H3 New (to us) 2007 H3 Questions

[itsminenothers]

1) Our Front Differential Bushing is missing (am working on ordering Scorpworks CM -Gen1). Any specific directions for removing (i've searched but haven't found any)? Suspect it is support Diff, remove 4 CM bolts, remove Diff carrier bolt, maybe saw there was some sort of keeper to remove maybe???


2) We had a rough idle, so took steps to clean the throttle body, while in there we put new plugs in, and in the process, broke several of the little .. electrical connector "keepers" (little gray things that act as locks for the electrical plugs, NOT specific to the coils, these little 'keepers' seem to be on many/most electrical male/female plugs, and may have figured/guessed you can go without, just my logic if they engineered them, there must be a reason) . Is there source for those other than dealer, if so where, if not, do dealers carry and what do you call them?


3) My son was getting in the H3 this morning and one of the Chrome Door handle caps broke off, are these usually fragile? They appear to be plastic, are there any metal replacements and/or do they break often?


4) Should a person take preventative steps to replace the radiator due to a) I suspect we have an original, no leak yet but Just as precaution.. b) and/or have a Transmission Cooler added to eliminate possibility of cross-contamination of Transmission fluid and Radiator coolant (I believe I have read this is a possibility/occurs some/often)?


5) Any other frequent things to look out for with the H3?


Appreciate the advice/help/experience of those who have had these toys longer

 

[alrock]

1) Our Front Differential Bushing is missing (am working on ordering Scorpworks CM -Gen1). Any specific directions for removing (i've searched but haven't found any)? Suspect it is support Diff, remove 4 CM bolts, remove Diff carrier bolt, maybe saw there was some sort of keeper to remove maybe???

2) We had a rough idle, so took steps to clean the throttle body, while in there we put new plugs in, and in the process, broke several of the little .. electrical connector "keepers" (little gray things that act as locks for the electrical plugs). Is there source for those other than dealer, if so where, if not, do dealers carry and what do you call them?


3) My son was getting in the H3 this morning and one of the Chrome Door handle caps broke off, are these usually fragile? They appear to be plastic, are there any metal replacements and/or do they break often?


4) Should a person take preventative steps to replace the radiator due to a) I suspect we have an original, no leak yet but Just as precaution.. b) and/or have a Transmission Cooler added to eliminate possibility of cross-contamination of Transmission fluid and Radiator coolant (I believe I have read this is a possibility/occurs some/often)?


5) Any other frequent things to look out for with the H3?


Appreciate the advice/help/experience of those who have had these toys longer

1. You'll replace the entire crossmember with the Scorpworks product and ship him back your crossmember. Remove diff bolt, four side bolts, pry out crossmember with prybar, install new with assistance of BFH
2. Are you talking clips on the coils or other connectors? Not sure if they are available separately, usually you can get by without them.
3. They are all plastic. Chrome door handles are easy to find on many sites and you may find some here.
4. I don't know about a proactive replacement. I would recommend inspecting it frequently and good maintenance. I went with an external cooler and bypassed the radiator for this reason. You need to really oversize the external cooler if you bypass the radiator and, depending on where you live, you may want to consider a thermal bypass for colder days.
5. Look out for fun trails and enjoy them.