear? More frequent service?

    What does the dealer think is causing all this heat? In 4WD auto the front differential disconnect locks up, the ring and pinion turn all the time. The ring carrier and pinion are both mounted in bearings, so the carrier and pinion are running free they are not under load except on the rare...
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    Ecodiesel Reability? 2014-2016?

    The production number of Jeep and 1500 14-16 is disclosed by the AEM recall to be approximately 100,000. A wild guestimate of units produced per month would be around 2,800, below is a FCA doucument about failures. Mine has been good so far but if I had read this before purchase I would have...
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    Alignment after front end recall

    I'm not sure of the thread size someone mentioned M27-1.5 OK JAM nuts are typically narrower than regular nuts. https://www.fastenal.com/products/details/11505615 If there was not enough threads for the Mopar nut and a jam nut personally I would prefer two jam nuts over a tack weld.
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    Alignment after front end recall

    I wouldn't let a person that is not a certified welder strike an arc on any critical front end part. Here is a better solution....When I have trouble keeping a nut tight on an adjustable track bar or an adjustable control arm on my Jeep I simply double nut them, (add a second lock nut) then they...

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