Mud - How to try and keep it off????
02-04-2009, 01:55 PM
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keeping the mud off a jeep 
02-10-2009, 09:24 AM
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What ever you DO, make sure if you have an 08-09 Jeep, that after going through mud, you rinse out the WHEEL SENSORS. I ran the 4 Wheel course at Gorman, CA and then ended up at the dealership, fighting to have the wheel sensors replaced under warranty. I must have spend 2-hours blasting off ALL the mud and dirt and I was NEVER TOLD about these sensors. When the fair, ALL your warning light come on and stay ON. Computer failure, ABS, EPS. I had to pay $80 and Chrysler paid the additional $90. WHO KNEW....... I told the 800 customer service, that I used my Jeep as it was intended for and they told me that over 90% of all Jeeps sold, never hit the dirt. So I kindly told them, that I am that small percentage and I feel that I was responsible and used it just the way their ads and TRAIL ratings says too.
Does ANYONE know of "any other part" that I need to look at while cleaning?
Will the PAM work in this Sensor area at the weeks.
Also I was told to use HOT water and high pressure, not cold water from my garden hose.....
Does ANYONE know of "any other part" that I need to look at while cleaning?
Will the PAM work in this Sensor area at the weeks.
Also I was told to use HOT water and high pressure, not cold water from my garden hose.....
Where are these wheel sensors you are talking about?
02-11-2009, 06:46 PM
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The Wheel/speed sensors are located in the inner side of the wheel (all four wheels), just under the axle attachments. You will see the wire coming off of them. Apparently they are used to control the speed of the wheels so that you don't break the axles. They are a plastic piece with a plastic casing on top. I was told that dirt and rock will scratch this component and then all the warning sensors light up. The dealer also suggested using hot water and using the high pressure systems and rince out the inside of the wheel covers to clean out any mud or debris that may have penetrated the brake pads and inner parts. I hope this helps as it would have been nice to know of this prior to the problem.
02-21-2009, 12:05 AM
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05-13-2009, 11:56 AM
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ahahah you know me all too well sir 
anyway i have heard of WD-40 but have never tried it....
back when i had my mustang we used to spray PAM on the quarter panels before going to the dragstrip, it smells weird but keeps the rubber from sticking to your paint when youn do your burnout.....so maybe that would work...
anyway i have heard of WD-40 but have never tried it....
back when i had my mustang we used to spray PAM on the quarter panels before going to the dragstrip, it smells weird but keeps the rubber from sticking to your paint when youn do your burnout.....so maybe that would work...
I used to do this with my 03 Cobra before I hit the track. If you get some especially hot rubber on it, it smells like you're frying bologna... But mixed with burnt rubber... Does the trick though...
05-14-2009, 10:12 PM
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Anyone finding that mud piles up on the inside of the skid plates? Im thinking about taking them off to clean them since I just shoveled to buckets full of mud that was just sitting on top of them.
and how bad is it to leave the mud in the undercarriage over long periods of time?
and how bad is it to leave the mud in the undercarriage over long periods of time?
