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I was also 43 when I bought my first jeep 1990 XJ. My current jeep is a 2010 JK. I never owned a 4x4 until I bought mountain property that requires 4x4 to get in/out when there is snow on the ground. I bought my first jeep because my wife had trouble getting in and driving my full size bronco...

24 yrs ago I bought a 7 yr old jeep cherokee. I had it about 6 months and there was a brake rotor recall at which time the service dept found an unrepaired transmission cable recall which they also did - all free of charge. While some recalls have time limits, it's always worth checking into.

If I got in a vehicle to find a 6' snake - the driver's seat might need cleaning. Back in the 70s I read in the Tallahassee Democrat that a man went down to Miami over the weekend to buy and old car. Put a battery in it and drove it home. Got in it Monday morning to go to work and wrecked it -...

Prep is always key! make sure the rim is good and clean.

I think dirt dobbers is the biggest issue of that type I've dealt with under the hood. When my youngest son was 16 he bought a 1972 Bronco. When I came home from work I noticed the hood was up but he was in the house. He raised the hood to find a big black snake curled up on the engine.

While I've seen it before I've never understood how a diff cover can rust thru when it's coated with oil. Gear oil does have a distinctive odor.

A plugged catalytic convertor can cause loss of power [not saying that is your cause] but it would be something else to check out. How many miles on your jeep?

scratches would need to be sanded out before painting as paint alone won't make them disappear

How old is the battery? it should show close to 13 volts but the only way to know for sure is with a load tester. Most auto parts stores will test your battery for free if you have a way to get the battery to the store. Do you have a battery charger?

Mine was the bushings on each end of the 4 wheel drive cable [transfer case to shift lever] on my 2010 jk.

A lot depends on how much you want to spend. Quadratec has some nice ones tailored to specific models. When I bought my 2010 jk I bought some cheap covers at AutoZone that fit well.When they wore out I bought some nicer looking ones that don't fit all that great. When they wear out I'll either...

Yes, that's it. Just takes a little force to press it on with your fingers.

The self adjuster works when you back a vehicle up. I don't think the parking brake will do anything to the adjustment.

I just pressed it in with my fingers. The one under the jeep was more difficult - mainly because of the awkward position and working more by feel than sight.

If this is the one at the ends of the cable you probably don't have it completely seated. I had to replace them on my 2010 jk, it can be difficult to fully seat them but once on they don't come off until they break again.

You need to remove the door panel to look/feel the connections. That should reveal the issue.

As you know that will temporarily bring back the shine. If/when you get ready to paint you'll need to scrub it off before sanding.

I've painted a few vehicles for my sons and grandson with equipment enamel [and hardener]. It will fade some if left out in the weather although my grandson's Honda still looks great 1 yr later. His car is parked under carport when not being driven.

The oil gauge should always be the first suspect. I was ready to change the oil pump on a cherokee I used to have when I noticed it had the same low oil pressure when the engine was shut off.

Because of Covid the IRS extended the deadline one month to 5/15/21 I filed ours a few weeks ago, no refund because we are retired but at least we didn't owe.