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Alright, good advice. Guess that's why they put 3 lanes ha. I also noticed that they did put a tranny cooler in like I asked, big one too. They must have given up on cleaning up the factory cooler.

agreed, I need a project tomorrow to keep me busy

OK thanks slick. I "had" a tranny cooler, but when it was re-built they would only do it "as original" to get the warranty (which is dumb since having the cooler is better anyway). I didn't want them putting it through the radiator with all the gunk built up, but did clean up the radiator up very well. I haven't gotten around to installing a new one yet because it's winter, and I'm moving. Doesn't take long though, so I could put one on tomorrow I suppose. Yeah, I'll keep it out of overdrive, and I do have the flat style connector for the lights and a class 3 hitch. I may take country roads rather than the interstate, so I can go 60 and not slow everyone up, rather than the 80 most people are doing on the interstate.

Hi all, I'm moving this weekend and would like to get this U-Haul trailer (impossible to find in my area at the moment). I have to travel a pretty good distance with it, interstate and such and wondering if it's a good idea to be pulling this, especially full. On a good note I just had my tranny re-built, but on the other I don't want to burn up my new tranny either (auto obviously). They say max load is 2600 for the trailer, but seems like it could pretty easily be over that when filled. I have some pretty heavy stuff to move. Trailer I plan to get here:

I believe they dropped the pan to see if any parts and such were laying in there.

So all of a sudden my tranny has been shifting erratically, mainly shifting up through the gears way to fast, so I'm in overdrive before I hit 30mph. The guy at the shop told me he thinks it's an electrical problem because he thinks it only happens when you turn one way vs. the other. I'm not so sure of that since it seemed to happen to me regardless if I was turning or not. I agree though that the up shifting may be caused by electrical issues. He also noticed the gear doesn't engage as strong or fast as it should, and also said the pressure was low and the pump is starting to whine. So I'm debating whether to try and find the electrical issue, or if I just go for the full monty and rebuild or replace the tranny and get it over with since it sounds inevitable anyway. What do you guys think?

Alright, thanks. I did see phoenix on ebay too. Just wondered if they were any good or not. Sounds like they are. The only thing I like about local shops is that I get a warranty, possibly a lifetime, so I never need to worry about it again. The bad news is I'd be looking at probably over $2500 on a truck I paid $1000 for. So really a phoenix unit runs a little over 1100 bucks all said and done. Guess that ain't too bad. I haven't searched yet, but is there a summary on key points for a tranny change. I'm not so worried about doing it, but more how much time it would take me.

well, unfortunately this last weekend my auto tranny bit the dust on my 91. It's still shifting, but very erratically. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to who I might be able to order a rebuilt tranny from. I just don't feel comfortable buying a junk yard unit. My other option is a local shop, but I'd only do that if I get some kind of warranty. Normally I might attempt to change it myself, but I'm in the middle of moving and need the damn thing to pull the trailer and load up crap to the new place.

Positive. If I could get a better pic I would. It's like a stainless steel cap with a little rubber cap on the end where you might put a grease zerk or something. I tried to get the cap off to see if there was a bolt underneath, but it aint coming off without destroying it. Both sides are exactly the same. Apparently if it came this way stock it's fairly uncommon

Not sure, it doesn't want to move along the axis of the pin which is probably the problem. I tried a hammer and it didn't budge. It's starting to rain, so I may have to revisit this problem another day.

No, there is like a stainless cap on the end. All the manuals I have say "take the two bolts out" that's why I don't know how this pin works. It's the rear caliper on a 91 if that makes any difference.

I'm trying to figure out why my brakes have been squealing lately and trying to get the rear caliper off, but can't figure out how to detach the top of the caliper. There is no bolt, just the pin as shown in the pic. BTW, I think this is the problem since I can barely move the caliper and it doesn't slide in and out like I'm guessing it's suppose to. How do I get this off to remove the caliper?

I've found this place so useful as well it's amazing. I started lurking on here when I started looking for a Pathfinder. Ever since been addicted!

I was going to get one from summit, you can buy theirs or they stock others as well. Like: http://tinyurl.com/kgyv6

I need a new lock acuator for my 91, wondering if anyone knows if the acuators are compatible between the early and later WD21's.

I should have mentioned that there is a tranny cooler on there, but it looks like something out of the 50's. I might upgrade to something with the frontal area of Texas.

I'm a little worried my auto tranny might be on it's way out. Seems to slip a little when taking off. It does it maybe 10 percent of the time, more so when cold I think. Anyway, just looking for suggestions on what I should try to keep it from totally self destructing (although failure may be imminent) Searching around on here, found some good info, but any other advice is welcome. Not sure I want to take it to a tranny shop. I'm a big fan of doing stuff myself if I can keep the problem at bay. I tend not to trust anyone working on my vehicles. If it does go, not sure I'd want to tackle that project. Sounds like a lot of work from reading on here just to get it out. Here's what I was thinking of doing: Get the fluid power flushed by a shop. Put some good fluid in (any suggestions? I was thinking redline ATF) Maybe pull out the screen filter and replace?? Re-set the auto tranny computer It just had a new tranny 10k miles ago, looks like the guy picked a real dandy to throw in there.

Thanks for the write-up. I will probably be doing this soon myself, along with some shocks too.

So I'm a cheap skate and trying to fix all this stuff that's been neglected on my new truck for who knows how long. You guys may already be aware, but the design of the carriage that moves the window up and down is not one of the best I've ever seen. The entire weight of the window is supported by a tiny piece of plastic. I ended up welding in a little metal bracket and the window works fine now. Kept me from having to buy a new actuator, not real expensive, but like I said I'm a cheap skate. Here's a pic of what I did.

I agree asking about compression is important. It's about the best way to know if the guts of the engine are in good working order. If you at least ask and they say it's OK, and you get it home and it's not, you at least have a leg to stand on that they didn't deliver what they said. Even a short warranty is nice so you at least have the piece of mind that if the engine is junk, you have something to fall back on. Plus they won't want to deal with an engine coming back, so they will be sure it's decent if it comes with a warranty.

Yup, there are 4 brackets that held mine on. Pretty easy except for the far right side one is hard to get to from the inside.

Wow, that is a sweet rig. Good luck with the sale.

Turns out I was just forgetting the beer!! You could probably just pull the plastic off, but to make it easy to get back on you need to get the metal bracket off too, so I had to go from the inside and push the white expanding clips through. Pretty easy except for the ones that are on the right side are kind of a pain to get to. Now to just get my dent taken out.

I'll probably go with just a mild lift, maybe the Jeep Grand Cherokee coils I've read about on here and crank the front. I've been trying to figure out what to do there because I'd like to get some shocks very soon since mine are totally shot. This is my first off road capable vehicle, so not sure what to go with. A lot of shocks are compared to stock on here, but mine are so shot, not sure what stock feel is like. I'll be off-roading, but probably only on the weekends, so I still want something reasonably comfortable on the street. I've been thinking about trying the KYB's. I've had good luck with those in cars. Looks like Rancho's are pretty popular on here too. I've been wearing out the search engine around here lately.