WAYALIFE on the GO : Miscellaneous Photos from Cindy & Eddie!
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JT@623
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Did you have to sign anything that you’ll only tip the one bartender
LOL - be careful what you say, that may happen someday
The rear end on JAWS had been feeling kinda funny - like it had torque steer and or just a bit sloppy and for a while now. Anyway, I was looking at it in the rear view mirror yesterday and noticed that the whole thing was literally shifting over to passenger on acceleration and back to driver when decelerating. Needless to say, this is what the triangulated upper arm bushings looked like.
Fortunately, Summit is local to me and they had rebuild kits in stock.
And, after a quick trip there and back, I spent the better part of the morning replacing them.
All 4 bushings were blown or in the process of being blown but one was so bad that two halves were welded together and had to be cut apart.
Anyway, thing rides great again
Fortunately, Summit is local to me and they had rebuild kits in stock.
And, after a quick trip there and back, I spent the better part of the morning replacing them.
All 4 bushings were blown or in the process of being blown but one was so bad that two halves were welded together and had to be cut apart.
Anyway, thing rides great again
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WJCO
Meme King
How many miles on those arms?The rear end on JAWS had been feeling kinda funny - like it had torque steer and or just a bit sloppy and for a while now. Anyway, I was looking at it in the rear view mirror yesterday and noticed that the whole thing was literally shifting over to passenger on acceleration and back to driver when decelerating. Needless to say, this is what the triangulated upper arm bushings looked like.
Fortunately, Summit is local to me and they had rebuild kits in stock.
And, after a quick trip there and back, I spent the better part of the morning replacing them.
All 4 bushings were blown or in the process of being blown but one was so bad that two halves were welded together and had to be cut apart.
Anyway, thing rides great again
DING DING DING!!! Give the man a cigar for asking the right question!!
So... I don't think there's more than 10k miles on them and really, that is way low. Normally, Johnny Joints will last a LOT longer and I'm almost embarrassed to say, I don't even remember when was the last time I rebuilt the ones on Moby. Something weird is going on - some kind of big time bind or something. I should note, our rear axle was always a little off center and today, I took the time to try and fix that. Both upper arms were exactly the same length coming off but when I put them back in with some correction, I ended up needing to make the passenger side arm a bit longer. Hoping this helps across the board and provides a longer term fix.
jeeeep
Hooked
one thing I did with the johnny joints when I replaced them on the jku (170k miles of zero maintenance), I rubbed some grease in between the joints, on the outer part of the bushing and inside the joint housing before assembly.
Didn't seem like the zerk introduced much grease into the joint but after 170k miles, they were chewed up but nothing like what yours look like after only 10k miles.
I wonder if using green grease made a difference, the grease was old but still pliable and grease like.
Do you think they're generating that much heat from your leisurely Sunday drives through the desert?
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Bind on a double throw down? Say it isn’t so. lol Glad you are breaking frame side control arm bolts though.
For now anyway
I don't know how they come from the factory but the Johnny Joints on my other Jeeps have always held up pretty well and for a long time, as you have pointed out on your Jeep. But yeah, I do the same and lather everything up during assembly but I use the molly grease that Rock Jock recommends.
As far as the heat thing goes, as I mentioned, only one of the four was melted and I from the looks of it, it was due to pressure. In fact, the side that was being pressed upon was measurably thinner than the rest of the bushing.
LOL - right?! To be fair though, Moby never had that problem, just the upper control arm breaking
What weird is that this isn't just a DTD, it's a trailing arm setup and with triangulated uppers. As in, there's no need for a track bar and there "shouldn't" be any bind. But of course, "shouldn't" doesn't mean that there isn't or wasn't any. I mildly hopeful that the correction in the passenger side arm length will help things out.
When it rains, it pours. Here's a list of some of the things I've been working on in an effort to get JAWS ready for the New Year Kick Off Run:
Upper Radiator Hose Leak - REPLACED
PSC Hose Leaks at the Steering Box - FIXED
Rear Upper Control Arm Blown Out Johnny Joints - REPLACED
Rear Drive Shaft Carrier Bearing Blown - NEW SHAFT INSTALLED
Dash/Infotainment Electronic Problems - CAN HUB REPLACED/WORK IN PROGRESS
Still doing other routine maintenance as well but aside from the electrical gremlins, I think we're about ready to go. And really, even with the electrical shit, none of it is preventing this Jeep from being driven so there's that.
Upper Radiator Hose Leak - REPLACED
PSC Hose Leaks at the Steering Box - FIXED
Rear Upper Control Arm Blown Out Johnny Joints - REPLACED
Rear Drive Shaft Carrier Bearing Blown - NEW SHAFT INSTALLED
Dash/Infotainment Electronic Problems - CAN HUB REPLACED/WORK IN PROGRESS
Still doing other routine maintenance as well but aside from the electrical gremlins, I think we're about ready to go. And really, even with the electrical shit, none of it is preventing this Jeep from being driven so there's that.
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Cousin Clyde
Hooked
Hell yea, always feels good to check off the list a bit.
