I had to do something about the rearview mirrors, so I purchased some at a local auto parts store and made this bracket for the drivers side (see below). It works pretty well, but the mirror waggles quite a bit while driving. I will probably add some reinforcements to sure it up a bit. Overall not bad considering that I'm no engineer. The passenger side is still pending.
I replaced the door window rubber and lubricated the window regulators, now both sides go up and down without much trouble. I tightened up all of the loose parts inside the doors, now there is a lot less rattle.
I ordered a new transmission mount from Jeff Daniels Jeeps in Horsham, they were extremely easy to deal with, however it was the wrong mount. Liberty Automotive in Blue Bell came to the rescue with an Auto Extra mount.
While the old mount was pretty much trashed, replacing it did not seem to fix the axel wrap. Its still there when I go in reverse. Next I will try replacing the u-joints. Since I was under there, I decided to change the transmission and transfer case oil. The good news was that there were no metal shavings, however there was only about a quart and a half of oil between the two! No wonder it sounded so dry in there. Anyway, its now properly topped off and running pretty smooth. 12.5MPG by my calculations...
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