SRT Great
08-03-2009, 12:03 PM
Just did my 2nd T-case fluid change after 20,500 miles (Total 50K miles on truck). Looked nothing like the first, which was the notorious "black goop". Was a dark "honey" color and smelled like new petroleum product. I don't have the mightiest Jeep on the block, but mine did take some abuse during those miles. Could be my T-case was built on a WED, so there is hope out there.
Other good news is that I found a Deep Cycle Dry-cell battery for the Jeep that has comparable CA and CCA numbers to the stock Battery. Its a Group 34 size, which others have said will fit our trays (which they are right). Its not a reverse post model, but it does have center post studs that allowed it to be installed without any modification to the stock wire (except removal of post clamp, which can be put back if stock size battery were used again).
I wanted the deep cycle battery because I sometimes run my bottle heater without the engine running. My stock battery lasted a little over 37 months, but only about half was with the N2O system installed.
Battery Info:
NAPA Orbital #9934DC (Also Exide Orbital 34DC) Marine/Starting Battery
950 CA 750 CCA
*stock battery is 730 CCA. Closest Optima Yellow top is D34/78 with 870 CA 750 CCA (can it used with side mount adapters and criss-crossing wires?)
Post adapters:
NAPA side-post adapters #728201
Adjustments needed:
I took a piece of 5/16" fuel line hose the length of the battery mount (bottom tab) and split it. I then placed it over the mounting tab to take up slack that was present after the battery mount had been tightened. The battery will slide from side to side if you do nothing. Also, push battery as far to the passenger side as it will go (with mounting tab still inside the tray mount). The terminal nut (ground side) was pushing into the hood insulation a little bit, but not into the actual hood).
The terminal adapter on the ground side was put on upside down because it looked like a clearance issue.
I had to trim the + battery terminal cover to fit over the new set-up. It doesn't fully cover the terminal, I may wrap the exposed metal.
See pics for final install.
Other good news is that I found a Deep Cycle Dry-cell battery for the Jeep that has comparable CA and CCA numbers to the stock Battery. Its a Group 34 size, which others have said will fit our trays (which they are right). Its not a reverse post model, but it does have center post studs that allowed it to be installed without any modification to the stock wire (except removal of post clamp, which can be put back if stock size battery were used again).
I wanted the deep cycle battery because I sometimes run my bottle heater without the engine running. My stock battery lasted a little over 37 months, but only about half was with the N2O system installed.
Battery Info:
NAPA Orbital #9934DC (Also Exide Orbital 34DC) Marine/Starting Battery
950 CA 750 CCA
*stock battery is 730 CCA. Closest Optima Yellow top is D34/78 with 870 CA 750 CCA (can it used with side mount adapters and criss-crossing wires?)
Post adapters:
NAPA side-post adapters #728201
Adjustments needed:
I took a piece of 5/16" fuel line hose the length of the battery mount (bottom tab) and split it. I then placed it over the mounting tab to take up slack that was present after the battery mount had been tightened. The battery will slide from side to side if you do nothing. Also, push battery as far to the passenger side as it will go (with mounting tab still inside the tray mount). The terminal nut (ground side) was pushing into the hood insulation a little bit, but not into the actual hood).
The terminal adapter on the ground side was put on upside down because it looked like a clearance issue.
I had to trim the + battery terminal cover to fit over the new set-up. It doesn't fully cover the terminal, I may wrap the exposed metal.
See pics for final install.