PROJECT $12K JEEP CHEROKEE Maintenance and repairs update

You can be forgiven for that too, as the Cherokee languished in the Adrenalin Publishing warehouse for several months, only coming out for its six-monthly WoF and covering six kms within that time.

The reason was an occasional noise coming from the front end initially off-road, only to become a whine and slight vibration on road. The diff seal was weeping so it was overdue for some workshop time.

Refresher course

To refresh your memories, Project 12K is a 1995 Jeep Cherokee originally purchased in 2007 for $2,500 as the basis of a budget project to set it up for off road use, originally for $8,000 including purchase price. Proving successful, we liked the capability of the lightweight Cherokee off-road, and five or six years later – seeking another project – it was renamed Project 12K to see what could be achieved with a slightly higher budget.

Briefly, Project