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Author:  helloandchau [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:09 pm ]
Post subject:  popping noise, heavy steering, missing bushings

I took my KJ to Firestone to get it aligned because I had been hearing a pop on the front passenger side whenever I locked the wheel left and gave it a little gas to turn. I also have very stiff and heavy steering, where the wheel continues to stay in a turned position even when i let it go coming out of the a turn.

They checked it out and said I had missing bushings on both sides that were not attached to the control arms. They quoted me $100+ per bushing and $100+ for labor and said if I didn't get them replaced, my rack and pinion would eventually go as well. I looked through the service manual and didn't find the bushings they were talking about. So are they lying to me? and would missing bushing be a cause for the heavy/stiff steering?

I've had my OME + clevis lift for around 12K miles

Author:  kskj [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: popping noise, heavy steering, missing bushings

Steering rack bushings. I had to replace mine last spring.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/searc ... vi=1425866

Author:  RED_KJ_666 [ Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: popping noise, heavy steering, missing bushings

Yeah I had too replace mine too. also the lower A-Arm bushings where gone on mine.

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