1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Repair

This is one of those videos that I did because the repair fell into my lap. I had some help from Jason Matherson the owner of this jeep with the camera on this one, thanks Jason. Well I think the video speaks for itself on this one, loose steering, loose parts, replace them and get an alignment, pretty straight forward in the end. A few exceptions however, during the repair I ran into a couple of snags. First, everything was rusted together as expected and I had to break out the "big red wrench" (torches for those of you not familiar with the term) to get things apart. Next I had trouble installing one of the new tie rods because I did not lube the heck out of it with oil before I installed it. I almost ran out of gas when taking the second end loose and barley got this job done. In the end after a bit of sweat and tears I won the day and Jason drove away happy. He got an alignment the next day and says it drives like a new car. He is looking to get another set of tires now that things are all tight and straight, and I have lived to fight another day.

On a side note I'm working on a deal to get some t-shirts made so look for this in the not too distant future.

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No Start Diagnostics

Here is a video I've been meaning to do for a while. I've had a lot of questions about no start diagnosis where people want me to give them the "magic bullet" to fix what is wrong with their car. Do I replace the computer? distributor? fuel pump? etc. So I decided to make this video of the basic steps of diagnosing and fixing a no start condition. The best advice I can give is to keep it simple, so often I see technicians go down the path of a complicated diagnosis only to find that the car was out of gas. The most important thing you can do when diagnosing a no start condition is to keep things simple, follow logical steps and make solid conclusions based on the facts you observe during your testing. Look for spark, fuel, and assess the mechanical condition of the engine before you condemn the computer or some other electronic part that you may not understand fully, it's still an internal combustion engine and they all work pretty much the same and need the same basic components to run, fuel, spark, and mechanical integrity.

With that said I hope this video is helpful in keeping you on the path to an accurate and successful diagnosis and repair.

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