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Offline Spinalguy

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drain plugs
« on: March 08, 2010, 08:45:53 AM »
i have been stripping the cj5 to get it ready for line-x.
i could use 2 new floor plugs. any ideas to find in calgary?

Also i have about 6 holes in the tub from where the 2 tuffy boxes were mounted. i would like to 'fix' that before the line x goes on.
carriage boltsÉ how else can i `patch`it.

BTW, the tub has zero rust. It is mint. yee haw!
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Offline Pookapotamus

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 08:48:28 AM »
hey tom,

my old xj is stripped and sitting in the back of my garage, you are welcome to come and steal the drain plugs out of it (if they will fit).

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 08:49:11 AM »
XJ's have drain plugs? Who knew!
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Offline mhernden

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 08:51:51 AM »
I was going to type the same thing... 

Where are these magical drain plugs in my XJ???? 
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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 09:07:37 AM »
 they are not rubber!  >:( they are just a piece of round metal that fits into a round hole with a gasket and tend to rust out easily! acctually the ones i was talking about for tom was the rubber ones on the door pillars that are about 1"

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 12:03:41 PM »
hey tom,

my old xj is stripped and sitting in the back of my garage, you are welcome to come and steal the drain plugs out of it (if they will fit).

Thanks. i will come by one eve.
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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 04:48:38 PM »
Ok, i have been thinking which may be dangerous on a tech level.
As a jeep has the rubber plugs for big holes (drainage) can i not buy some rubber plugs for the bolt holes?

What are they called? not grommets as they have a hole in them but like that only no hole.
i am thinking Greggs or PA would have something like that?
Any ideas?
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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2010, 05:22:56 AM »
You need to look through some boxes over here . There's stuff you may be looking for .



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Offline rocnrol

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 09:49:11 PM »
hey spiney, originaly your jeep would have had a wing nut and a turnable cap for the drains that look like this


Offline rocnrol

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2010, 10:04:57 PM »
i need to correct myself there tom, i thought your jeep was older, those plugs i showed were used untill '71, i went back and seen yours is a '77, it will use plastic plugs then. the under seat tank threw me off.

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 12:55:53 AM »
The dealership has got to stock them for either jk's or tj's. Why not call them? Or just too $$$$?

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 02:39:24 PM »
i need to correct myself there tom, i thought your jeep was older, those plugs i showed were used untill '71, i went back and seen yours is a '77, it will use plastic plugs then. the under seat tank threw me off.
Hey Rob, they are plastic. They have no holes but seem rather cheap.
i guess i could see if the TJ/JK floor ones fit.

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Re: drain plugs
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 07:45:09 PM »
Gearhead Jeff,
we will hook up soon. Thanks.

Nickcoleman9 came up with a great fix for the holes that appeared afer removing 2 tuffy boxes. Thanks!
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