Steering Gear Snapped

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:27 pm

So went wheeling, broke the front steering gear awaiting delivery tomorrow am at the stealer just wondering if anyone else had this issue?

Only rash at this point is the front right wheel with some minor 1/2 marring

no body damage.

Had fun but probably wont take this KK to this extent any longer mud/ dirt sand yes but rocks ill probably stay away from.

Musclez

RENE · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:40 pm

Normally it takes a hell of an impact to break a steerring gear, was that the case ?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:41 pm

Was it the steering rack?
Did they cover it under warranty?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:00 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

Did they cover it under warranty?

They shouldn't have,it's not a manufacture defect if it breaks while offroading,more so if lifted as it places the inner tie rods at a extreme angle that puts alot more stress on the R&P.

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:07 pm

MoutianLuver had his seperate from its mounts on the last few days of Pastafari.

kskj · **Posted:** Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:10 pm

Dealer did not cover his. But he did make it all the way home from Utah with it ratchet strapped together. :JEEPIN:

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:44 am

THEY BETTER COVER IT

its trail rated

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:06 pm

musclezmarinara wrote:

THEY BETTER COVER IT

its trail rated

Marketing hype,If you look at the wheeling they show you can take a pruis through.Crawling on rocks your on your own for buying the parts you break.

There was a long thread a few months back with a idiot with a brand new JK,had it less then 2 weeks and hydro locked the engine puddle bashing.Warranty did not cover it which the owner was pissed about but when the service manager found the youtube vid that the owner posted it was game over for warranty.His insurance bought him a new engine.

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:36 pm

I strongly sense sarcasm taken seriously.

hrogi · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:15 pm

Sheldon Alert... Sarcasim was used...

If you do not get the joke, Watch Bing band theroy someone..
It is from that show... It is not a science show...

ihatemybike · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:02 am

Your 2012 broke already?!? Ugh..

Through the forum I've seen a 3 or 4 steering racks break their passenger side mount on lifted and wheeled Jeeps, not often enough that I'd say it's common though.

Here's the non-factory, but better instructions to replace the rack that I came up with.
https://sites.google.com/site/jeepliber ... ering-rack

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:11 am

ihatemybike wrote:

passenger side mount

add me to that list

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:41 pm

They covered it! WHEW must of hit a diesel rock for that to break guys .... weird the skids didnt cover me

my sway bar end links loosened up also , now I know its limits and may go OME.

eyehatetofu · **Posted:** Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:07 am

DirtyKK wrote:

ihatemybike wrote:

passenger side mount

add me to that list

Me too. But on a KJ, not a KK. :JEEPIN:

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