P/N needed...washer for front strut

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:36 am

Does anyone with a service manual have the part number for the washer that goes between the upper strut nut and strut plate? i remember a post a while back with a parts schematic for KJs on some coloroad 4x4 forum, but can't find it. I think i have it book marked at home. If anyone has that too it would help.

thanks

LIV42DY · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:36 pm

Maybe this will help.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:40 pm

I think we had to buy them as a package deal when nolakj busted his

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:32 pm

thanks guys,
the dealership called it a retainer...and said a week and a half to get it in. Rockauto only had them with the strut plate set.

I went to home depot and got some grade 8 washers, so hopefully that is a good substitute.

jason thompson · **Posted:** Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:07 pm

Jeep4me99 wrote:

thanks guys,
the dealership called it a retainer...and said a week and a half to get it in. Rockauto only had them with the strut plate set.

I went to home depot and got some grade 8 washers, so hopefully that is a good substitute.

nope the bushing will pull out if you dont have the proper washer up there
it is like a 1/2 ball with a hole in it and when the spring expands all the way it takes the load off of the bushing
if you dont have it the bushing will pull out of the strut plate

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:56 am

Unless the washer is this big... JEEP Part nr is 52089069AA - retainer

Jeep4me99 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:07 am

jason thompson wrote:

Jeep4me99 wrote:

thanks guys,
the dealership called it a retainer...and said a week and a half to get it in. Rockauto only had them with the strut plate set.

I went to home depot and got some grade 8 washers, so hopefully that is a good substitute.

nope the bushing will pull out if you dont have the proper washer up there
it is like a 1/2 ball with a hole in it and when the spring expands all the way it takes the load off of the bushing
if you dont have it the bushing will pull out of the strut plate

I was actually going to use it for the bottom stem bushing with the daystar upper strut plate. Since I don't have the dust boots on, after time, the bottom stem cushion would press it way down the strut shaft. This would cause the shaft to knock hard against the strut plate....loudly!!! and squeak too. So I just needed a washer to keep the stem cushion from compressing down the shaft. The washers I got are as wide as the stem cushion, so it should be ok.

P/N needed...washer for front strut

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