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Post by PARKER on Feb 21, 2013 16:06:41 GMT -6
I have been working way later than usual this week myself. One afternoon next week would be good with me  Let me know and we can stick it in the garage!  :hifive2:Will do. I'm thinking its starting wear out the factory stabilizer shock cause its not working like it was as much as I have to keep driving it.  |
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Post by revvinkevin on Feb 21, 2013 21:45:51 GMT -6
Your statement that the track bar was loose makes me think the bolt hole may be elongated leading to your DW, you can tighten the snot outta the bolt but if the hole is too big it will still move. Just something to check.
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Post by mike on Feb 21, 2013 21:57:14 GMT -6
Your statement that the track bar was loose makes me think the bolt hole may be elongated leading to your DW, you can tighten the snot outta the bolt but if the hole is too big it will still move. Just something to check. That's exactly what I'm thinking too |
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Post by PARKER on Feb 21, 2013 22:08:44 GMT -6
Thats a possibility and the other contributor could be that the caster is off as well. When we all put the lift on it never was checked to my knowledge or the pinion angle. I also noticed that the Heim joint was cocked to one side and there was no moving it by hand.  |
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Post by revvinkevin on Feb 21, 2013 22:20:48 GMT -6
You're sorta married to the pinion angle, it will be changed by the caster, they move together. I would certainly check the caster quickly, it will make your jeep drive much better at highway speeds even after the DW is straightened out.
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Post by PARKER on Feb 25, 2013 12:04:09 GMT -6
I have been working way later than usual this week myself. One afternoon next week would be good with me Let me know and we can stick it in the garage! Charlie and Mike just let me know when we can get up and try and figure this DW out after y'alls awesome ass weekend I'm sure you guys had!!  |
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Post by Somebody on Feb 25, 2013 14:38:15 GMT -6
Let me know and we can stick it in the garage! Charlie and Mike just let me know when we can get up and try and figure this DW out after y'alls awesome ass weekend I'm sure you guys had!! I'm gonna be swamped with crap to do... gotta finish the bathroom tonight.. wash the Jeep so I can see what I need to fix.. then fix it.. I'm looking at maybe later this week getting some empty time... but no tellin.. Then I'm on call 21 out of 30 days next month...  I'll try my best but I doubt I'll have time to do anything |
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Post by mike on Feb 25, 2013 18:47:29 GMT -6
It should take but a few minutes to diagnose the problem. PM me your number and we'll work out an afternoon.
Wasn't that you I passed on 55 today?
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Post by PARKER on Feb 25, 2013 19:55:16 GMT -6
It should take but a few minutes to diagnose the problem. PM me your number and we'll work out an afternoon. Wasn't that you I passed on 55 today? Yes sir that would been me! The ole Jeep was struggling with that head wind we was driving in! Ha! |
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Post by revvinkevin on Feb 25, 2013 21:08:40 GMT -6
If I'm off work, I'd be willing to look with you guys.
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Post by Off_Road_Teacher on Feb 25, 2013 21:21:52 GMT -6
My dw was trackbar, bad control arm bushings and angle of front end
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Post by mike on Feb 26, 2013 7:14:06 GMT -6
It should take but a few minutes to diagnose the problem. PM me your number and we'll work out an afternoon. Wasn't that you I passed on 55 today? Yes sir that would been me! The ole Jeep was struggling with that head wind we was driving in! Ha! I know what you mean, that van's like driving a billboard. It blows it all over the road |
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Post by PARKER on Feb 26, 2013 8:57:35 GMT -6
It should take but a few minutes to diagnose the problem. PM me your number and we'll work out an afternoon. Wasn't that you I passed on 55 today? Pm sent |
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Post by PARKER on Apr 1, 2013 14:23:51 GMT -6
I've seem to have got the DW taken care of for now! Walking around the Jeep yesterday and noticed that the right front tire had quite a bit more wear on it than my other ones. So I swapped out the spare and it seems to have stopped?? DW cause that much wear to be noticed like that?? |
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Post by BEN on Apr 1, 2013 14:38:32 GMT -6
1. stabilizers are a bandaid... IMO if you need a stabilizer, you need to find the actual issue. Nothing against them, but with power steering vehicles, you don't need them if everything is fine.
2. DW cause wear? Idk... I can't make it make sense. have you had it on a front end machine? have you had the alignment checked? Call Towles or Frenchie on JSM and go see them at work one day. If it's wearing weird, you want to find out why before you wear another tire.
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Just remember...we give them back in 10 months 
Just remember...we give them back in 10 months 
Aug 15, 2015 10:21:43 GMT -6
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