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Offline reptile610

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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #45 on: May 29, 2009, 01:32:44 AM »
alright sounds good, i was able to make the new one fit but it's required a hammer. my buddy is gonna help me with the shocks Saturday morning.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #46 on: May 29, 2009, 01:53:49 PM »
Quote from: reptile610 on May 29, 2009, 01:32:44 AM
alright sounds good, i was able to make the new one fit but it's required a hammer. my buddy is gonna help me with the shocks Saturday morning.

might stop clunking after all
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #47 on: May 30, 2009, 06:28:52 AM »
psh, i doubt it haha, with my luck it's been that weird ass steering box this whole time and if it is i have no f***ing clue whats wrong with it.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #48 on: May 31, 2009, 03:02:35 PM »
yo homie, try to keep the bad french to pg-13 level. thanks
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #49 on: June 05, 2009, 12:42:34 AM »
my apologies. but anyways shocks are in... still clunks... no clue what it is now. i guess the next thing would be tie rods? im not sure. suggestions?
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #50 on: June 05, 2009, 01:56:24 AM »
Has this Jeep been wheeled hard?  Tie rods are easy to bend and then they hit other stuff, just ask Tim.  My recomendation is to get the front end off the ground and supported with jack stands and then turn the wheel from side to side to find the problem. 
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #51 on: June 05, 2009, 05:13:00 PM »
it hasn't been wheeled hard at all actually, long story short is i bought it from a guy out here in feburary. the air bag light is on, the horn doesn't work, and all the cheaper suspension parts seem to have been replaced. also i noticed that lower  control arm bracket was bent. so the only reasonable explanation is that thing was in a wreck.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #52 on: June 05, 2009, 09:23:31 PM »
Quote from: reptile610 on June 05, 2009, 05:13:00 PM
it hasn't been wheeled hard at all actually, long story short is i bought it from a guy out here in feburary. the air bag light is on, the horn doesn't work, and all the cheaper suspension parts seem to have been replaced. also i noticed that lower  control arm bracket was bent. so the only reasonable explanation is that thing was in a wreck.

you put in used shocks right??  did they come back up on theyre own when you had them out or did they stay collapsed??
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #53 on: June 06, 2009, 03:36:30 PM »
both sets of the shocks came right back up. the old ones weren't even bad other than the fact that the bushing fell completely out of it.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #54 on: June 18, 2009, 12:44:02 AM »
Quote from: reptile610 on June 06, 2009, 03:36:30 PM
both sets of the shocks came right back up. the old ones weren't even bad other than the fact that the bushing fell completely out of it.

well then i guess you need some tinker time to find the noise.  is it quieter with the replacement shocks??
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #55 on: June 19, 2009, 12:38:33 AM »
nope. it's getting louder now actually. it happens on turns. i think it's where the shaft connects to the steering box but idk how to check it for damage or anything.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #56 on: June 19, 2009, 03:22:02 PM »
Quote from: reptile610 on June 19, 2009, 12:38:33 AM
nope. it's getting louder now actually. it happens on turns. i think it's where the shaft connects to the steering box but idk how to check it for damage or anything.

Probably a bad u-joint
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #57 on: June 19, 2009, 03:39:08 PM »
Quote from: PaulW on June 19, 2009, 03:22:02 PM
Quote from: reptile610 on June 19, 2009, 12:38:33 AM
nope. it's getting louder now actually. it happens on turns. i think it's where the shaft connects to the steering box but idk how to check it for damage or anything.

Probably a bad u-joint

I agree. If it's clunking at turn it could be an axleshaft ujoint.
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #58 on: June 19, 2009, 11:32:27 PM »
hm...  it could be. i'll have to check it out on sunday when i go to put on the receiver
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Re: xj lower control arm
« Reply #59 on: June 20, 2009, 08:46:39 PM »
Quote from: reptile610 on June 19, 2009, 11:32:27 PM
hm...  it could be. i'll have to check it out on sunday when i go to put on the receiver

thats good learning experience for you. call me if you need help lol
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