What was done to your rig this week?

[RESURECTIONJK]

been doing maintenance on the JLU, dw started up again so off came the track bar, replaced worn out bolts as they kept coming lose even with stover nuts, checked toe-in and it was off by 1/2 inch from 1/16, checked caster and it was also off.. hmmm
Put a pry bar on the lower control arms thinking maybe worn bushings when I discovered this through the Gap in the front axle truss:
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That's the upper control arm front axle bushing squeezed out.

Maneuvered a pry bar in there and sure enough, it moved with ease and may also be the cause of the knock I've been hearing from a stop.

Ordered bushings from the dealership and should be here in the morning, yay upper control arm bushing.

Chasing DW is always a hassle. Hopefully that gets you squared away. I’ve been neglecting mine pretty bad also.

 

[Mike Pierson]

been doing maintenance on the JLU, dw started up again so off came the track bar, replaced worn out bolts as they kept coming lose even with stover nuts, checked toe-in and it was off by 1/2 inch from 1/16, checked caster and it was also off.. hmmm
Put a pry bar on the lower control arms thinking maybe worn bushings when I discovered this through the Gap in the front axle truss:
View attachment 434769
That's the upper control arm front axle bushing squeezed out.

Maneuvered a pry bar in there and sure enough, it moved with ease and may also be the cause of the knock I've been hearing from a stop.

Ordered bushings from the dealership and should be here in the morning, yay upper control arm bushing.

Wow, that’s a lot gone wrong! Hopefully all that’ll fix your DW one and for all!

 

[jeeeep]

This is getting ridiculous, apparently the installer decided this bushing was never going to come out so they didn't leave any room o the truss to remove the bushing.

Found that control arm jam nut was never tightened, it was nice and loose.





bad bushing, not sure how much the loose control arm contributed to it wearing out.



I did not get a picture of the differential breather tube that broke because I was speaking in tongue and creating a barrage of new swear words that I'm sure even the devil covered his ears.

I was removing the hose clamp on the differential breather elbow and that little piece of shit elbow snapped off at the axle, did not even put force on it, touched it too support it and it snapped off in my hand.

It looks pressed in, back to Ace Hardware to find something to insert into the piece on the diff that will fit tight and I can connect the rest of the breather hose to it, fucking hell.