Wheelin and wrenching on a budget! I've got almost 20 years of experience off-road and in the garage. I'm by no means a professional mechanic, but I am a trail guide, who's done most of my own garage work. I do things with a balance of cost and safety. If you're looking for a real life wheeler without a seemingly limitless budget you're in the right place!
I;m not sure what you're talking about, its been a while since I did this job, but it must have been supported, or it would have fallen on me, or at the very least toasted the motor mounts.
The only thing that you need to do to get 90 degree is to reposition the die on the upper hole and you will get 94 degree to accommodate for kicks back
@@Kamargeree believe it or not. mine finally came down to the damn fuel pump. i bought a fuel pressure gauge on amazon and checked mine. it was 10 psi low!
@@low-keyobserver8539 it could be the seals in your top. These seals fix the leak that forms at the seam of the windshield hinge. but there are lots of other places that our jeeps can unfortunately leak. If you don't mind my asking. i've had a comment or two from folks who say they received the older seals without the extra channel built in. did yours come with the extra channels that i showed in the video?
I'm a beginner every time I break out my welder, which is the same Clarke 180 EN you have. I'm also a fledging channel. I tried switching to gas and solid wire, but appears my gas solenoid valve isn't working properly. I have spring perches and trusses to weld to axles and hate going back to fluxcore, but looks like I will have to for now. Or at least till I figure out the gas issue! Thanks!!
Hey there! Ive since switched over to a Yeswelder machine. And also upgraded to gas. But i laid a ton of beads with that clarke on flux, and it always had great results. You just need to figure out the right settings to get enough penetration. Gas is nice, but you can definitely get by on flux.
@@SWBCrawler I've always been one to make sure I get plenty of heat through the metal, even if the welds don't look great. I've never had anything fail, and hope to never have a weld fail. I figured out my gas flow issue. I got the regulator with the welder 14 or so years ago, never hooked it up. It was either a bug nest or mud in the outlet that was clogged. Once I found that last night, I have good gas flow! So, back to MIG solid wire soon. I'll have the results on my tiny little channel.
gopro is not nearly as good as newer phones for filming welding. use a phone, buy an ND filter or multiple ND filters, set exposure, and you can zoom in with optical zoom. you can zoom in close enough to actually see the molten puddle. test a few times and tweak to your liking. for higher amperage welding you can even stack ND filters and apply some other IR filters and what not... have not gotten that far into it yet as the tig welding currently i am not going over 135-150amps and the ND filters are more than enough.... but, in the future i want to weld on some thicker aluminum and will likely have to be 200-250amps... so i'm researching ahead and those are some tips i"ve found. hope this helps someone
@@RobPulson Thanks for the comment! This video is a few years old now (that's a hero 7 i'm using, it was relatively new when i filmed this). There are probably a lot of ways to get this done now. and a lot of ways to do it cheaper or more expensive. higher quality... the point was to show how to do this with what i had on hand and what others might have on hand. thanks!
I have the same problem. Bestop sent me a piece of the foam because it did not come with my top. I installed the foam per the amended instructions, and I still have a leak at driving speed in the rain. This top was sent to me to replace the NX that I originally bought. I went through a great deal of frustration with the NX because it would not fit snugly. I even took it to an authorized Bestop dealer who agreed with me that windows were too big on the NX. I am now stuck with a Glide top that leaks even though I added the foam that they sent. I wish Bestop put the same quality and engineering into the aftermarket tops that they do on OEM tops for Chrysler and Ford. Also an afterthought, the rear window closure system is the most ridiculous thing that I have dealt with. What the heck was wrong with good old zippers. I am probably going to a different brand, and writing this off as a $1000 mistake. Best wishes to ya Bestop
@@MikeSpooner-o7d They sent me the same extra foam seals. i still haven't put them on because my home made ones are still doing the job. I'm not sure why you have leaks still, but our trektop glide has been great since i fixed this leak. I agree with you on that back window though...
@@DomBogey94 yeap... mopar genuine will get you every time. if you try one of the off brands and have success please let me know. i'll link them as a cheaper option. i agree. they aren't cheap. but they fixed the problem for me. Thanks for watching!
I have been an Avenza user for about a year now and watched this video, because I'm interested in how it compares to Onyx so I'm not so much interested in the part about Avenza as I'm familiar with it already. What I want to point out is that Avenza may not have a super easy to use UI, but it does most everything I need. I don't mind making my own maps, and I can easily georeference them myself, and most maps available online (free and for purchase) are already geo-referenced in the form of geo-PDF's. There's lots of free maps and there is also an Avenza maps store with maps of various resolutions (1:24K to 1:500k), for parks and lots of other popular areas. Avenza does provide the ability to create and edit tracks/routes.
thanks for the feedback! This video has gotten a little aged and needs a redo. if i ever get to that i'll be sure to incorporate your suggestions and look a little deeper at avenza
Thank you bud, by far better than any other video. As you mentioned, others had hacks on how to bandaid the issue, but not fix it. My daughter's jeep had literally inches of water after huge storms in south Florida last week.
