WJCO's Build Thread, 1999 WJ

DVLDOG said:
Nice! Glad she is running well for ya.


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Thanks. She is. Really enjoying the new axle.

XJADDICTION said:
Nice trip with great pics. You live in an awesome place to make trips like that.


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Thanks. Agreed. We are going to try to get out and enjoy more of it as much as we can.

Andy5160 said:
Great pictures I have to say!!!!!

One day I'll make it to your neck of the woods :)
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Thanks. I hope you do.
 
Andy5160 said:
So whats the plan now?
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notnalc68 said:
Could you drill & tap it, and use regular bolts?


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I thought about that. I even thought about carefully extracting the bolt to find out what happened for my own knowledge even though the company didn't really care to know. Which I still may do. But a part of me doesn't even want these things on my vehicle after the way customer service handled it. I have some miscellaneous electrical parts around the garage, so I'll make something work, I just want it to be clean. The other thing I'm afraid of is that even if I repair this Sky High terminal, I may run into the same problem again. I almost think it could be an issue of dissimilar metals. It is a steel screw fastening into an aluminum part.
 
WJCO said:
I thought about that. I even thought about carefully extracting the bolt to find out what happened for my own knowledge even though the company didn't really care to know. Which I still may do. But a part of me doesn't even want these things on my vehicle after the way customer service handled it. I have some miscellaneous electrical parts around the garage, so I'll make something work, I just want it to be clean. The other thing I'm afraid of is that even if I repair this Sky High terminal, I may run into the same problem again. I almost think it could be an issue of dissimilar metals. It is a steel screw fastening into an aluminum part.
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I thought about the steel and aluminum. Idk if there is some kind of never seize or something that would work??


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Sucks about the part. I know you were excited about those. I'd say use it if you can. At this point, it's just another tool/part at your disposal. If you can drill and tap it to make it better, I say do it.
 
WJCO said:
I thought about that. I even thought about carefully extracting the bolt to find out what happened for my own knowledge even though the company didn't really care to know. Which I still may do. But a part of me doesn't even want these things on my vehicle after the way customer service handled it. I have some miscellaneous electrical parts around the garage, so I'll make something work, I just want it to be clean. The other thing I'm afraid of is that even if I repair this Sky High terminal, I may run into the same problem again. I almost think it could be an issue of dissimilar metals. It is a steel screw fastening into an aluminum part.
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It dose sound like steel to aluminum is creating pitted oxidation for to catching if you do drill it and tap it I would use a stainless set screw so it doesn't oxidized aluminum and seize up again


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