I live in South Florida and we have super heavy rain in the summer. My JK has this exact problem, and the floors are soggy as hell as I'm watching this. Thanks for the info. Will try this.
Thanks for watching! These specifically fix the leak that happens right at that windshield frame seal, where it meets the door seal. Theyve done a great job for us, but if your leak is elsehwere, and just pools in the same place, your mileage may vary.
07-17. 18 was a weird model year because both the Wrangler JK and the Wrangler JL were being sold. So if you have an 18 JK you dont always get included in these year-spans. I don't see any reason these wouldnt fit a 2018 JK. They will NOT fit a 2018 (or newer) JL.
Yea, I dont know why I didnt do that. It looked like it'd be a pain to get to, but in the end, I fought it every step of the way, so was it worth not taking the time? Not sure.
So far so good on these! It's been a while now since we installed these, they definitely improved the situation. We do sometimes get water inside, but we can usually blame that on the soft top not being seated properly on the tracks above the doors. I definitely would buy these again if I had a JK leaking at that windshield frame seal. But these are specifically to fix -that- problem, if your leak is elsehwere, they may not help.
Im having this leaking issue on both of the front doors of my 2010 JKU. Can you please let me know what the part numbers are for the front driver's and front passenger's door seals? I didn't see them posted in your video.
I asked the internet if a Go Pro could be used for welding and most replies were yes. Then I saw this video, so I clicked on the play button. When I watch You Tube videos where the description says welding, the bright light on a 42 inch color computer monitor hurts my eyes, so I usually have to skip ahead to watch the rest of the content. Believe it or not my Auto darkening Harbor Freight welding helmet set on 1 will auto darken watching You Tubers welding. If children are watching You Tubers welding, I'm sure it can damage their eyes, but do the content creators think for a second to use a filter? The answer is no. Thanks for posting this 4 years ago.
@@SWBCrawler Helped me to know and I shared your video with Trailmater's latest video upload, as I made a comment there. One of their employees used a filter on their camera and it dimmed the bright light, but you could still see the picture. Like looking through a pair of polarized sunglasses. It wasn't as dark as yours. So, I don't know if there is an in between setting or not. Maybe there is. I don't own a Go Pro.
Thank you so much for this video. I came across it by accident. I literally installed this top on my jeep yesterday and I’m looking at it today thinking there’s no way that’s not gonna leak. It hasn’t rained yet. There were two pieces of foam in the kit. there was no mention of this foam in the instructions now after watching your video I know these two pieces of foam are for so thanks again for saving me hours of troubleshooting.
This doesn't even compare to the JD squared model 32 bender and it is $50 cheaper and can bend 2" x 1/4" wall ! Those bends look like ass! You can only do 180° bends on the very end of pipe! Lube the die not the roller.....
Man. No question the JD2 is a better more versatile bender. But it is _not_ a $50 difference. jd2 with hydraulic and no die is over $900. Thanks for the tip on the lubrication though.
I have 1 stiff door on mine, it also came with all new inner and outer black stainless hinges but only enough for 2 of the 4 doors. Needless to say I just left well enough alone lol
Hey thanks for watching, I'm doing my best to try to use tools to translate your comment. i think you're suggesting I remove the bracket and get the liners out in the shop? Yes! thats a possiblity, but I wanted to avoid getting my hinges way out of alignment.
Recently bought one of these and they apparently implemented your fix. There is a piece of foam that they provide to stick in that space to block water. You have been heard!
Wish I would have looked for your video yesterday, before I put my new NX top on. The back window was a PITA but I finally got it zipped up after loosening up the sides. There are a few micro tears in the rear window, where the stitching is. Going to keep an eye on them to see if they get worse.
The split i put in my rear window, at the zipper, when i installed mine, is like a 1"x.5" gap now. Doesnt leak. Im guessing I lucked out because its up at the top of the window, where the overhang from the top and side window protect it. Good luck with the new top!
Dude your not alone the jeep dealer ship here in wilpo pa is trash bought my jeep within a month of having charged me a grand for a combo of leaks and rear defrost and was all withing their “90 day” warranty and for real I’ve researched this and couldn’t find anything but I’m just not about to install a door seal and looked up how to install and seen this and you described the exact situation of how mine leaks and is a 2018 jk! Thanks bro!
i'm glad i could help!! I had the same issues (mentioned in the video), and got a heck of a run around from our dealer. this is why i do things myself! Hope the seals fix your problem!
I changed the passenger intake camshaft on my JL and it starts and runs fine but starts misfiring and violently shaking after 30-60 seconds; the CEL light starts flashing and it starts throwing camshaft A/B codes and whatnot. I made sure the timing was correct with the timing marks lined up with cylinder 1 at TDC and 12 pins on the timing chain in between the phasers marks. Any ideas ?
I would have guessed timing as well, but it sounds like you did the work to make sure that was all in order. I do not know as much about the 3.6l as i might. I'm not sure if I can be much more help here. This short was the first time I really dug into the 3.6l.
